Andriy Vasylyovych Novikov ( uk, Андрій Васильович Новіков; born 20 April 1999) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays for Danish club

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...

Career

Novikov is a product of the different youth sportive school systems. After spent career in the teams of amateur or lower level, in July 2019 he signed a deal with the Premier League club

FC Oleksandriya Football Club Oleksandriya ( uk, Футбольний клуб Олександрія), commonly known as Oleksandriya, is a Ukrainian professional football club based in the city of Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad Oblast. Founded in 1948, the club pla ...

and made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League on 14 February 2021, playing as the second half-time substituted player in an away winning match against

FC Mariupol Football Club Mariupol ( uk, Футбольний клуб "Маріуполь" ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Mariupol, that competed in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club ceased to exist as a result of the Siege of M ...

. Due to the

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, which escalated in late-February 2022, Novikov terminated his contract with LNZ Cherkasy and on 5 April 2022, he joined

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club

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. However, 20 days later, he left the club again. On 3 August 2022, Novikov signed with fellow country club and newly relegated Danish 2nd Division side,

.EfB skriver kontrakt med Novikov
efb.dk, 3 August 2022

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* * 1999 births Living people People from Cherkasy Oblast Piddubny Olympic College alumni Ukrainian footballers Association football forwards FC Kovel-Volyn Kovel players FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Oleksandriya players FC LNZ Cherkasy players Kjellerup IF players Esbjerg fB players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Denmark Sportspeople from Cherkasy Oblast {{Ukraine-footy-forward-1990s-stub