Denis Yanakov
Ukrainian footballer
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Denis Oleksiyovych Yanakov (Ukrainian: Деніс Олексійович Янаков; born 1 January 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as left winger for Liga I club Unirea Slobozia.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Oleksiyovych Yanakov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unirea Slobozia | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Arsenal Kyiv (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Zorya Luhansk | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Inhulets Petrove (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 24 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Veres Rivne (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Chornomorets Odesa | 26 | (5) |
| 2025 | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Unirea Slobozia | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Ukraine U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Ukraine U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2026 | |||
Club career
In the 2019–20 season, Yanakov played on loan for Chornomorets Odesa and became the team's top goalscorer along with Volodymyr Arzhanov. In the 2024–25 season, Yanakov played for Chornomorets Odesa again and for the second time became the team's top goalscorer.[1]
On 22 July 2024 Yanakov joined Chornomorets Odesa.[2][3]
On 3 July 2025 was announced that Yanakov joined Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi.[4]
International career
In May 2016, Yanakov took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship held in Azerbaijan. He played three matches at the tournament, in which he scored one goal against his peers from Germany.[5]
Honours
Polissya Zhytomyr
