In 2008, he returned to his hometown club Bukovyna, and served as team captain.[4][5] During his second tenure with Bukovyna, he helped the club win the league title during the 2009/2010 season which secured them a promotion to the first league.[4]
Belarus
In the early winter of 2014, he was invited north of the border for a trail with Naftan Novopolotsk.[6] Ultimately, he secured a deal with the club to compete in the Belarusian Premier League.[7][8] Throughout the season he appeared in 31 matches for Naftan.[9] He left the Belarus circuit after a single season.[9][10] Kerchu would help the club finish fifth in the Belarusian top tier.[11]
Following his stint abroad, he returned to the Ukrainian second division to sign with Nyva Ternopil.[12] After the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, his contract with Ternopil was renewed for another season.[13] His second season with Ternopil was short-lived as left the team several months later.[14] Kerchu would finish the remainder of the Ukrainian campaign with his former club Bukovyna Chernivtsi.[15]
Canada
Following his brief stint with Bukovyna, he was linked to a possible move abroad to Canadian side Toronto Atomic.[16] Instead, he would sign with expansion side Ukraine United in the Canadian Soccer League's first division in the summer of 2016.[17][18] In his debut season, he appeared in 20 matches recorded 3 goals, and helped secure a postseason berth by finishing second in the division.[19][4] The western Toronto side defeated the Brantford Galaxy in the quarterfinal round.[20] Ukraine's playoff journey would conclude in the next round after a defeat by the Serbian White Eagles.[21]
Kerchu returned to the Canadian circuit in the summer of 2017 to sign with Vorkuta.[22] He would be named the team captain and recorded his first pair of goals in his debut match against Milton SC.[23] In Vorkuta's debut year in the league, he assisted the club in securing the divisional title.[24][25] Kerchu would contribute a goal in Vorkuta's win over Royal Toronto in the opening round of the playoffs.[26] Ultimately, Vorkuta would be eliminated in the following round by Scarborough SC.[27]
He re-signed with Vorkuta for the 2018 season.[28] In his second season with the club, he helped to secure another playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[29] Their opponents in the preliminary round were Real Mississauga where they successfully defeated the club.[30] In the semifinal round, Vorkuta would defeat SC Waterloo Region in a penalty shootout to advance to the league championship final.[31] Kerchu would help Vorkuta claim their first league championship after defeating Scarborough.[32][33]
Return to Ukraine
After the conclusion of the Canadian season, he returned to his former club Bukovyna to compete in the 2016–17 campaign.[34] He played 7 matches during the club's run in the country's second division.[35]
Kerchu left the Canadian circuit after three seasons and played his final season with Bukovyna in 2019.[36][37] In 2020, he began playing at the regional amateur circuit with Pokuttia Kolomyia.[38] The following year he played with Probiy Horodenka.[39]
Managerial career
In 2020, he was named the youth head coach for Bukovyna Chernivtsi.[40][41] He joined Bukovyna's senior team coaching staff as the team's physical trainer in 2024.[42]
^"Керчу стал игроком канадского клуба" [Kerchu became a player of the Canadian club]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^Kuzuruk, Serhiy (4 April 2019). "Футбол: післязавтра «Буковина» стартує у першості другої ліги" [Football: the day after tomorrow "Bukovyna" will start in the championship of the second league]. Новини Чернівці: Інформаційний портал «Молодий буковинець». Retrieved 28 May 2024.
