Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko[1] (Ukrainian: Олександр Павлович Яковенко; born 23 June 1987) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a second striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Lokomotyv Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Metalist Kharkiv | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Metalist-2 Kharkiv | 9 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Lierse | 24 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Genk | 14 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Anderlecht | 23 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | → Westerlo (loan) | 57 | (13) |
| 2012 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Fiorentina | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Málaga (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 178 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Ukraine U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Ukraine U16 | 5 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Ukraine U17 | 17 | (3) |
| 2005 | Ukraine U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2005 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Ukraine U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ukraine | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
He played for FC Metalist Kharkiv, and SK Lierse in the past. In the January Transfer window for the 2007-2008 season, he was loaned out to Anderlecht and made an immediate impact constantly being selected as a starter as well as scoring goals in the domestic league and the UEFA Cup. The following summer Anderlecht signed him on a four-year full-time contract.
After being loaned out for two seasons to Westerlo, Iakovenko chose to be loaned out to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in 2012.[2]
In 2015 he joined ACF Fiorentina. In January 2014 he was loaned to Malaga CF.[3]
Dynamo Kyiv
On 2 February 2016, Yakovenko signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv until the end of the 2015/16 season with the option to extend it, signing as a free agent after terminating his contract with his former club Fiorentina. On 30 May it was announced that Dynamo had freed Yakovenko instead of signing a new contract. Whilst in Dynamo, he played in the 1/8 of the UEFA Champions League, who got knocked out 1-3 on aggregate against Manchester City, and won the Ukrainian Premier League which was also his first club title that he won as a player. He was released at the end of the 2015/16 season[4]
Retirement
After failing to sign for the New York Red Bulls, Yakovenko retired at the age of 29.[5]
Personal life
He is the older son of the former Ukrainian footballer and current coach Pavlo Yakovenko. His younger brother Yuriy Yakovenko is also footballer.[6]
Honours
Club
- Dynamo Kyiv
References
External links
- Oleksandr Yakovenko at FootballDatabase.eu
- Profile at Footgoal
- Oleksandr Yakovenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Oleksandr Yakovenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
