Dmytro Matviyenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро Олександрович Матвієнко); Dmitriy Matviyenko (Russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Матвие́нко; born 25 May 1992) is a Ukrainian (until 2014), Russian football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dmytro Oleksandrovych Matviyenko | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Saky, AR Crimea, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Olimpik Donetsk | ||
| 2008–2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Olimpik Donetsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Tavriya Simferopol | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | Tiraspol | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Dynamo Saky (amateurs) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Yevpatoriya | 80 | (16) |
| 2018–2023 | Sevastopol | 83 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2021 | |||
Career edit
Matviyanko was born in Saky where at the age of 6 he started attending the local sportive youth school.[2] Matviyenko made his debut for Tavriya Simferopol against Metalurh Zaporizhzhia on 9 March 2013 in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Personal life edit
His younger brother Mykola Matviyenko is also a professional footballer and plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine national football team. In 2014, after the annexation of Saky to Russia he received Russian citizenship with the Russian name Dmitriy Matviyenko.
References edit
- ^ "Матвієнко Дмитро Олександрович | Українська Премʼєр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Дмитрий Матвиенко: "Хотелось бы большей поддержки со стороны наших болельщиков" (in Russian). SC Tavriya Non-Official Site. 1 June 2013.
External links edit
- Dmytro Matviyenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Dmytro Matviyenko at Soccerway
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