Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko[1] (Ukrainian: Олександр Павлович Яковенко; born 23 June 1987) is a Ukrainian retired professional footballer who played as a second striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Lokomotyv Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Metalist Kharkiv | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Metalist-2 Kharkiv | 9 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Lierse | 24 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Genk | 14 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Anderlecht | 23 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | → Westerlo (loan) | 57 | (13) |
| 2012 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Fiorentina | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Málaga (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 178 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Ukraine U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Ukraine U16 | 5 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Ukraine U17 | 17 | (3) |
| 2005 | Ukraine U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2005 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Ukraine U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ukraine | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editYakovenko played for Metalist Kharkiv, and Lierse in the past. In the January transfer window for the 2007–08 season, he was loaned out to Anderlecht and made an immediate impact constantly being selected as a starter as well as scoring goals in the domestic league and the UEFA Cup. The following summer Anderlecht signed him on a four-year full-time contract.
After being loaned out for two seasons to Westerlo, Iakovenko chose to be loaned out to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in 2012.[2]
In 2015 he joined Fiorentina. In January 2014 he was loaned to Málaga.[3]
Dynamo Kyiv
editOn 2 February 2016, Yakovenko signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv until the end of the 2015/16 season with the option to extend it, signing as a free agent after terminating his contract with his former club Fiorentina. On 30 May it was announced that Dynamo had freed Yakovenko instead of signing a new contract. Whilst in Dynamo, he played in the 1/8 of the UEFA Champions League, who got knocked out 3–1 on aggregate against Manchester City, and won the Ukrainian Premier League which was also his first club title that he won as a player. He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season[4]
Retirement
editAfter failing to sign for the New York Red Bulls, Yakovenko retired at the age of 29.[5]
Personal life
editHe is the older son of the former Ukrainian footballer and current coach Pavlo Yakovenko. His younger brother Yuriy Yakovenko is also footballer.[6]
Honours
editDynamo Kyiv
References
edit- ^ His name is sometimes transliterated as Alexander Yakovenko or Oleksandr Iakovenko.
- ^ "Iakovenko to play at Den Dreef" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Yakovenko joins Malaga". Viola Channel (Press release). ACF Fiorentina. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Yakovenko leaves Dynamo". comments.ua (Press release). comments.ua. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Oleksand Yakovenko: I am sitting on the bench as many time as Mourinho". Roman Bebekh (Press release). 2+2 Channell. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Олександр Яковенко: Я був присутнім на пологах свого сина (in Ukrainian). gold-football.at.ua. 7 October 2010.
External links
edit- Profile at Footgoal
- Oleksandr Yakovenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Oleksandr Yakovenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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