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Oleksandr Akymenko
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Akymenko
Date of birth (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Antratsyt, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1999 DYuSSh Antratsyt
2000–2002 LVUFK Luhansk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Avanhard Rovenky 4 (0)
2005–2010 Stal Alchevsk 102 (29)
2010–2011 Helios Kharkiv 33 (4)
2011–2014 Stal Alchevsk 81 (30)
2014 Metalurh Donetsk 1 (0)
2014–2017 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 57 (5)
2017–2020 Inhulets Petrove 66 (38)
2021 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2021

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Akymenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Акименко; born 5 September 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Early career

Akymenko was born in Antratsyt, Soviet Union, and trained at the Luhansk College of Physical Culture football section.

Career

Avanhard Rovenky

Akymenko began his playing career at Avanhard Rovenky.

Stal Alchevsk

Than he joined Stal Alchevsk and made his debut coming in as a second-half substitute against Shakhtar Donetsk on 18 September 2005 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]

Return to Stal Alchevsk

In 2014, he became Ukrainian First League top scorer while playing for FC Stal Alchevsk.

Zirka Kirovohrad

In 2016, along with Zirka Kirovohrad he won the Ukrainian First League and Zirka was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League.

Inhulets Petrove

In 2018, as a player of Inhulets Petrove, Akymenko became Ukrainian First League top goalscorer for the second time. On 5 September 2018 Akymenko was honored by PFL and UA-Football as the best players of August 2018 becoming the first player who received the award.[2] On 30 September 2018, Akymenko became the fourth player to score 100 goals in the Ukrainian First League in the 1–0 away win against Sumy.[3]

References

  1. ^ Акименко Олександр Олександрович (in Ukrainian). FFU Site. 12 May 2010.
  2. ^ Oleksandr Akymenko is the best players of August in the First League (Александр Акименко – лучший игрок августа в Первой лиге). UA-Football. 5 September 2018
  3. ^ Oleksandr Akymenko scored the 100th goal in the First League (Александр Акименко забил сотый гол в Первой лиге). UA-Football. 30 September 2018