Oleksandr Sukhenko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Олександра Сухенка | ||
| Date of birth | September 25, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Motyzhyn, Ukraine | ||
| Date of death | March 23, 2022, age 25 | ||
| Place of death | Motyzhyn, Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Chayka Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 21 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oleksandr Ihorovych Sukhenko (Ukrainian: Олександра Сухенка 25 September 1996 – 24 March 2022) was a Ukrainian footballer who played as a right winger and forward for several clubs in the Kyiv Oblast. He was killed alongside his parents during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Biography
[edit]Oleksandr Sukhenko was born in the village of Motyzhyn in the Makariv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. His mother Olha Sukhenko was a local politician and his father Igor Vasyliovych was a member of the village council and president of the local football club, "Kolos".[1][2] Sukhenko started his football career at this club, winning championships and cups in the Makariv Region.
Ukraine Second Division
[edit]From 2018 to 2019, he played for Chayka in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, competing in the Ukrainian Second League. Over two seasons, he played 21 matches and scored 4 goals. He also contributed to the team's efforts in the Ukrainian Cup.
Later, he played for the amateur football club FC Kudrivka, with which he won the Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion championship[3] and Kyiv Oblast championship, and for "Sokil" from Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka, where he was part of the team that won the Kyiv Oblast Cup.[4]
Russian advance on Kyiv
[edit]In late February 2022, Russian forces began advancing towards Kyiv's western suburbs in the Kyiv Oblast. Sukhenko's hometown of Motyzhyn was located directly in the centre of the Northern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which would see heavy fighting.
At the onset of the fighting, Sukhenko choose to stay in Motyzhyn with his parents, to support his mother as village mayor and deliver medical supplies.[5] He encouraged his sister to leave for safety with her husband and child.[6]
On 23 March 2022, during the Russian occupation of Motyzhyn, Sukhenko disappeared along with his father and mother.[7] The bodies of the Sukhenko family were found in a mass grave on 2 April 2022 after the liberation of Motyzhyn.[8][9] They had reportedly been tortured before their death.[10]
Honours
[edit]
Kyiv Oblast Football Championship (1): 2020- Kyiv Oblast Football Cup (1): 2020
Career statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | League | Appearances | Goals | Cup | Appearances | Goals | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Total | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Chayka Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | Ukrainian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018–2019 | Ukrainian Second League | 14 | 2 | Ukrainian Cup | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||||
| 2019–2020 | Ukrainian Second League | 7 | 1 | Ukrainian Cup | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Total at Chayka | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||||
| Total career | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""Тіла знайшли у братській могилі": росіяни вбили українського футболіста та його родину". War Telegraf (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Футболіст і його родина були закатовані окупантами до смерті – тіла знайшли у братській могилі на Київщині". Football 24 UA. April 3, 2022.
- ^ "FC Kudrivka" becomes champion of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion Super League
- ^ "Sokil" (Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka) - winner of the Kyiv Oblast Cup
- ^ "https://www.victims.memorial/people/oleksandr-sukhenko". Меморіал жертв війни (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-10-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Сім'я Сухенків – справжні герої України!". Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Футболіст і його батьки викрадені російськими окупантами на Київщині – доля сім'ї невідома". Football 24 UA. March 26, 2022.
- ^ Shovkoplyas, Yaroslav (April 3, 2022). "The body of ex-player "Chayka" Sukhenko was found in a mass grave near Motyzhyn". Tribuna.
- ^ "Ukraine war: Six sporting lives lost - 'We will not forgive, or forget'". BBC Sport. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Гаптар, Максим. "Українського футболіста закатували до смерті разом із матір'ю та батьком". СПОРТ.UA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-10-30.