Andrey Yeshchenko

Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko (Russian: Андрей Олегович Ещенко; born 9 February 1984) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Spartak Moscow.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Olegovich and the family name is Yeshchenko.

Andrey Yeshchenko

Yeshchenko with Spartak in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko
Date of birth	(1984-02-09) 9 February 1984
Place of birth	Irkutsk, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	FC Spartak Moscow
Number	38
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	FC Zvezda Irkutsk	42	(3)
2005–2006	FC Khimki	34	(2)
2006–2011	FC Dynamo Kyiv	11	(1)
2006	→ FC Dynamo Moscow (loan)	9	(0)
2007–2008	→ FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan)	20	(0)
2009–2011	→ FC Arsenal Kyiv (loan)	67	(1)
2011	FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod	12	(0)
2012	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	24	(1)
2013–2016	FC Anzhi Makhachkala	34	(0)
2014–2015	→ FC Kuban Krasnodar (loan)	21	(0)
2016	→ FC Dynamo Moscow (loan)	9	(0)
2016–	FC Spartak Moscow	75	(1)
National team^‡
2005–2006	Russia U-21	11	(0)
2011	Russia-2	3	(1)
2012–2014	Russia	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 July 2015

Career

Yeshchencko with Lokomotiv in 2012

Yeshchenko became famous appearing in a short spell for FC Dynamo Kyiv in 2006. Although considered a first team player throughout his entire stay in Kiev, Yeshchenko complained of difficulties adhering to the strict physical regime at Dynamo. In turn, Dynamo management loaned the back to its fellow Muscovite club. He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Dynamo Moscow on 4 August 2006 in a game against FC Torpedo Moscow.

In October 2012 he was voted FC Lokomotiv Moscow player of the month.[1]

On 1 July 2014, Yeshchenko signed for Kuban Krasnodar on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.[2]

On 16 June 2016, he signed with FC Spartak Moscow.[3]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Zvezda Irkutsk	2003	PFL	15	1	3	0	–		–		18	1
	2004		27	2	2	0	–		–		29	2
	Total		42	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	47	3
FC Khimki	2005	FNL	34	2	7	0	–		–		41	2
FC Dynamo Kyiv	2005–06	Ukrainian Premier League	10	1	2	0	–		–		12	1
FC Dynamo Moscow	2006	Russian Premier League	9	0	1	0	–		–		10	0
FC Dynamo Kyiv	2006–07	Ukrainian Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	Total (2 spells)		11	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	14	1
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv	2006–07	Ukrainian First League	9	0	–		–		–		9	0
FC Dnipro	2007–08	Ukrainian Premier League	14	0	0	0	0	0	–		14	0
	2008–09		6	0	0	0	2	0	–		8	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
FC Arsenal Kyiv	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
	2009–10		26	1	1	0	–		–		27	1
	2010–11		30	0	4	0	–		–		34	0
	Total		67	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	72	1
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod	2011–12	Russian Premier League	12	0	0	0	–		–		12	0
FC Lokomotiv Moscow			7	0	0	0	0	0	–		7	0
	2012–13		17	1	1	0	–		–		18	1
	Total		24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
FC Anzhi Makhachkala	2012–13	Russian Premier League	2	0	0	0	4	0	–		6	0
	2013–14		16	0	0	0	7	0	–		23	0
FC Kuban Krasnodar	2014–15		21	0	2	0	–		–		23	0
FC Anzhi Makhachkala	2015–16		16	0	1	1	–		–		17	1
	Total (2 spells)		34	0	1	1	11	0	0	0	46	1
FC Dynamo Moscow	2015–16	Russian Premier League	9	0	1	0	–		–		10	0
	Total (2 spells)		18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
FC Spartak Moscow	2016–17	Russian Premier League	25	1	0	0	2	0	–		27	1
	2017–18		23	0	3	0	7	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	34	0
	Total		48	1	3	0	9	0	1	0	61	1
Career total			340	9	28	1	22	0	2	0	392	10

Notes

1. One appearance in the Ukrainian Super Cup
2. One appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International career

Yeshchencko with Russia in 2014

He made his national team debut on 11 September 2012 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[4]

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Cup (1): 2005–06
• Ukrainian Super Cup (1): 2006

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Premier League (1): 2016–17
• Russian Super Cup (1): 2017

References

1. "Официальный сайт ФК "Локомотив" :: Новости :: Андрей Ещенко – игрок октября!". Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
2. Ещенко перешёл на правах аренды из «Анжи» в «Кубань». championat.com (in Russian). Championat. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
3. АНДРЕЙ ЕЩЕНКО ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ СО «СПАРТАКОМ» (ВИДЕО) (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 16 June 2016.
4. Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.

External links

• Dynamo Kyiv Player Profile