Yevhen Levchenko

Yevhen Levchenko
Personal information
Full name Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko
Date of birth 2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) (age 34)[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).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2011

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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Club career

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]

International career

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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