Volodymyr Homenyuk

Volodymyr Homenyuk

Homenyuk in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth19 July 1985
Place of birthBokiyma, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)[1]
Playing positionForward
Youth career
2003–2004Ikva Mlyniv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004Ikva Mlyniv13(0)
2005–2008Tavriya Simferopol119(32)
2009–2011Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk51(13)
2011–2013Arsenal Kyiv44(8)
2013–2015Metalist Kharkiv25(7)
National team
2008–Ukraine8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 April 2015

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

  1. http://en.metalist.ua/players/homenyuk/
  2. An unlucky number for Ukraine's strikers – UkrainianSoccer.net, Accessed 8 April 2008
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Captain of Tavriya debuted for the national team – Official Tavriya website (Russian)
  4. Crimean Rooney moved to Dnipropetrovsk – ua-football.com (Russian)

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