Dmytro Dmytrovich Semochko (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Семочко; Ukrainian: Дмитро Дмитрович Семочко; born 25 January 1979) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Ukrainian Premier League with Karpaty Lviv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Metalist Kharkiv and in the Russian Premier League with Uralan Elista, FC Luch Vladivostok and Shinnik Yaroslavl.[1][2][3]

Dmytro Semochko
Personal information
Full name Dmytro Dmytrovich Semochko
Date of birth (1979-01-25) 25 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lavrykiv, Lviv Oblast, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Karpaty Lviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 FC Lviv 86 (19)
1998–1999Karpaty Lviv (loan) 15 (2)
1999Karpaty-2 Lviv (loan) 4 (0)
2000–2003 Uralan Elista 105 (8)
2003–2006 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 38 (3)
2004Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 2 (0)
2006–2007 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 52 (2)
2008 Shinnik Yaroslavl 27 (0)
2009 Metalist Kharkiv 9 (0)
2009 Khimki 10 (0)
2010 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 1 (0)
2010 Volyn Lutsk 1 (0)
2010 Nizhny Novgorod 13 (0)
2011–2012 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 36 (1)
2013–2015 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Semochko began his football career in Ukraine, playing as a striker for FC Lviv and Karpaty Lviv. In 2000, he moved abroad joining Russian Premier League side Uralan Elista, where he was expected to be a top performer.[4] However, the club finished bottom of the league, suffering a 9–0 defeat to Lokomotiv Moscow during the process. Semochko stayed with Uralan as the club secured an immediate return to the Russian Premier League.[5] He scored the first Russian Premier League goal at the Lokomotiv Stadium, an own goal in FC Elista's 1–0 loss to FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 5 July 2002.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Tsyba, Serhei (30 March 2009). "СЕМОЧКО: "В моем возрасте поздно ехать на просмотр"" (in Russian). Sport Express.
  2. ^ "Украинцы в европейских чемпионатах". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 21 November 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ^ ""Ростов" и "Шинник" попали в офшор?. Российские футбольные клубы дорого заплатили за агентские услуги странной новозеландской компании". Новая газета (in Russian). 28 September 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "ПРОГНОЗ "СЭ"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 14 March 2000.
  5. ^ Butnev, Yuri (5 March 2002). "Дмитрий СЕМОЧКО: ОДНАЖДЫ ПОЛУЧИЛ ДВА БАЛЛА ОТ "СЭ"" (in Russian). Sport Express.
  6. ^ Rabiner, Igor (11 September 2016). ""Арена ЦСКА": красно-синее новоселье" (in Russian). Sport Express.
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