Andriy Yarmolenko

Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Ярмоленко; born 23 October 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for English Premier League club West Ham United and the Ukraine national team.

Andriy Yarmolenko
Yarmolenko playing for West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989
Place of birth Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 7
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 25 (5)
National team‡
2007–2008 Ukraine U19 14 (5)
2008–2011 Ukraine U21 16 (3)
2009– Ukraine 86 (37)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:03, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Yarmolenko has been a full international for Ukraine since 2009, scoring 37 goals in 83 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] He played for Yunist Chernihiv, FC Desna Chernihiv, Lokomotyv Kyiv, Vidradnyi Kyiv and again Yunist Chernihiv

FC Desna Chernihiv

In the summer 2006 he joyned to the main team of FC Desna Chernihiv, here he played in the season 2006–07 in Ukrainian First League, where he made 9 caps and 4 goal scored[3][4].

FC Dynamo 2 Kyiv

In 2007, Yarmolenko signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club 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."[5][6]

Dynamo Kyiv
Yarmolenko with Dynamo Kyiv in 2017

In December 2006, Yarmolenko signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian club 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."[5][6]

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.[7] 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.[8] In a brawl that escalated, Yarmolenko kicked Stepanenko to the ground.[9]

Borussia Dortmund

On 28 August 2017, Yarmolenko signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[10] On 10 September 2017, Yarmolenko made his debut for Dortmund as a substitute in the 79-minute against Freiburg.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] He made his debut on 12 August in a 4–0 defeat by Liverpool.[14] 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.[15] Yarmolenko suffered an Achilles tear on 20 October 2018 in a 1–0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[16]

Yarmolenko returned to the first team squad for the start of the 2019–20 season. On 31 August 2019, he scored his first goal since his return from injury, doubling West Ham's lead with a left-footed volley in a 2–0 win over Norwich City.[17] He netted again in West Ham's next home match in the Premier League, opening the scoring in their 2–0 defeat of Manchester United.[18]

International career
Yarmolenko playing for Ukraine in 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.[19] 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.[20] Yarmolenko was subsequently included in Ukraine's squad for Euro 2016,[21] where he played in all three matches as Ukraine failed to score and finished bottom of the group.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 June 2020[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Desna Chernihiv 2006–07 Ukrainian First League 94100000104
Dynamo Kyiv 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha 1100000011
2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 100350010145
2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 287206010377
2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 261151164—4716
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 281211100104013
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 271110122—4013
2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 26124495—3921
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 261451114104319
2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 23133472103419
2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 28153351—3619
2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 53004110104
Total 228992719801960341137
Borussia Dortmund 2017–18 Bundesliga 1832261—266
West Ham United 2018–19 Premier League 9210——102
2019–20 Premier League 16300——163
Total 255100000265
Career total 2711073021862060403152

    International
    As of match played 17 November 2019[24]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Ukraine 200962
    201021
    201193
    2012102
    2013116
    201484
    201594
    2016127
    201784
    201853
    201961
    Total8637

    International goals
    As of match played 14 October 2019. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yarmolenko goal.[24]
    International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
    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, Andorra6–06–0
    3 17 November 2010Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Switzerland1–12–2Friendly
    4 2 September 2011Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine Uruguay1–02–3
    5 7 October 2011 Bulgaria3–03–0
    6 11 November 2011Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Germany1–03–3
    7 29 February 2012HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel Israel3–13–2
    8 28 May 2012Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria Estonia1–04–0
    9 6 February 2013Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain Norway2–02–0
    10 22 March 2013National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland Poland1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    11 26 March 2013Chornomorets Stadium, Odessa, Ukraine Moldova1–02–1
    12 11 October 2013Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Poland1–01–0
    13 15 October 2013San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino5–08–0
    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 qualification
    17 2–0
    18 3–0
    19 31 March 2015Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Latvia1–01–1Friendly
    20 5 September 2015 Belarus2–03–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
    21 14 November 2015 Slovenia1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
    22 17 November 2015Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia1–11–1
    23 28 March 2016Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Wales1–01–0Friendly
    24 29 May 2016Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy Romania4–14–3
    25 3 June 2016Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, Italy Albania2–13–1
    26 5 September 2016Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Iceland1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    27 6 October 2016Torku Arena, Konya, Turkey Turkey1–02–2
    28 9 October 2016Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków, Poland Kosovo2–03–0
    29 15 November 2016Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine Serbia2–02–0Friendly
    30 2 September 2017 Turkey1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
    31 2–0
    32 6 October 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania Kosovo2–02–0
    33 10 November 2017Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Slovakia1–12–1Friendly
    34 3 June 2018Stade Camille Fournier, Évian-les-Bains, France Albania2–04–1
    35 3–0
    36 9 September 2018Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Slovakia1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B
    37 14 October 2019NSC Olimpiysky, Kiev, Ukraine Portugal2–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

    Honours

    Dynamo Kyiv[23]

    Ukraine

    • Cyprus International Football Tournaments: 2011[25]

    Individual

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