Tanya Boychuk Interview: Representing Ukraine Internationally and Season 2 of the NSL with Montreal Roses

In today's episode, LDG interviews with Tanya Boychuk, forward for the Montreal Roses and Ukrainian women's national team.

With experience playing for Canada's youth squads, Tanya's career spans over two continents, competing across North America and Europe. Tanya began her professional career in Iceland and Sweden before she found herself back in Canada joining the Montreal Roses. Today, Tanya competes for the senior women's national team of Ukraine, after making the switch in March after being called up for training camps with the team, ahead of the upcoming international windows that hold weight in qualifications for major competitions.

In our conversation, Tanya opens up about the switch from college soccer to the professional game, adapting to the footballing cultures while playing club football in foreign countries, and how that experience enhanced her development on and off the pitch.

Tanya also speaks candidly about her decision to switch teams and play for the Montreal Roses when the Northern Super League was still very new, the experience of building a team from scratch, and the role she took on from day 1 after being appealed to the project in discussion with the club's sporting director.

Towards the end of our chat, Tanya shares why she decided to play for Ukraine internationally and her ambitions in the game at the highest level, along with her goals for the future with both her club and national team.

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