Yevhen Konoplyanka
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yevhen Olegovych Konoplianka | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirovohrad, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpik Kirovohrad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 109 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Ukraine U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Ukraine U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Ukraine U21 | 14 | (5) |
| 2010– | Ukraine | 26 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yevhen Olehovych Konoplianka (Ukrainian: Євген Олегович Коноплянка; born 29 September 1989) is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukraine national team.
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Club career [edit]
At age seven, Konoplyanka signed up for a karate class, which he did simultaneously with football, and had some degree of success.[1] He is a product of the youth system of FC Olimpik Kirivohrad, and coach Yuriy Kevlich.[1] He also participated in the Ukrainian National Youth Competition, representing DYuSSh-2 Kirovohrad.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk [edit]
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 a Ukrainian Premier League 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.
Konoplaynka's professional career greatly accelerated starting in 2010.
His first goal in the Ukrainian Premier League came 28 February 2010 in home game against Zorya Luhansk which ended in a 2:2 draw.[4] In the second half of the 2009–10 season, Konoplyanka started and played the full 90 minutes of the all of the remaining games, demonstrating stability and getting comparisons to Lionel Messi, Rafael van der Vaart, and Diego.[2][5]
April 2010 also saw Konoplaynka called up to Ukraine's senior national team by head coach Myron Markevych. His successful debut for the national team, in retrospect, saw him become a consistent member and starter.[6]
Then-teammate Volodymyr Homenyuk noted Konoplaynka's quick progress since his arrival to the main team. He observed that "having got a hold of a place in Dnipro's starting line-up, [Konoplyanka] demonstrates good football – creates moments, carries out crosses, and sends shots at the goal. Sharpens the game in general. Yevhen has everything required to become a high-class player – the speed and the dribbling ability."[7]
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.[8] 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."[9]
Honours [edit]
Individual [edit]
- Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: (2) 2010, 2012
- The most popular football player of Ukraine (IFFHS): 2012
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Year: 2012
International career [edit]
In the Euro 2012 tournament Konoplyanka started in all three of Ukraine's group matches and assisted Andriy Shevchenko's winning goal in the hosts' opening match against Sweden.
On September 11 2013, 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]
Career statistics [edit]
- As of 11 September 2012[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2007–08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 5 | |
| Career | Total | 103 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 124 | 24 |
International goals [edit]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 May 2010 | Lviv, Ukraine |  Romania |
3–2 | Won | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 November 2010 | Geneva, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2–2 | Draw | Friendly |
| 3. | 2 September 2011 | Kharkiv, Ukraine |  Uruguay |
2–3 | Lost | Friendly |
| 4. | 11 November 2011 | Kyiv, Ukraine |  Germany |
3–3 | Draw | Friendly |
| 5. | 29 February 2012 | Petah Tikva, Israel |  Israel |
3–2 | Won | Friendly |
| 6. | 11 September 2012 | London, England |  England |
1–1 | Draw | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Коноплянка: "Всегда знал, что могу играть на этом уровне"" (in ru). Football.ua. 23.04.2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 08.05.2010.
- ^ a b "Коноплянка: "Пока склоняюсь к тому, чтобы остаться в "Днепре""" (in ru). Football.ua. 24.04.2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 08.05.2010.
- ^ "Протокол матча" (in ru). Чемпионат.ру. Retrieved 08.05.2010.
- ^ "Протокол матча" (in ru). Чемпионат.ру. Retrieved 08.05.2010.
- ^ "Коноплянка: "Готов играть даже опорного хавбека"" (in uk). Football.ua. 12.03.2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 08.05.2010.
- ^ "Маркевич назвал первый состав" (in ru). Football.ua. 21.04.2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 08.05.2010.
- ^ Владимир Гоменюк: "Pаньше не пропускал и тура" Interview retrieved from ua-football.com
- ^ "Динамо" купить лідера "Дніпра" за 14 мільйонів євро? ua-football.com (Ukrainian)
- ^ Хуанде Рамос: "Пятьдесят-шестьдесят миллионов евро – это была бы хорошая цена за Коноплянку" ua-football.com (Russian)
- ^ Ben Smith (11 September 2012). BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19564663. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ Player Profile from ffu.org.ua
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