Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Akymenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Акименко; born 5 September 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Akymenko | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Antratsyt, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | DYuSSh Antratsyt | ||
| 2000–2002 | LVUFK Luhansk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Avanhard Rovenky | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Stal Alchevsk | 102 | (29) |
| 2010–2011 | Helios Kharkiv | 33 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | Stal Alchevsk | 81 | (30) |
| 2014 | Metalurh Donetsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 57 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Inhulets Petrove | 66 | (38) |
| 2021 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 24 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2021 | |||
Early career edit
Akymenko was born in Antratsyt, Soviet Union, and trained at the Luhansk College of Physical Culture football section.
Career edit
Avanhard Rovenky edit
Akymenko began his playing career at Avanhard Rovenky.
Stal Alchevsk edit
Than he joined Stal Alchevsk and made his debut coming in as a second-half substitute against Shakhtar Donetsk on 18 September 2005 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]
Return to Stal Alchevsk edit
In 2014, he became Ukrainian First League top scorer while playing for FC Stal Alchevsk.
Zirka Kirovohrad edit
In 2016, along with Zirka Kirovohrad he won the Ukrainian First League and Zirka was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League.
Inhulets Petrove edit
In 2018, as a player of Inhulets Petrove, Akymenko became Ukrainian First League top goalscorer for the second time. On 5 September 2018 Akymenko was honored by PFL and UA-Football as the best players of August 2018 becoming the first player who received the award.[2] On 30 September 2018, Akymenko became the fourth player to score 100 goals in the Ukrainian First League in the 1–0 away win against Sumy.[3]
References edit
- ^ Акименко Олександр Олександрович (in Ukrainian). FFU Site. 12 May 2010.
- ^ Oleksandr Akymenko is the best players of August in the First League (Александр Акименко – лучший игрок августа в Первой лиге). UA-Football. 5 September 2018
- ^ Oleksandr Akymenko scored the 100th goal in the First League (Александр Акименко забил сотый гол в Первой лиге). UA-Football. 30 September 2018
External links edit
- Oleksandr Akymenko at Soccerway
- Profile at FC Stal official club site (Ukr)
- Oleksandr Akymenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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