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Andriy Yarmolenko
Yarmolenko playing for West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Full name Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 7
Youth career
2002 Yunist Chernihiv
2002–2003 Desna Chernihiv
2003–2004 Lokomotyv Kyiv
2003 Vidradnyi Kyiv
2004–2006 Yunist Chernihiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Desna Chernihiv 9 (4)
2007–2008 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 35 (9)
2008–2017 Dynamo Kyiv 228 (99)
2017–2018 Borussia Dortmund 18 (3)
2018– West Ham United 44 (7)
International career
2007–2008 Ukraine U19 14 (5)
2008–2011 Ukraine U21 16 (3)
2009– Ukraine 92 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:19, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko (Template:Lang-uk; born 23 October 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League club West Ham United and the Ukraine national team.

Yarmolenko has been a full international for Ukraine since 2009, scoring 38 goals in 88 matches and playing at UEFA Euro 2012 and Euro 2016.

Early life

Yarmolenko's parents, native Ukrainians, were originally from Smolianka village, Kulykivka Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. After their marriage, Valentyna and Mykola Yarmolenko moved to Leningrad (currently Saint Petersburg) where Andriy was born in 1989. In three years time (after the collapse of the Soviet Union), the family moved back to their native land and settled in the city of Chernihiv.[4]

His mother recollected that Andriy began to play with the ball from the age of 4-5 years. "In the beginning he did not even have a proper ball, so had to play with a self-made one. We were poor and real football was a luxury in those times".[5] Yarmolenko was noticed by Mykola Lypoviy who invited him to football school (Youth Sports School "Yunist" in Chernihiv) and became his first coach.

Club career

Early career

Yarmolenko is a graduate of the Chernihiv Youth Sports School "Yunist". He joined the Dynamo Kyiv Youth Academy at age of 13. However, he returned to Chernihiv after a year being unable to meet physical requirements in training.[4] Before his move to FC Dynamo Kyiv in 2007, he played for Yunist Chernihiv, Desna Chernihiv, Lokomotyv Kyiv, Vidradnyi Kyiv and again Yunist Chernihiv

Desna Chernihiv

In the summer 2006, from Yunist Chernihiv, he joined to Desna Chernihiv, the main club in Chernihiv, uder the coach Oleksandr Tomakh. Here he played in the season 2006–07 in Ukrainian First League, where he made 9 caps and 4 goal scored.[6][7]

FC Dynamo 2 Kyiv

In 2007, Yarmolenko signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club 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."[8][9]

Dynamo Kyiv

Yarmolenko with Dynamo Kyiv in 2017

In December 2006, Yarmolenko signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club 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."[8][9]

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.[10] 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.[11] In a brawl that escalated, Yarmolenko kicked Stepanenko to the ground.[12]

Borussia Dortmund

On 28 August 2017, Yarmolenko signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[13] On 10 September 2017, Yarmolenko made his debut for Dortmund as a substitute in the 79-minute against Freiburg.[14] He then got his first start for Dortmund against Tottenham Hotspur in a Champions League fixture, where he scored Dortmund's only goal in the 3–1 defeat.[15]

West Ham United

On 11 July 2018, Yarmolenko signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[16] He made his debut on 12 August in a 4–0 defeat by Liverpool.[17] Making his first start for West Ham on 16 September, he scored his first two goals for the club in a 3–1 away win against Everton, the club's first Premier League win of the 2018–19 season.[18] Yarmolenko suffered an Achilles tear on 20 October 2018 in a 1–0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[19]

Yarmolenko returned to the first team squad for the start of the 2019–20 season. On 31 August 2019, he scored his first goal since his return from injury, doubling West Ham's lead with a left-footed volley in a 2–0 win over Norwich City.[20] He netted again in West Ham's next home match in the Premier League, opening the scoring in their 2–0 defeat of Manchester United.[21] In December 2019 he tore his adductor muscle and had still not returned to playing when football was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.[22] He returned to training in May 2020 and on 1 July 2020, in his second appearance since 2019, he scored the winning goal against Chelsea in a 3–2 win.[23][24]

