Denys Boyko

Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko (Ukrainian: Денис Олександрович Бойко; born 29 January 1988) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Kyiv.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Boyko.

Denys Boyko
Boyko with Dnipro in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988
Place of birth Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Kyiv
Number 71
Youth career
2001–2005 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Dynamo-3 Kyiv 31 (0)
2007–2009 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 17 (0)
2009–2013 Dynamo Kyiv 11 (0)
2008 → CSKA Kyiv (loan) 16 (0)
2009 → Obolon Kyiv (loan) 15 (0)
2011–2012 → Kryvbas (loan) 26 (0)
2013–2016 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 64 (0)
2016–2018 Beşiktaş 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Málaga (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 12 (0)
2018– Dynamo Kyiv 34 (0)
National team‡
2003 Ukraine-15 3 (0)
2003–2004 Ukraine-16 5 (0)
2004–2005 Ukraine-17 7 (0)
2006 Ukraine-18 1 (0)
2006–2007 Ukraine-19 7 (0)
2014– Ukraine 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2019

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

A product of FC Dynamo Kyiv youth system, Boyko made his senior team debut in a match against FC Metalurh Zaporizhya on 9 May 2010.[2]

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

He played 18 matches in Dnipro's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign, including the final, which they lost 2–3 to holders Sevilla FC in Warsaw.[3]

On 24 November 2015 Boyko was named a UEFA team of the year nominee[4] after conceding just 0.75 goals per a game, the lowest among goal keeper nominees. The other three nominees were Joe Hart of Manchester City and England, Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus and Italy, and Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich and Germany.

Beşiktaş

On 21 January 2016, Boyko signed a 4-year contract with Turkish club Beşiktaş.[5] On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to La Liga side Málaga CF, for one year.[6]

On 10 February 2018, it was announced that Boyko will return to Dynamo Kyiv on loan, until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

Dynamo Kyiv

After six months on loan back at his native club, Boyko signed a full contract with Dynamo Kyiv.[8]

International career

On 18 November 2014, Boyko made his debut for Ukraine in a 0–0 friendly draw against Lithuania. Since then, Boyko has been the substitute of Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper, Andriy Pyatov.

Career statistics

Club
As of the end of 2018-19 season.[9][10]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 1 0 — — — 1 0
2010–11 8 0 — 3 0 — 11 0
2012–13 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 11 0 — 3 0 — 14 0
Obolon Kyiv (loan) 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 15 0 — — — 15 0
Kryvbas (loan) 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 26 0 — — — 26 0
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 28 0 — 9 0 — 37 0
2014–15 21 0 2 0 19 0 — 42 0
2015–16 15 0 1 0 6 0 — 22 0
Total 64 0 3 0 34 0 — 101 0
Beşiktaş 2015–16 Süper Lig 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
Málaga (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 12 0 2 0 4 0 — 18 0
Dynamo Kyiv 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 26 0 1 0 13 0 1 0 41 0
Career Total 160 0 10 0 54 0 1 0 225 0

International
As of 19 May 2019.[11][12]
Nation Year Apps Goals
Ukraine 2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2018 1 0
Total 6 0

Honours
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Beşiktaş J.K.

References
  1. http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/en/team/dynamo/players/bojko_denis
  2. "Динамо" – "Металлург" (З) 3:0 (in Russian). Ua-football.com. 9 May 2010.
  3. Keegan, Mike (27 May 2015). "Dnipro 2–3 Sevilla: Carlos Bacca scores twice as La Liga side survive scare to retain Europa League crown and earn Champions League spot with dramatic win in Warsaw". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2592543-uefa-name-team-of-the-year-shortlist
  5. "Beşiktaş J.K. Official Web Site". bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. "Denys Boyko llega cedido a la portería blanquiazul" [Denys Boyko arrives on loan at the white-and-blues' goal] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. "Denys BOIKO to perform for Dynamo again". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. "Denys BOIKO: "I'm back to Dynamo which is very important to me"". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. "Ukraine - D. Boyko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  10. "Denis Boyko". worldfootball.net.
  11. "Denys Boyko National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. "Denys Boyko - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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