Rodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko (Родион Сергеевич Дьяченко; born 22 September 1983 in Georgiyevsk) is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgiyevsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | UNLV Rebels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | D.C. United | 41 | (1) |
| 2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 27 | (2) |
| 2010 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Samut Songkhram | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Pattaya United | 30 | (8) |
| 2014 | Samut Songkhram | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Putrajaya SPA | 10 | (3) |
| 2016 | Than Quang Ninh | 24 | (12) |
| 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City | 11 | (4) |
| 2017 | Than Quang Ninh | 12 | (12) |
| 2018 | Can Tho FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Than Quang Ninh | 21 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2019 | |||
Career edit
Youth and college edit
Dyachenko was born in the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union prior to the breakup of the country in the early 1990s. After moving with his family to the United States as a child, Dyachenko attended Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington, played club soccer with West Villa Thunder, FC Portland and Westside Metros and played college soccer with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005, scoring 23 goals in those four years.
Professional edit
Dyachenko was selected in the third round (31st overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, but did not play regularly with the team in his first year in the league, He was selected in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft by Toronto FC, but was re-acquired by D.C. in February 2007 in a trade for a first round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, after he ran into difficulty obtaining permission to work in Canada:[1] Dyachenko holds a U.S. green card, allowing him to be counted as an American domestic player under MLS roster rules, but no passport from any country. Dyachenko was released by D.C. in January 2009 after playing 41 games and scoring one goal for the team.
On February 26, 2009, the Minnesota Thunder announced the signing of Dyachenko to a two-year contract.[2] He played 27 games and scored 2 goals for the team in his debut season, but along with the rest of the Minnesota Thunder team had his contract terminated in December 2009.
In November 2009 Dyachenko signed to play professional indoor soccer for Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.
Honors edit
- D.C. United
- Major League Soccer Supporter's Shield: 2007
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2008
Than Quang Ninh
References edit
- ^ Goff, Steve (February 1, 2007). "Rod's Wild Ride". voices.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Thunder sign Dyachenko, Costanzo". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
External links edit
- KL SPA player profile Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Minnesota Thunder bio[permanent dead link]
- Baltimore Blast bio Archived 2017-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- MLS player profile[permanent dead link]