Volodymyr Homenyuk
Homenyuk in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 July 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Bokiyma, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Ikva Mlyniv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2003–2004 | Ikva Mlyniv | 13 | (0) |
2005–2008 | Tavriya Simferopol | 119 | (32) |
2009–2011 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 51 | (13) |
2011–2013 | Arsenal Kyiv | 44 | (8) |
2013–2015 | Metalist Kharkiv | 25 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2008– | Ukraine | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). |
Volodymyr Mykhaylovych Homenyuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Михайлович Гоменюк; born 19 July 1985 in Bokiyma, Rivne oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian football forward who last played for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. He has been nicknamed the Wayne Rooney of Crimea.[2]
Career
Club
Before joining Tavriya in the winter of 2005, he played for Ikva Mlinov. Homenyuk joined Tavriya when he was only 19 years old, and became an integral part of the team and soon became the captain.[3]
Homenyuk joined FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 6 January 2009, signing a contract until 31 December 2013.[4] His transfer involved Dnipro giving up Maksym Startsev to Tavriya Simferopol as well as money.
International career
Homenyuk was called up for the Ukraine national football team on 1 June 2008, in a friendly match against Sweden which Ukraine won 1–0.[3]
References
- ↑ http://en.metalist.ua/players/homenyuk/
- ↑ An unlucky number for Ukraine's strikers – UkrainianSoccer.net, Accessed 8 April 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Captain of Tavriya debuted for the national team – Official Tavriya website (Russian)
- ↑ Crimean Rooney moved to Dnipropetrovsk – ua-football.com (Russian)