Denys Boyko
Ukrainian footballer
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Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko (Ukrainian: Дени́с Олекса́ндрович Бо́йко; born 29 January 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Boyko with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 31 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | → CSKA Kyiv (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Obolon Kyiv (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kryvbas (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 64 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Beşiktaş | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Málaga (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Dynamo Kyiv | 58 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 277 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Ukraine U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Ukraine U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Ukraine U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Ukraine U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Ukraine U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ukraine U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2021 | Ukraine | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Dynamo Kyiv
A product of Dynamo Kyiv youth system, Boyko made his senior team debut in a match against Metalurh Zaporizhzhia on 9 May 2010.[2]
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Boyko played 18 matches in Dnipro's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign, including the final, which they lost 3–2 to holders Sevilla FC in Warsaw.[3]
On 24 November 2015, Boyko was named a UEFA team of the year nominee[4] after conceding just 0.75 goals per a game, the lowest among goal keeper nominees. The other three nominees were Joe Hart of Manchester City and England, Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus and Italy, and Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich and Germany.
Beşiktaş
On 21 January 2016, Boyko signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Beşiktaş.[5] On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to La Liga side Málaga CF, for one year.[6]
On 10 February 2018, it was announced that Boyko would return to Dynamo Kyiv on loan, until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
Dynamo Kyiv
After six months on loan back at his native club, Boyko signed a full contract with Dynamo Kyiv.[8]
International career
On 18 November 2014, Boyko made his debut for Ukraine in a 0–0 friendly draw against Lithuania. Since then, Boyko has been the substitute of Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper, Andriy Pyatov.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 8 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Obolon Kyiv (loan) | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Kryvbas (loan) | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | 101 | 0 | |||
| Beşiktaş | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Málaga (loan) | 2016–17 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Career total | 160 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 0 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |