Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko (russian: link=no, Андрей Олегович Ещенко; born 9 February 1984) is a Russian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
FC Znamya Noginsk.
Career
Yeshchenko became famous appearing in a short spell for
FC Dynamo Kyiv
Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was offici ...
in 2006. Although considered a first team player throughout his entire stay in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
, 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
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
debut for
FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footb ...
on 4 August 2006 in a game against
FC Torpedo Moscow
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.
In October 2012 he was voted
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...
player of the month.
On 1 July 2014, Yeshchenko signed for
Kuban Krasnodar on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.
On 16 June 2016, he signed with
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dyna ...
.
Career statistics
International career
He made his
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
debut on 11 September 2012 in a
2014 FIFA World Cup
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qualifier against
Israel
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.
On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's
2014 FIFA World Cup
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squad.
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
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Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003 ...
:
2005–06
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Ukrainian Super Cup
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: 2006
Spartak Moscow
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Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
:
2016–17
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Russian Super Cup
The Russian Super Cup () is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is ''OLIMPBET Russian Supercup'' (). The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Russian Cup winners. If the Premie ...
:
2017
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References
External links
Dynamo Kyiv Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeshchenko, Andrey
1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Irkutsk
Russian people of Ukrainian descent
Russian footballers
Association football defenders
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia international footballers
FC Zvezda Irkutsk players
FC Khimki players
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
FC Dynamo Moscow players
FC Dnipro players
FC Arsenal Kyiv players
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
FC Anzhi Makhachkala players
FC Kuban Krasnodar players
FC Spartak Moscow players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Russian Second League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Russian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
2014 FIFA World Cup players