Taras Stepanenko

Taras Stepanenko
Personal information
Full name Taras Mykolayovych Stepanenko
Date of birth 8 August 1989 (1989-08-08) (age 22)
Place of birth Velyka Novosilka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 15
Youth career
2001–2003 FC Torpedo-Kosmos Zaporizhia
2003 FC Arsenal Kharkiv
2003–2004 FC Torpedo Zaporizhia
2004–2006 Kosmos Zaporizhia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhya 16 (1)
2007–2010 FC Metalurh Zaporizhya 79 (1)
2010– FC Shakhtar Donetsk 15 (0)
National team
2008 Ukraine-19 4 (0)
2007– Ukraine-21 22 (1)
2010- Ukraine 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2011

Taras Stepanenko (Ukrainian: Тарас Миколайович Степаненко; born 8 August 1989 in Velyka Novosilka,[1] Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian footballer, who is currently playing for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Career

On 11 May 2010 the midfielder signed for FC Shakhtar Donetsk a five-year deal and left FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.[2]

International career

He is captain of Ukraine national under-21 football team. On 17 November 2010, he made his debut for the senior side in the 2:2 draw with Switzerland in a friendly match.

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