Serhiy Oleksandrovych Sydorchuk (Ukrainian: Сергій Олександрович Сидорчук; born 2 May 1991) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo and the Ukraine national team.

Serhiy Sydorchuk
Сергій Сидорчук
Sydorchuk with Dynamo Kyiv in 2018
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Oleksandrovych Sydorchuk
Date of birth (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Dzhankoi, Crimean ASSR, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Westerlo
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2008 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 17 (0)
2008–2013 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 63 (4)
2013–2023 Dynamo Kyiv 213 (18)
2023– Westerlo 23 (1)
International career
2008–2009 Ukraine U18 7 (1)
2009–2010 Ukraine U19 11 (1)
2013– Ukraine 60 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career edit

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia edit

Serhiy was born in Dzhankoi, Crimean ASSR, Ukrainian SSR but moved at the age of one with his parents to Zaporizhzhia.[2] Sydorchuk is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia academy.[3] He made his debut for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia entering as a second-half substitute against Metalurh Donetsk on 23 August 2009 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Dynamo Kyiv edit

On 21 December 2012, Sydorchuk signed a five-year contract with Dynamo. On 11 August 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against FC Chornomorets Odesa. On 29 September 2015, Sydorchuk made his UEFA Champions League debut in the second match of the group stage against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv away from home, which Dynamo won 2–0.

Westerlo edit

On 5 September 2023, Belgian Pro League club Westerlo announced the signing of Sydorchuk on a three-year contract.[4]

International career edit

Sydorchuk made his full international debut for Ukraine on 9 October 2014, replacing captain Ruslan Rotan in the 64th minute of a European qualifier away to Belarus in Barysaw. In added time, he scored the second goal of a 2–0 win, a close-range finish set up by Andriy Yarmolenko.[5] Three days later in the next qualifier at the Arena Lviv, he scored the only goal to defeat Macedonia.[6]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 31 August 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League 14 0 0 0 14 0
2011–12 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 17 0 0 0 17 0
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 7 0 1 0 8 0
2010–11 19 0 2 1 21 1
2011–12 Ukrainian First League 27 4 3 0 30 4
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 10 0 1 0 11 0
Total 63 4 7 1 70 5
Dynamo Kyiv 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2013–14 14 2 4 0 4[a] 0 22 2
2014–15 22 3 6 0 11[a] 0 0 0 39 3
2015–16 19 1 3 0 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 29 1
2016–17 27 4 4 0 5[b] 1 1[c] 0 37 5
2017–18 10 0 0 0 7[d] 1 1[c] 0 18 1
2018–19 23 1 0 0 12[e] 0 1[c] 0 36 1
2019–20 25 1 3 1 6[f] 0 1[c] 0 35 2
2020–21 21 3 3 0 11[g] 0 1[c] 0 36 3
2021–22 15 2 1 0 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 23 2
2022–23 27 0 0 0 11[h] 0 38 0
2023–24 3 1 0 0 4[i] 0 7 1
Total 213 18 24 1 83 2 7 0 327 21
Westerlo 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 293 22 31 2 83 2 7 0 414 26
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Ukrainian Super Cup
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International edit

As of match played 19 June 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine 2014 4 2
2015 5 0
2016 8 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 3 0
2020 4 0
2021 15 1
2022 7 0
2023 2 0
Total 56 3
As of match played 19 June 2023[8]
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sydorchuk goal.
List of international goals scored by Serhiy Sydorchuk
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2014 Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus   Belarus 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2 12 October 2014 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine   Macedonia 1–0 1–0
3 24 March 2021 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   France 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours edit

Dynamo Kyiv

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia

References edit

  1. ^ "Sydorchuk Serhiy - FC Dynamo Kyiv. Official club website". Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ Сергей Сидорчук: «Не могу сказать, что столичная жизнь как-то меня изменила» (in Russian). dynamo.kiev.ua. 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ Сидорчук Сергій Олександрович (in Ukrainian). Website FFU. 30 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Welcome Sergiy". KVC Westerlo. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Ukraine leave it late to win in Belarus". UEFA. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ "European Qualifiers: Serhiy Sydorchuk gives Ukraine 1–0 victory over Macedonia". Sky Sports News. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Ukraine - S. Sydorchuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Serhiy Sydorchuk - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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