Denys Viktorovych Oliynyk ( uk, Денис Вікторович Олійник; born 16 June 1987) is a Ukrainian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left winger
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Vorskla Poltava
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History Kolos Poltava
The club ...
.
Oliynyk also played for the
Ukraine under-21 national team and the
Ukraine senior team.
Club career
Dynamo Kyiv
Born in
Zaporizhia
Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zapor ...
,
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
, Oliynyk joined
Dynamo Kyiv
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in 2004. There he was featured frequently in
Dynamo-3,
Dynamo-2 and the
reserve squad of the main team. Although Oliynyk played two matches for Dynamo's senior squad in the
2006–07 season, he was not officially promoted to the main team until in May 2008 after the end of the
2007–08 season by new coach
Yuri Semin
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.
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (loan)
For part of the 2007–08 season, Oliynyk was loaned to then-
Ukrainian Premier League
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club
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka. He stayed there until the end of the 2007 calendar year.
Arsenal Kyiv (loan)
For the first half of the 2008–09 season, Oliynyk was loaned, alongside teammate
Vitaliy Mandzyuk
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, to
Arsenal Kyiv
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in July 2008. His time with Arsenal was extremely impressive as he quickly became one of the leaders of the midfield and attack.
Metalist Kharkiv
Seeking to strengthen his team for the
2008–09 UEFA Cup
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,
Metalist Kharkiv
Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...
coach
Myron Markevych
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He worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian national ...
purchased Oliynyk during the winter transfer season. Oliynyk established himself in the squad and played in the
UEFA Cup
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and in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
In July 2011, Oliynyk changed club to join fellow Premier League side
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...
.
Vitesse Arnhem
On 26 May 2014, Oliynyk signed a two-year contract at Dutch
Eredivisie
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club
Vitesse.
Darmstadt
On 9 August 2016, Oliynyk joined German
Bundesliga
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side
Darmstadt 98
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.
Personal life
His father
Viktor Oliynyk is a legendary player of
Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Chernivtsi.
History
The club was established in 1958 as Avanhard Chernivtsi (Avangard Chernovtsy) for republican competitions and became the first club f ...
. His godfather is another legendary
Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Chernivtsi.
History
The club was established in 1958 as Avanhard Chernivtsi (Avangard Chernovtsy) for republican competitions and became the first club f ...
player
Valeriy Korolyanchuk, whose son
Andriy Korolyanchuk is also a football player. He is married, and has a son and a daughter, whose godfather is the famous Ukrainian football player
Yevhen Konoplyanka
Yevhen Olehovych Konoplyanka ( uk, Євген Олегович Коноплянка; born 29 September 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Ukraine national team.
He began h ...
.
Honours
SBV Vitesse
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Beloften Eredivisie
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: 2015
References
External links
Information and foto by Denys Oliynyk at arsenal-kiev.com.uaProfile on official website of Metalist Kharkiv
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1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian footballers
Ukraine youth international footballers
Ukraine under-21 international footballers
Ukraine international footballers
Association football wingers
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv players
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players
FC Arsenal Kyiv players
FC Metalist Kharkiv players
FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka players
FC Dnipro players
SBV Vitesse players
SV Darmstadt 98 players
FC Desna Chernihiv players
FC Helios Kharkiv players
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
FC Vorskla Poltava players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
Eredivisie players
Bundesliga players
Veikkausliiga players
Ukrainian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Finland
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Finland