Andriy Ihorovych Hitchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Ігорович Гітченко; born 2 October 1984) is a former Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Andriy Hitchenko
Personal information
Full name Andriy Ihorovych Hitchenko
Date of birth (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Arsenal-2 Kyiv 20 (0)
2005–2006 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0)
2007 CSKA Kyiv 10 (0)
2007–2009 Oleksandriya 41 (3)
2010 Desna Chernihiv 16 (0)
2010–2012 Oleksandriya 52 (2)
2012–2013 Arsenal Kyiv 9 (0)
2013 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 11 (0)
2013–2016 Karpaty Lviv 55 (1)
2016–2018 Oleksandriya 51 (2)
2018–2021 Desna Chernihiv 75 (8)
2021–2023 Polissya Zhytomyr 39 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024

Clubs edit

Desna Chernihiv edit

In 2018 he moved to Desna Chernihiv.[1][2] There, he helped his club qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup.

On 12 July 2020 he scored against Shakhtar Donetsk, helping the club qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League for the first time in club history.[3] On 24 September, Hitchenko was included in the team against VfL Wolfsburg for the Europa League third qualifying round after extending his contract by a year.[4][5]

On 26 February 2021 he scored his first Ukrainian Premier League goal in a 3–0 victory over Inhulets Petrove.[6]

Polissya Zhytomyr edit

After his contract with Desna expired, he moved to Polissya Zhytomyr in Ukrainian First League on 1 July 2021.[7][8] On 7 August, he scored his first goal for his new club against Kremin.[9]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 19 November 2022[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal Kyiv 2003–04 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CSKA Kyiv 2006–07 Ukrainian First League 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Oleksandriya 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Total 41 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 44 1
Desna Chernihiv 2009–10 Ukrainian First League 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Oleksandriya 2010–11 Ukrainian First League 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Total 52 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 55 0
Arsenal Kyiv 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 9 0 2 0 2[a] 0 0 0 13 0
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Karpaty Lviv 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 52 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 56 1
Oleksandriya 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 18 1 1 0 2[b] 0 0 0 21 1
2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 25 1 1 0 4[c][d] 0 0 0 30 1
Total 43 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 51 2
Desna Chernihiv 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 2
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 31 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 3
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 20 3 1 0 1[e] 0 0 0 22 3
Total 75 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 78 8
Polissya Zhytomyr 2021–22 Ukrainian First League 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3
2022–23 Ukrainian First League 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 4
Career total 338 16 19 0 9 0 0 0 366 16

Honours edit

Oleksandriya
Individual

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Паст и Гитченко продлили контракты с клубом". my.chernigov.ua. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Андрей Гитченко стал игроком ФК "Десна"". my.topnews.cn.ua. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Andriy Hitchenko with Desna for the Europa League third qualifying round". thetimeshub.in. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Wolfsburg (GER) 2–0 Desna (UKR)". UEFA. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Hitchenko extended the contract with Desna for 1 year". desna.football. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ ""Десна" — "Інгулець" — 3:0". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Махарадзе, Гітченко та ще чотири гравці перейшли в Полісся" (in Ukrainian). 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Полісся підписало Махарадзе, Гітченка, Оринчака і ще трьох гравців". www.football.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Кремінь" 0:3 Полісся". www.pfl.ua. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ Andriy Hitchenko at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Гитченко Андрей Игоревич". www.footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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