International career

Yarmolenko playing for Ukraine in 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.[25] 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.[26] Yarmolenko was subsequently included in Ukraine's squad for Euro 2016,[27] where he played in all three matches as Ukraine failed to score and finished bottom of the group.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 January 2021[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Desna Chernihiv 2006–07 Ukrainian First League 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
Dynamo Kyiv 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 10 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 14 5
2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 28 7 2 0 6 0 1 0 37 7
2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 26 11 5 1 16 4 47 16
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 28 12 1 1 10 0 1 0 40 13
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 27 11 1 0 12 2 40 13
2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 26 12 4 4 9 5 39 21
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 26 14 5 1 11 4 1 0 43 19
2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 23 13 3 4 7 2 1 0 34 19
2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 28 15 3 3 5 1 36 19
2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 5 3 0 0 4 1 1 0 10 4
Total 228 99 27 19 80 19 6 0 341 137
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 18 3 2 2 6 1 26 6
West Ham United 2018–19 Premier League 9 2 1 0 10 2
2019–20 Premier League 23 5 0 0 23 5
2020–21 Premier League 11 0 3 2 14 2
Total 43 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 47 9
Career total 287 108 33 23 86 20 6 0 421 155

International

As of match played 12 November 2020[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine
2009 6 2
2010 2 1
2011 9 3
2012 10 2
2013 11 6
2014 8 4
2015 9 4
2016 12 7
2017 8 4
2018 5 3
2019 6 1
2020 6 1
Total 92 38
As of match played 12 September 2020. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yarmolenko goal.[30]
List of international goals scored by Andriy Yarmolenko
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 September 2009 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine  Andorra 1–0 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [1]
2 14 October 2009 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 6–0 6–0 [2]
3 17 November 2010 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–1 2–2 Friendly [3]
4 2 September 2011 Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine  Uruguay 1–0 2–3 [4]
5 7 October 2011  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 [5]
6 11 November 2011 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Germany 1–0 3–3 [6]
7 29 February 2012 HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel  Israel 3–1 3–2 [7]
8 28 May 2012 Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria  Estonia 1–0 4–0 [8]
9 6 February 2013 Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain  Norway 2–0 2–0 [9]
10 22 March 2013 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
11 26 March 2013 Chornomorets Stadium, Odessa, Ukraine  Moldova 1–0 2–1 [11]
12 11 October 2013 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Poland 1–0 1–0 [12]
13 15 October 2013 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 5–0 8–0 [13]
14 15 November 2013 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  France 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
15 5 March 2014 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly [15]
16 15 November 2014 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [16]
17 2–0
18 3–0
19 31 March 2015 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Latvia 1–0 1–1 Friendly [17]
20 5 September 2015  Belarus 2–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [18]
21 14 November 2015  Slovenia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [19]
22 17 November 2015 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 1–1 1–1 [20]
23 28 March 2016 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Wales 1–0 1–0 Friendly [21]
24 29 May 2016 Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy  Romania 4–1 4–3 [22]
25 3 June 2016 Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, Italy  Albania 2–1 3–1 [23]
26 5 September 2016 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Iceland 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
27 6 October 2016 Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 2–2 [25]
28 9 October 2016 Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland  Kosovo 2–0 3–0 [26]
29 15 November 2016 Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine  Serbia 2–0 2–0 Friendly [27]
30 2 September 2017  Turkey 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
31 2–0
32 6 October 2017 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Kosovo 2–0 2–0 [29]
33 10 November 2017 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Slovakia 1–1 2–1 Friendly [30]
34 3 June 2018 Stade Camille Fournier, Évian-les-Bains, France  Albania 2–0 4–1 [31]
35 3–0
36 9 September 2018 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Slovakia 1–0 1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B [32]
37 14 October 2019 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine  Portugal 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [33]
38 3 September 2020 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine   Switzerland 1–0 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [34]

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Individual

References

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  34. ^ 2013 Ukrainskiy Football Award (in Russian)
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