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Yukhym Konoplya

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Yukhym Konoplya
Personal information
Full name Yukhym Dmytrovych Konoplya
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Donetsk, Ukraine
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 26
Youth career
2012–2017 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Shakhtar Donetsk 59 (4)
2019–2021Desna Chernihiv (loan) 44 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Ukraine U17 7 (0)
2016 Ukraine U18 1 (0)
2018 Ukraine U19 4 (0)
2019 Ukraine U20 8 (0)
2019–2020 Ukraine U21 7 (1)
2020– Ukraine 20 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Finland
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Yukhym Dmytrovych Konoplya (Ukrainian: Юхи́м Дми́трович Конóпля; born 26 August 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

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Shakhtar Donetsk

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Born in Donetsk, Konoplya is a product of Shakhtar Donetsk academy. He played with Shakhtar Donetsk in UEFA Youth League in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.

Desna Chernihiv

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In the summer of 2019 he moved on loan to Desna Chernihiv and made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second-half substitute player in a winning home match against Vorskla Poltava on 3 August 2019.[2] At the end of the season his club qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in club history.[3] In the summer of 2020 he agreed to extend his contract for one more year with Desna Chernihiv[4][5] Konoplya played in the first European match in the history of the club against Wolfsburg in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round at the AOK Stadion.[6] On 30 September 2020 he played against Rukh Lviv in the Ukrainian Cup with the Chernihiv club qualifying for the round of 16.[7] On 9 May 2021 he scored his first senior goal against Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League.[8]

Shakhtar Donetsk

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2021–22 season

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In the summer of 2021 signed with Shakhtar Donetsk.[9] On 21 August he made his debut for the club against Chornomorets Odesa at Chornomorets Stadium.[10] On 22 September he won his first club trophy by clinching the 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup against Dynamo Kyiv at the NSC Olimpiyskyi in Kyiv, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute.[11][12] On 3 December, he scored his first goal in the Ukrainian Premier League against Lviv.[13]

International career

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Ukraine U20

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Konoplya was part of Ukraine national under-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[14] He played a key role in Ukraine's success, appearing in six of the seven matches and making four assists.

Ukraine U21

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He was included in the Ukraine national under-21 football team, playing in five matches and winning the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament in 2019[15] On 8 September 2020, he scored a goal against Finland in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier.[16][17]

Ukraine

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He was called up to the Ukrainian senior team for a friendly match against France and UEFA Nations League matches against Germany and Spain in October 2020, becoming the first Desna Chernihiv player to be called up to the national team.[18][19] On 7 October he made his national debut against France at the Stade de France.[20] On 14 November he played against Germany at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.[21]

Personal life

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On 9 January 2022 he married Anastasiya Hladun.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2024[23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Ukrainian Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Desna Chernihiv (loan) 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 22 0 2 0 24 0
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 22 1 2 0 1[a] 0 25 1
Total 44 1 4 0 1 0 49 1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 9 1 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 11 1
2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 18 2 1 0 8[c] 0 27 2
2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 21 1 4 1 5[d] 0 30 2
2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League 11 0 0 0 6[e] 0 17 0
Total 60 4 6 1 18 0 1 0 85 5
Career total 104 5 10 1 18 0 1 0 133 6
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  3. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 6 September 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine 2020 3 0
2023 7 1
2024 6 1
Total 16 2
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 June 2023 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 2–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2. 7 September 2024 Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic  Albania 1–0 1–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Honours

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Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukraine U20

Ukraine U21

References

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  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Yukhym Konoplia | Ukraine | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ Чемпіонат УПЛ. 2-й тур Матч №12 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Yukhym Konoplya qualified with Desna for the Europa League third qualifying round". thetimeshub.in. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Десна договорилась с Шахтером о продлении аренды Конопли". football.ua. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Yukhym Konoplya extended the contract with Desna". www.desna.football. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Wolfsburg (GER) 2-0 Desna (UKR)". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Перемога в Кубку України: Десна - Рух". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Маріуполь — Десна — 4:1". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Конопля відправиться на навчально-тренувальні збори з Шахтарем". www.sport.ua. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  10. ^ "CHORNOMORETS VS. SHAKHTAR DONETSK 0 - 3". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Шахтар розгромив Динамо і завоював Суперкубок України – Де Дзербі переграв Луческу в дебютній дуелі тренерів". www.football24.ua. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Шахтар 3 : 0 Динамо". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Шахтер 6-1 Львів". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Мемориал Лобановского возвращается на Олимпийский". www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Finland U21 - Ukraine U21 0-2". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Фінляндія U-21 – Україна U-21 – 0:2". www.football24.ua. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  18. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ukraine (2020)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  19. ^ "Ukraine - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  20. ^ "France 7 - Ukraine". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Germany 3 - 1 Ukraine". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Конопля одружився з колишньою дівчиною Попова". www.sport.ua. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  23. ^ a b Yukhym Konoplya at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Konoplia Yukhym Dmytrovych". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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