Andriy Yarmolenko

Andriy Yarmolenko

Yarmolenko with Ukraine in 2016
Personal information
Full name Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko
Date of birth (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989
Place of birth Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Dynamo Kyiv
Number 10
Youth career
2002 Yunist Chernihiv
2002–2003 Desna Chernihiv
2003 Lokomotyv Kyiv
2003 Vidradnyi Kyiv
2004–2006 Yunist Chernihiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Desna Chernihiv 9 (4)
2007–2008 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 37 (9)
2008– Dynamo Kyiv 229 (100)
National team‡
2007–2008 Ukraine U19 14 (5)
2008–2011 Ukraine U21 16 (3)
2009– Ukraine 68 (29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2017

Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Ярмоленко; born 23 October 1989) is a Ukrainian football winger or forward who currently plays for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukraine national team.

Yarmolenko has been a full international for Ukraine since 2009, scoring 29 goals in more than 60 matches and playing at UEFA Euro 2012 and Euro 2016.

Early life

Yarmolenko's parents, native Ukrainians, were originally from Kulykivka Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. After marrying, his mother was offered a job in Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR, and moved there, later joined by her husband. Shortly after the birth of Andriy, the family moved back to their native land, to the city of Chernihiv.[2]

Club career

Early career

Yarmolenko is a pupil of the Chernihiv youth system. He joined the Dynamo Kyiv Youth Academy at age 13. However, he returned to Chernihiv after a year, unable to endure the physical demands of training.[2] At the start of his professional career, he played at local clubs Polissia and Desna Chernihiv before joining Dynamo again.

Dynamo Kyiv

In December 2006, Yarmolenko signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian giants, Dynamo Kyiv, where he joined its second team, Dynamo-2, which plays in lower leagues, for a couple of seasons. The talented youngster was praised as the "new Sheva" by journalists, who noted his qualities of good physique, shot and especially his speed. The then vice-president of Dynamo, Yozhef Sabo, also praised the youngster, saying, "Yarmolenko has all the makings to become a top-level player."[3][4]

On 11 May 2008, Yarmolenko debuted for Dynamo's first team in an away match against Vorskla Poltava and scored the winning goal in Kyiv's 1–2 victory.[5] He scored 7 goals in 21 games in his first season and 11 in 19 in his second. He is now regularly used as a left or centre forward.

Rivalry with Taras Stepanenko

In a match in October 2015, Yarmolenko committed a dangerous challenge which almost broke Shakhtar Donetsk player Taras Stepanenko's leg. The two reconciled after the game and exchanged jerseys, but afterwards Yarmolenko threw Stepanenko's shirt on the ground while he thanked the Dynamo fans. In the Shakhtar–Dynamo derby in April 2016, after the former won 3–0, Stepanenko stepped in front of the Dynamo fans kissing his Shakhtar badge. In a brawl that escalated, Yarmolenko kicked and beat Stepanenko to the ground.[6]

International career

Yarmolenko playing against Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012

On 11 August 2007 Yaromolenko represented Ukraine under-19 team in an away exhibition game against Japan, winning 1–0. He also participated in the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

After the qualification on 10 October 2008, Yarmolenko was invited to the under-21 squad which played against the Netherlands. He later participated in qualification and finals of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

On 5 September 2009, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Andorra, Yarmolenko made his first senior appearance for Ukraine and scored in a 5–0 win. On 2 September 2011, in an international friendly against Uruguay in Kharkiv, Yarmolenko set a national team record by scoring 14 seconds into the match, the fastest time in which a Ukraine national team player has scored a goal.

Yarmolenko scored a hat-trick on 15 November 2014, netting all of Ukraine's goals in a 3–0 victory away to Luxembourg in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[7] In November 2015, Yarmolenko scored in both legs of Ukraine's 3–1 play-off victory over Slovenia to qualify the nation for Euro 2016 final stages.[8] Yarmolenko was subsequently included in Ukraine's squad for Euro 2016, where he played in all three matches as Ukraine failed to score and finished bottom of the group.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 May 2017
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 1100000011
2008–09 100350010145
2009–10 287206010377
2010–11 261151164—4716
2011–12 281211100104013
2012–13 271110122—4013
2013–14 26124495—3921
2014–15 261451114104319
2015–16 23133472103419
2016–17 28153351—3619
Career total 223962719761850331133

    International

    As of 24 March 2017
    Ukraine
    Year Apps Goals
    2009 62
    2010 21
    2011 93
    2012 102
    2013 116
    2014 84
    2015 94
    2016 127
    2017 10
    Total 6829

    International goals

    Scores and results lists Ukraine's goal tally first.
    Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    1. 5 September 2009 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine  Andorra 1–0 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
    2. 14 October 2009 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andora  Andorra 6–0 6–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
    3. 17 November 2010 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–1 2–2 Friendly
    4. 2 September 2011 Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine  Uruguay 1–0 2–3 Friendly
    5. 7 October 2011 Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 Friendly
    6. 11 November 2011 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Germany 1–0 3–3 Friendly
    7. 29 February 2012 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel  Israel 3–1 3–2 Friendly
    8. 28 May 2012 Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria  Estonia 1–0 4–0 Friendly
    9. 6 February 2013 Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain  Norway 2–0 2–0 Friendly
    10. 22 March 2013 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    11. 26 March 2013 Chornomorets Stadium, Odessa, Ukraine  Moldova 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    12. 11 October 2013 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Poland 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    13. 15 October 2013 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 5–0 8–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    14. 15 November 2013 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  France 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    15. 5 March 2014 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly
    16. 15 November 2014 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
    17. 2–0
    18. 3–0
    19. 31 March 2015 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Latvia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
    20. 5 September 2015 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Belarus 2–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
    21. 14 November 2015 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Slovenia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs
    22. 17 November 2015 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs
    23. 28 March 2016 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Wales 1–0 1–0 Friendly
    24. 29 May 2016 Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy  Romania 4–1 4–3 Friendly
    25. 3 June 2016 Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, Italy  Albania 2–1 3–1 Friendly
    26. 5 September 2016 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Iceland 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    27. 6 October 2016 Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    28. 9 October 2016 Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland  Kosovo 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    29. 15 November 2016 Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine  Serbia 2–0 2–0 Friendly

    Honours

    Club

    Dynamo Kyiv

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/team/dynamo/players/kravec/
    2. 1 2 Андрей Ярмоленко: "Для академии "Динамо" был слаб" (Andriy Yarmolenko: I was too weak for Dynamo Kievs's youth academy) interview with Lyudmila Rusanova of Komanda (in Russian)
    3. ↑ Андрей Ярмоленко перешел в "Динамо" (Andriy Yarmolenko moved to "Dynamo") article on ua-football.com (in Russian)
    4. ↑ Уже не "Шева", а "Блохин" (Now not "Sheva", but "Blokhin") article on ua-football.com (in Russian)
    5. ↑ Андрей Ярмоленко: "Мне просто повезло" (Andriy Yarmolenko: I was lucky) interview with Dynamo's website (in Russian)
    6. ↑ Michael Yokhin (4 May 2016). "Shakhtar and Dynamo Kiev rivalry could hurt Ukraine at Euro 2016". ESPNFC. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    7. ↑ "Yarmolenko hat-trick eases Ukraine past Luxembourg". UEFA. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
    8. ↑ "Ukraine survive Slovenia onslaught". UEFA. 17 November 2015.
    9. ↑ "Ukraine ends participation in Euro 2016 by defeat to Poland". Kyiv Post. 22 June 2016.
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