Yevhen Konoplyanka

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Olehovych and the family name is Konoplyanka.
Yevhen Konoplyanka

Konoplyanka playing for Ukraine in 2012
Personal information
Full nameYevhen Olegovych Konoplyanka
Date of birth29 September 1989
Place of birthKirovohrad, Ukraine
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Red Star Belgrade
Number11
Youth career
2002–2004Olimpik Kirovohrad
2004–2005Sports school 2 (Kirovohrad)
2006Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk153(35)
National team‡
2006Ukraine U173(2)
2007–2008Ukraine U199(3)
2008–2011Ukraine U2116(5)
2010–Ukraine43(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2015

Yevhen Olehovych Konoplyanka (Ukrainian: Євген Олегович Коноплянка; born 29 September 1989) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a winger for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukraine national team.

He has spent his entire professional career at Dnipro, where he made his debut in 2007 and has since featured in over 150 Ukrainian Premier League matches.

A full international since 2010, Konoplyanka has earned over 40 caps for Ukraine, and scored 8 international goals. He played for Ukraine when they co-hosted Euro 2012.

Club career

At age seven, Konoplyanka signed up for a karate class, which he did simultaneously with football, eventually reaching black belt.[1] He is a product of the youth system of FC Olimpik Kirovohrad, and coach Yuriy Kevlich.[1] He also participated in the Ukrainian National Youth Competition, representing DYuSSh-2 Kirovohrad.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Konoplyanka made it to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk at age 16.[1] In the winter of 2006 he was promoted to the Dnipro reserves with a starting salary of 300 dollars.[2]

Konoplaynka's senior team debut came in an Ukrainian Premier League match on 26 August 2007 in a home game against Zakarpattia Uzhhorod which ended 0–0.[3] Konoplyanka came on during the 83rd minute, replacing Jaba Kankava.

His first goal in the Ukrainian Premier League came 28 February 2010 in a home game against Zorya Luhansk which ended 2–2.[4] In the second half of the 2009–10 season, Konoplyanka started and played the full 90 minutes in all of the remaining games.

In March 2011, Dynamo Kyiv interim coach Oleh Luzhny expressed his desire to see Konoplyanka in his ranks and the media reported that Dynamo would make an offer to Dnipro worth 14 million euro.[5] In response, Dnipro coach Juande Ramos placed a sensational scare price-tag ranging from 50 to 60 million euro, commenting that "in order to build a great team, great players should play there."[6]

In January 2014, Konoplyanka nearly moved to English team Liverpool for £16 million, his buyout clause, but Dnipro president Ihor Kolomoyskyi refused to sanction the transfer.[7]

International career

Konoplyanka challenging Sweden's Mikael Lustig at UEFA Euro 2012.

In April 2010, Konoplaynka was first called up to Ukraine's senior national team by head coach Myron Markevych.[8] He made his international debut on 25 May, playing the entirety of a 4–0 friendly win over Lithuania in Kharkiv. Four days later at the Arena Lviv, he scored the equaliser as Ukraine came from behind to defeat Romania 3–2 in another friendly.

In the Euro 2012 tournament Konoplyanka started in all three of Ukraine's matches as the co-hosts exited in the group stage. In their opening game at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, he assisted Andriy Shevchenko's winning goal with a corner for a 2–1 victory against Sweden.[9]

On 11 September 2012, Konoplyanka scored a long-range goal in a 1–1 draw against England at Wembley Stadium in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The BBC said of his performance: "the tremendous Yevhen Konoplyanka delivered a masterful performance to dictate in midfield".[10] He scored two more goals in Ukraine's qualifying campaign, in victories over San Marino and Montenegro, but the team lost to France in a play-off for the tournament.

Career statistics

As of 19 April 2015[11]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2007–0820100030
2008–091200000120
2009–102242000244
2010–112563030316
2011–122882120329
2012–132023093325
2013–1427811843613
2014-1517720131328
CareerTotal 1533514234720044

International

As of 31 March 2015[11]
Ukraine national team
YearAppsGoals
201062
201192
2012102
2013102
201460
201520
Total438

International goals

As of 20 November 2013[11]
Konoplyanka – goals for Ukraine
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 May 2010 Ukraina Stadium, Lviv, Ukraine  Romania 2–2 3–2 Friendly
2. 17 November 2010 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland   Switzerland 2–2 2–2 Friendly
3. 2 September 2011 Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine  Uruguay 2–1 2–3 Friendly
4. 11 November 2011 NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine  Germany 2–0 3–3 Friendly
5. 29 February 2012 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel  Israel 0–2 2–3 Friendly
6. 11 September 2012 Wembley, London, England  England 0–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
7. 7 June 2013 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 0–2 0–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
8. 6 September 2013 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  San Marino 5–0 9–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Коноплянка: "Всегда знал, что могу играть на этом уровне". Football.ua (in Russian). 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Коноплянка: "Пока склоняюсь к тому, чтобы остаться в "Днепре"". Football.ua (in Russian). 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Протокол матча. Чемпионат.ру (in Russian). 26 August 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Протокол матча. Чемпионат.ру (in Russian). 28 February 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Динамо" купить лідера "Дніпра" за 14 мільйонів євро?". ua-football.com. 28 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Хуанде Рамос: "Пятьдесят-шестьдесят миллионов евро – это была бы хорошая цена за Коноплянку". ua-football.com. 7 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool fail in bid to sign £16m Ukraine forward Yevhen Konoplyanka". The Guardian. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Маркевич назвал первый состав. Football.ua (in Russian). 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Doyle, Paul (11 June 2012). "Euro 2012: Ukraine v Sweden – as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Ben Smith (11 September 2012). "Tom Cleverley given reality check on night of frustration for England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Player Profile from ffu.org.ua

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