Yevhen Khacheridi

Yevhen Hryhorovych Khacheridi (Ukrainian: Євген Григорович Хачеріді, Greek: Ευγένιος Χατσερίδης, Evgenios Chatseridis; born 28 July 1987) is a Ukrainian former footballer.

Yevhen Khacheridi
Khacheridi with PAOK in 2018
Personal information
Full nameYevhen Hryhorovych Khacheridi
Date of birth (1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birthMelitopol, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)Centre back
Youth career
2007Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008Olkom Melitopol25(1)
2006–2008Volyn Lutsk (loan)24(2)
2008–2018Dynamo Kyiv150(6)
2018–2019PAOK3(0)
2020Dynamo Brest16(0)
Total218(9)
International career
2009–2018Ukraine51(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

In 2010 he moved to the senior club of Dynamo Kyiv. Here he won the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2008–09, 2014–15 and 2015–16. He also won the Ukrainian Cup in the season 2013–14, 2014–15 and the Ukrainian Super Cup in the season 2009, 2011 and 2016.

PAOK FC

In summer 2018 he moved to PAOK, in Greece.[2][3] With the club of Thessaloniki, he won the Super League Greece in the season 2018–19 and the Greek Cup in the season 2018–19.

Dynamo Brest

Khacheridi signed a contract with Belarusian Premier League club Dynamo Brest in October 2019, effective from 1 January 2020 until the end of 2021.[4] On 4 March 2020 he won Belarusian Super Cup.

Training with Desna Chernihiv

In summer 2021 he started training with Desna Chernihiv, the main city in Chernihiv in Ukrainian Premier League. The president of Desna Volodymyr Levin in an interview, confirmed the news and that the club was interested in signing the player.[5][6][7][8] On 25 August 2021, Khacheredi left Desna's training camp after spending about three weeks in the location of the Desna Chernihiv, with which he maintained training form, the parties did not come to a common denominator regarding the signing of the contract. Khacheridi left the training camp of Oleksandr Ryabokon's team on his own initiative. It is unknown whether the search for a new club will continue.[9][10][11][12][13] These news were also confirmed to by the Desna, Sport Director Vadym Melnyk.[14][15]

International career

He made his international debut for Ukraine against England on a 1–0 victory for Ukraine, in Dnipro Arena on 10 October 2009, playing as centre back.[16] He also played in the last group-stage game against Andorra in Andorra La Vella, on a 6–0 Ukrainian victory.Ukraine ended up 2nd in the group, behind England, so they played against his ancestral country Greece. The first game in Athens finished 0–0.[17] However, Ukraine could not obtain a place on the 2010 World Cup final stage, because the second leg, played in Donbass Arena, ended in a 1–0 Greek victory, with a goal scored by Dimitris Salpingidis.[18] Khacheridi was rostered for neither game, playing the full 90 minutes in both of them.

Khacheridi represented Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2012, having played all three games in Group Stage as a starter, though Ukraine was eliminated. His partners were his teammate Taras Mykhalyk and Yaroslav Rakitskiy.

Personal life

Khacheridi's father belongs to the community of Pontic Greeks settled in Ukraine since the Middle Ages, while his mother is Ukrainian.[19] Khacheridi has graduated from Melitopol Bohdan Khmelnytsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, where he was studying to be a physical education teacher.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2021[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olkom Melitopol2004–05Ukrainian Second League0000000000
2005–06Ukrainian Second League9000000090
Metalurh-22005–06Ukrainian Second League4000000040
Olkom Melitopol2006–07Ukrainian Second League161200000181
Volyn Lutsk (loan)2006–07Ukrainian First League120000000120
2007–08Ukrainian First League121000000121
Dynamo-2 Kyiv2007–08Ukrainian First League2000000020
Dynamo Kyiv2008–09Ukrainian Premier League0020000020
2009–10Ukrainian Premier League180314000251
2010–11Ukrainian Premier League160209000270
2011–12Ukrainian Premier League191005000241
2012–13Ukrainian Premier League231108000321
2013–14Ukrainian Premier League170109000270
2014–15Ukrainian Premier League131607000261
2015–16Ukrainian Premier League151208000251
2016–17Ukrainian Premier League121106000211
2017–18Ukrainian First League171109000271
PAOK2018–19Super League Greece30305000110
Dynamo Brest2020Belarusian Premier League160103000200
Career total2218231730003229

International goals

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2013Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa, Ukraine  Moldova2–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6 September 2013Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  San Marino4–09–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.6-0

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

PAOK

Dynamo Brest

References