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Full name | Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1978 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Kostiantynivka, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Adelaide United | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1993–1994 | Metalurh Kostiantynivka | 6 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 15 | (0) |
1996 | CSKA-d Moscow | 4 | (1) |
1996–2003 | Vitesse | 27 | (1) |
1997–1998 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 15 | (4) |
1998–2000 | → Cambuur (loan) | 42 | (2) |
2003–2005 | Sparta Rotterdam | 70 | (11) |
2005–2009 | Groningen | 90 | (17) |
2009–2010 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Willem II | 19 | (3) |
2011– | Adelaide United | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2009 | Ukraine | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko also known as Evgeniy Levchenko (Ukrainian: Євген Вікторович Левченко; born 2 January 1978 in Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is an Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for A-League side Adelaide United.
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Yevhen started out his football career in 1993 at local club Metalurh Kostiantynivka. The following year he was transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, one of the best football clubs in Ukraine. Two seasons later, in 1996, Levchenko moved to a Russian club CSKA Moskva, from where he progressed to Vitesse Arnhem, and finally Helmond Sport. In 1998, Yevhen joined Cambuur Leeuwarden, where he played for two years. He played for Vitesse Arnhem again from the year 2000 until 2003, when he switched to Sparta Rotterdam.
In 2005, Levchenko was transferred to another Dutch club, FC Groningen. He will leave FC Groningen at the end of the 2008-09 season on a free transfer, on 30 July 2009 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast have signed the Ukrainian national player, he comes on a free transfer from FC Groningen of the Netherlands and sign a contract for 1.5 years. In the summer of 2010 Levchenko signed with Willem II on a free transfer. In the summer of 2011 Levchenko signed with Australian A-League club Adelaide United on a 1 year deal.[2]
In 2001 Levchenko has been called up to Ukrainian national team, he was announced as a part of the squad for 2002 World Cup qualification. He made his debut for Ukraine in a qualification game against Norway and has been capped a total of 8 times.
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