Yevhen Levchenko
Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko also known as Evgeniy Levchenko (Ukrainian: Євген Вікторович Левченко; born 2 January 1978 in Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Ukrainian footballer. The main participant of the Russian version of the show The Bachelor-Kholostyak on Russian Televisional Channel TNT.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 January 1978||
Place of birth | Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | Metalurh Kostiantynivka | 6 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 15 | (0) |
1996 | CSKA-d Moscow | 4 | (1) |
1996–2003 | Vitesse | 27 | (1) |
1997–1998 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 15 | (4) |
1998–2000 | → Cambuur (loan) | 42 | (2) |
2003–2005 | Sparta Rotterdam | 70 | (11) |
2005–2009 | Groningen | 90 | (17) |
2009–2010 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Willem II | 19 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Adelaide United | 10 | (0) |
Total | 305 | (39) | |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2009 | Ukraine | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2011 |
Club career
Yevhen started out his football career in 1993 at local club Metalurh Kostiantynivka. The following year he was transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, one of the best football clubs in Ukraine. Two seasons later, in 1996, Levchenko moved to a Russian club CSKA Moskva, from where he progressed to Vitesse Arnhem, and finally Helmond Sport. In 1998, Yevhen joined Cambuur Leeuwarden, where he played for two years. He played for Vitesse Arnhem again from the year 2000 until 2003, when he switched to Sparta Rotterdam.
In 2005, Levchenko was transferred to another Dutch club, FC Groningen. He left FC Groningen at the end of the 2008-09 season on a free transfer, on 30 July 2009 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast signed the Ukrainian national player, he comes on a free transfer from FC Groningen of the Netherlands and signed a contract for 1.5 years. In 2010, Levchenko signed with Willem II on a free transfer. In 2011, Levchenko signed with A-League club Adelaide United on a 1-year deal.[2] He scored his first goal for the club during an Asian Champions League playoff against Persipura Jayapura of Indonesia on the 16 of February 2012. On 25 March 2012, it was announced the club and player had mutually agreed to the termination of his contract.[3]
International career
In 2001 Levchenko has been called up to Ukrainian national team, he was announced as a part of the squad for 2002 World Cup qualification. He made his debut for Ukraine in a qualification game against Norway and has been capped a total of 8 times.
See also
- Sparta Rotterdam season 2003–04
Bibliography
- Koppe, Iris Lev, publishing house De Bezige Bij, (Dutch language), October 2015, ISBN 9789400404915
References
- "FCG Stats - Evgeniy Levchenko". www.fcgstats.nl.
- "Reds secure Ukrainian Levchenko". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- "Adelaide Lets Levchenko Go". FourFourTwo.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yevhen Levchenko. |
- Yevhen Levchenko's official web site
- Yevhen Levchenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yevhen Levchenko: career, fotos, goals, games
- fcgstats.nl
- Adelaide United profile