Artem Stepanov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artem Romanovych Stepanov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Lutsk, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Utrecht (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2020 | Volyn Lutsk | ||
| 2020–2022 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 2022–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → 1. FC Nürnberg II | 1 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Utrecht (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Ukraine U16 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Ukraine U17 | 8 | (6) |
| 2024– | Ukraine U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ukraine U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Artem Romanovych Stepanov (Ukrainian: Артем Романович Степанов; born 10 August 2007) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Utrecht, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Stepanov was born on 10 August 2007 in Lutsk, Ukraine, the son of Ukrainian former footballer Roman Stepanov.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Stepanov joined the youth academy of Ukrainian side Volyn Lutsk. In 2020, he moved to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk's academy. Two years later, he fled to the Germany due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022). There Stepanov joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen and was promoted to the club's first team in 2024. On 26 November, he debuted for Leverkusen in a 5–0 home win over Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League.[2] In the summer of 2025 Stepanov moved to 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg, on loan for the 2025–26 season.[3] In January 2026, the contract in Nuremberg was terminated and Stepanov continued his loan at FC Utrecht.[4]