Ukrainian footballer

Vladlen Yuriyovych Yurchenko (Ukrainian: Владлен Юрійович Юрченко, born 22 January 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays for Riga.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 1.2 Vejle Boldklub
  • 1.3 Zorya Luhansk
  • 1.4 Desna Chernihiv
  • 1.5 Riga
• 2 International career
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 Club
• 4 Honours
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

On 27 June 2014, Bayer 04 Leverkusen confirmed the signing of Vladlen Yurchenko from FC Shakhtar Donetsk on a two-year deal, with the club holding the option to extend the deal. Yurchenko became Leverkusen's fifth acquisition of the 2014 summer, following in the footsteps of Tin Jedvaj, Dario Krešić, Wendell and Josip Drmić. "With Vladlen Yurchenko we have again signed a big talent, hoping that he will make the next step in his development here," said sporting director Rudi Völler. "This transfer fits our philosophy perfectly, as we like to give young players a chance to prove themselves at a high level."

On 11 May 2018, Bayer 04 Leverkusen announced that Yurchenko will leave the club at the end of 2017–18 season. He thanked the club and fans and bid farewell after the final game of the season with Hannover 96.

Vejle Boldklub

On 27 September 2018, Vejle Boldklub announced that they signed Yurchenko on three-year deal. He left the club at the end of the season.

Zorya Luhansk

On 17 July 2019, Yurchenko signed a two-year contract with Zorya Luhansk in Ukrainian Premier League, where he played 29 matches and scored 7 goals. In the 2019–20 season he played 5 matches in the UEFA Europa League, scoring 1 goal. Zorya Luhansk ended up in third position in the league and qualified for the UEFA Europa League, where he managed to play 6 matches and score 1 goal. In the 2020–21 season he reached the Ukrainian Cup final, where his team lost 1–0 to Dynamo Kyiv at the Roman Shukhevych Ternopil city stadium.

Desna Chernihiv

On 30 September 2021, he signed for the Ukrainian Premier League side Desna Chernihiv, the main club in Chernihiv. On 3 October 2021, he made his debut in the league against his former club Zorya Luhansk, replacing Levan Arveladze in the 76th minute.On 30 October 2021 he made a good p* for Denys Bezborodko to score against Shakhtar Donetsk in Kyiv at the NSC Olimpiyskiy.On 15 November 2021 he played against Olimpik Donetsk in the friendly match at the Bannikov Stadium in Kyiv.On 5 December 2021, he scored his first goal for the new club against Mariupol at the Chernihiv Stadium in Ukrainian Premier League at 57 minute of the second half and he has been elected best player of the match by Parimatch.On 22 December 2021 Vladlen Yurchenko terminated the agreement with the club, in whose contract the relevant clause was written.

Riga

On 25 January 2022, he signed for Riga in Latvian Higher League.On 5 April 2022, he scored against Spartaks Jūrmala at the Skonto Stadium.

International career

Yurchenko was a member of different Ukrainian national youth football teams. He was also a member of the Ukraine national under-17 football team last time and scored 1 goal in a match against the Netherlands national under-17 football team on 26 October 2010. Yurchenko was named in the 31-player senior national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 April 2022

Honours

Zorya Luhansk

• Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2020–21

Ukraine U21

• Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 2014

Individual

• Top Scorer Ukrainian Premier League Reserves: Runner-Up 2013–14 (17 goal)

References

External links

• Profile on Official FC Desna Chernihiv website
• Vladlen Yurchenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Vladlen Yurchenko at Soccerway