Denis Dyachenko
Ukrainian footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Denis Dyachenko (Ukrainian: Денис Леонідович Дяченко; born May 25, 1986) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
|
Dyachenko in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Leonidovych Dyachenko | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Mahdalynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Arsenal Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Arsenal-2 Kyiv | 4 | (1) |
| 2004 | → CSKA Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Borysfen Boryspil (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Illichivets Mariupol | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | → Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 52 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Stal Alchevsk | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Poltava | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Vorkuta | 13 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Vorkuta B (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine AC (indoor) | ||
| 2019 | Kingsman SC | ||
| 2022–2024 | Toronto Falcons | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Ukraine
Dyachenko began his career in 2003 with Arsenal Kiev in the Ukrainian Premier League, but played in the Ukrainian Second League with FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv.[1][2] In 2005, he signed with Illichivets Mariupol, where he was loaned to their reserve team, Illichivets-2 Mariupol.[3] He played in the Ukrainian First League originally in 2008 with Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine.
The following season, he remained in the second tier by signing with Stal Alchevsk.[4] After a single season with Stal, he departed from the club.[5] In total, he played in 6 matches with Alchevk.[6]
In 2010, he returned to the third tier to sign with FC Poltava.[7] After the conclusion of the season, he departed from Poltava.[8] He later had stints with Dynamo Khmelnytskyi and Stal Kamianske.[7][9]
Canada
In 2017, he went abroad to play in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta.[10][11] In his debut season, he assisted in securing the First Division title.[12][13][14] Vorkuta would defeat Royal Toronto FC in the opening round of the postseason.[15] The club was eliminated from the playoffs in the next round by Scarborough SC.[16] He re-signed with Vorkuta for the 2018 season.[17] In his second season with the club, he assisted in securing the CSL Championship.[18][19]
After the conclusion of the summer season, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Ukraine AC.[20] For the 2019 CSL season, he was transferred to the expansion franchise Kingsman SC.[21]
In 2022, he returned to the Canadian circuit to play with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons.[22] Dyachenko re-signed with Toronto for the following season.[23] He helped the team finish third in the standings.[24]