Oleksandr Tymchyk
Ukrainian footballer (born 1997)
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Oleksandr Vasylyovych Tymchyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Тимчик; born 20 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team.
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Tymchyk playing for Dynamo Kyiv in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oleksandr Vasylyovych Tymchyk | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kryklyvets, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | FC BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi | ||
| 2013–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Dynamo Kyiv | 90 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Stal Kamianske (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 59 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Ukraine U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ukraine U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukraine U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ukraine U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ukraine U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Ukraine U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Ukraine | 24 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Tymchyk went to both BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi and FC Dynamo youth sportive schools. His first coach was Ruslan Gan.[1] He spent his career in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and was promoted to the first team in October 2016. Tymchyk made his Ukrainian Premier League debut for Dynamo Kyiv in a match against Dnipro as a starter on 6 November 2016.[2]
On 23 December 2017, Tymtchyk was loaned with his teammate Bohdan Mykhaylichenko to the Zorya Luhansk.[3] Then he returns to the Dynamo.
On 29 September 2021, Tymchyk played his first UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich. His team was beaten by five goals to zero that day.
International career
On 3 September 2020, Tymchyk debuted for the Ukraine national football team in a 2–1 UEFA Nations League victory against Switzerland.[4] He scored his first goal in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Armenia in September 2022.[5]
Tymchyk was selected by Ukraine's coach Andriy Shevchenko in the list of 26 players to participate in UEFA Euro 2020.[6][7]
On 24 September 2022, Olexandr scored his first goal in selection against Armenia during Ukraine's 0-5 victory and also offered a decisive pass to his teammate Oleksandr Zubkov.
In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024.[8]
In October 2025, during preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification cycle, Tymchyk was forced to withdraw from the Ukraine national team squad due to injury.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 March 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 4 | ||
| Stal Kamianske (loan) | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[h] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 73 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 164 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6 | ||
- Includes Ukrainian Cup
- Includes Ukrainian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 September 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |