Andriy Yarmolenko

Andriy Yarmolenko
Yarmolenko with Dynamo Kyiv in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko
Date of birth (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989
Place of birth Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 20
Youth career
2002 Yunist Chernihiv
2002–2003 Desna Chernihiv
2003–2004 Lokomotyv Kyiv
2003 Vidradnyi Kyiv
2004–2006 Yunist Chernihiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Desna Chernihiv 9 (4)
2007–2008 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 37 (9)
2008–2017 Dynamo Kyiv 228 (99)
2017–2018 Borussia Dortmund 18 (3)
2018– West Ham United 8 (2)
National team‡
2007–2008 Ukraine U19 14 (5)
2008–2011 Ukraine U21 16 (3)
2009– Ukraine 79 (36)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:48, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:47, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Ярмоленко; born 23 October 1989) is a Ukrainian football winger or forward who currently plays for West Ham United in the Premier League and for the Ukraine national team.

Yarmolenko has been a full international for Ukraine since 2009, scoring 36 goals in 79 matches and playing at UEFA Euro 2012 and Euro 2016.

Early life

Yarmolenko's parents, native Ukrainians, were originally from Kulykivka Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. After marrying, his mother was offered a job in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russian SFSR, and moved there, later joined by her husband. Shortly after the birth of Andriy, the family moved back to their native land, to the city of Chernihiv.[2]

Club career

Early career

Yarmolenko is a pupil of the Chernihiv youth system. He joined the Dynamo Kyiv Youth Academy at age 13. However, he returned to Chernihiv after a year, unable to endure the physical demands of training.[2] At the start of his professional career, he played at local clubs Polissia and Desna Chernihiv before joining Dynamo again.

Dynamo Kyiv

In December 2006, Yarmolenko signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian giants, Dynamo Kyiv, where he joined its second team, Dynamo-2, which plays in lower leagues, for a couple of seasons. The talented youngster was praised as the "new Sheva" by journalists, who noted his qualities of good physique, shot and especially his speed. The then vice-president of Dynamo, Yozhef Sabo, also praised the youngster, saying, "Yarmolenko has all the makings to become a top-level player."[3][4]

On 11 May 2008, Yarmolenko debuted for Dynamo's first team in an away match against Vorskla Poltava and scored the winning goal in Kyiv's 1–2 victory.[5] He scored 7 goals in 21 games in his first season and 11 in 19 in his second. He is now regularly used as a left or centre forward.

Rivalry with Taras Stepanenko

In a match in October 2015, Yarmolenko committed a dangerous challenge which almost broke Shakhtar Donetsk player Taras Stepanenko's leg. The two reconciled after the game and exchanged jerseys, but afterwards Yarmolenko threw Stepanenko's shirt on the ground while he thanked the Dynamo fans. In the Shakhtar–Dynamo derby in April 2016, after the former won 3–0, Stepanenko stepped in front of the Dynamo fans kissing his Shakhtar badge. In a brawl that escalated, Yarmolenko kicked Stepanenko to the ground.[6]

Borussia Dortmund

On 28 August 2017, Yarmolenko signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[7] On 10 September 2017, Yarmolenko made his debut for Dortmund as a substitute in the 79 minute against Freiburg. He then got his first start for Dortmund against Tottenham Hotspur in a Champions League fixture, where he scored Dortmund's only goal in the 3–1 defeat.[8]

West Ham United

On 11 July 2018, Yarmolenko signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut on 12 August in a 4–0 defeat by Liverpool.[10] Making his first start for West Ham on 16 September, he scored his first two goals for the club in a 3-1 away win against Everton, the club's first Premier League win of the 2018-19 season.[11]

International career

Yarmolenko playing against Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012

On 11 August 2007 Yaromolenko represented Ukraine under-19 team in an away exhibition game against Japan, winning 1–0. He also participated in the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

After the qualification on 10 October 2008, Yarmolenko was invited to the under-21 squad which played against the Netherlands. He later participated in qualification and finals of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

On 5 September 2009, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Andorra, Yarmolenko made his first senior appearance for Ukraine and scored in a 5–0 win. On 2 September 2011, in an international friendly against Uruguay in Kharkiv, Yarmolenko set a national team record by scoring 14 seconds into the match, the fastest time in which a Ukraine national team player has scored a goal.

Yarmolenko scored a hat-trick on 15 November 2014, netting all of Ukraine's goals in a 3–0 victory away to Luxembourg in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[12] In November 2015, Yarmolenko scored in both legs of Ukraine's 3–1 play-off victory over Slovenia to qualify the nation for Euro 2016 final stages.[13] Yarmolenko was subsequently included in Ukraine's squad for Euro 2016, where he played in all three matches as Ukraine failed to score and finished bottom of the group.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 October 2018[15]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 1100000011
2008–09 100350010145
2009–10 287206010377
2010–11 261151164—4716
2011–12 281211100104013
2012–13 271110122—4013
2013–14 26124495—3921
2014–15 261451114104319
2015–16 23133472103419
2016–17 28153351—3619
2017–18 53004110104
Total 228992719801960341137
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 1832261—266
West Ham United 2018–19 Premier League 8210——92
Career total 2541043021862060376145

    International

    As of 9 September 2018
    Ukraine
    Year Apps Goals
    2009 62
    2010 21
    2011 93
    2012 102
    2013 116
    2014 84
    2015 94
    2016 127
    2017 84
    2018 43
    Total 7936

    International goals

    Scores and results lists Ukraine's goal tally first.
    GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
    1.5 September 2009Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine Andorra1–05–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
    2.14 October 2009Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andora Andorra6–06–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
    3.17 November 2010Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland1–12–2Friendly
    4.2 September 2011Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine Uruguay1–02–3Friendly
    5.7 October 2011Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine Bulgaria3–03–0Friendly
    6.11 November 2011Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Germany1–03–3Friendly
    7.29 February 2012HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel Israel3–13–2Friendly
    8.28 May 2012Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria Estonia1–04–0Friendly
    9.6 February 2013Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain Norway2–02–0Friendly
    10.22 March 2013National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Poland1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    11.26 March 2013Chornomorets Stadium, Odessa, Ukraine Moldova1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    12.11 October 2013Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Poland1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    13.15 October 2013San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino5–08–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    14.15 November 2013Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine France2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    15.5 March 2014Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus United States1–02–0Friendly
    16.15 November 2014Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
    17.2–0
    18.3–0
    19.31 March 2015Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Latvia1–01–1Friendly
    20.5 September 2015Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Belarus2–03–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
    21.14 November 2015Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Slovenia1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
    22.17 November 2015Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia1–11–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
    23.28 March 2016Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Wales1–01–0Friendly
    24.29 May 2016Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy Romania4–14–3Friendly
    25.3 June 2016Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, Italy Albania2–13–1Friendly
    26.5 September 2016Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Iceland1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    27.6 October 2016Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey Turkey1–02–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    28.9 October 2016Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland Kosovo2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    29.15 November 2016Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine Serbia2–02–0Friendly
    30.2 September 2017Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine Turkey1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    31.2–0
    32.6 October 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Kosovo2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    33.10 November 2017Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Slovakia1–12–1Friendly
    34.3 June 2018Stade Camille Fournier, Évian-les-Bains, France Albania2–04–1Friendly
    35.3–0
    36.9 September 2018Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Slovakia1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B

    Honours

    Dynamo Kyiv

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "Andriy Yarmolenko". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
    2. 1 2 Андрей Ярмоленко: "Для академии "Динамо" был слаб" (Andriy Yarmolenko: I was too weak for Dynamo Kievs's youth academy) interview with Lyudmila Rusanova of Komanda (in Russian)
    3. ↑ Андрей Ярмоленко перешел в "Динамо" (Andriy Yarmolenko moved to "Dynamo") article on ua-football.com (in Russian)
    4. ↑ Уже не "Шева", а "Блохин" (Now not "Sheva", but "Blokhin") article on ua-football.com (in Russian)
    5. ↑ Андрей Ярмоленко: "Мне просто повезло" (Andriy Yarmolenko: I was lucky) interview with Dynamo's website (in Russian)
    6. ↑ Michael Yokhin (4 May 2016). "Shakhtar and Dynamo Kiev rivalry could hurt Ukraine at Euro 2016". ESPNFC. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    7. ↑ "Andriy Yarmolenko: Borussia Dortmund sign Ukraine striker on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
    8. ↑ "Yarmolenko got Dortmund back in it with a fantastic curler! #UCL". Fox Soccer. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
    9. ↑ "Andriy Yarmolenko: West Ham sign Ukraine winger from Borussia Dortmund". 11 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    10. ↑ "Salah, Mane & Sturridge on target as Liverpool beat West Ham 4–0". 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    11. ↑ "Everton 1-3 West Ham: Hammers end losing start to season". 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    12. ↑ "Yarmolenko hat-trick eases Ukraine past Luxembourg". UEFA. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
    13. ↑ "Ukraine survive Slovenia onslaught". UEFA. 17 November 2015.
    14. ↑ "Ukraine ends participation in Euro 2016 by defeat to Poland". Kyiv Post. 22 June 2016.
    15. ↑ Andriy Yarmolenko at Soccerway

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