Ivan Kucherenko (born June 1, 1987) is a Ukrainian

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playing with

FC Ukraine United FC Ukraine United is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2006. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League a league that is not sanctioned by any FIFA recognized body. Their home venue is located at Centennial Park Stadium in Etob ...

in the

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Playing career

Ukraine and Central Asia

Kucherenko began his career in 2004 with

FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Football Club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih () was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Kryvyi Rih. Until 2013 the club participated in professional competitions. In June 2013 the club went bankrupt and was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier ...

in the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

. Throughout his tenure with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih he spent time in the

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with

FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih Football Club Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih () is a reserve team of recently reformed Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Before 2013 it competed as a reserve team of the original Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. In June 2013 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih went bankrupt.Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

with

FC Astana Astana Football Club ( kk, Astana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. Th ...

, and the following season in the

Uzbekistan Super League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

with

Lokomotiv Tashkent FK (Railroaders) uz, Loko , image = PFC_Lokomotiv_Tashkent_logo.png , founded = , ground = Lokomotiv Stadium , capacity = 8,000 , chairman = , manager = Micael Sequeira , league = Uzbekistan Super League , season = 2021 , posit ...

. After two seasons abroad he returned to the Ukrainian Second League to play with

FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Гірник Кривий Ріг) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kryvyi Rih. The club adapted its name in 2003 and originally as "Gornyak" (in Russian). Later the club's name was changed to Hirnyk (in Ukrainian). ...

, and in 2011 returned to the Uzbekistan Super League to sign with

Olmaliq FK Football Club AGMK ( Uzbek: ''OKMK futbol klubi / ОКМК футбол клуби''; Russian: ''Футбольный клуб АГМК'') is a professional football club based in Olmaliq (Tashkent Region) also spelled as Almalyk of central Uzbeki ...

. In 2013, he returned to Kazakhstan for another stint with FC Astana-1964. In late 2011, he assisted

FC Poltava FC Poltava ( uk , ФК Полтава) was a Ukrainian football club based in Poltava in 2007–2018. History The club was created by the newly elected mayor of the Poltava city Andriy Matkovsky (2006-2010) who is the club's Honorary Preside ...

in securing promotion to the

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by finishing first in the standings. Afterwards in 2013-14 he played with

FC Tytan Armyansk FC Tytan Armiansk (; ) was a football club based in Armiansk, Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The club last played in the Persha Liha during the 2013–14 season. The club was dissolved due to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. C ...

in the Ukrainian First League, and later in the

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with

FC Inhulets-2 Petrove FC Inhulets-2 Petrove was the reserve team of professional Ukrainian football club Inhulets Petrove from the town of Petrove, Kirovohrad Oblast. History The first appearance of the club was in 2013 when they competed in the Kirovohrad oblast Pre ...

, and Druzhba Novomykolayivka.

Canada

In 2017, he traveled abroad for the third time in order to play in the

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with

. In his debut season he assisted FC Ukraine in achieving a

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, and winning the Second Division Championship. In his sophomore year in Toronto he assisted in securing the First Division title. In 2019, he featured in the

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final against

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, but in a losing effort. He played in the

in 2021 with Ukraine United.

Honors

FC Ukraine United * CSL Second Division Championship:

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First Division:

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Second Division: 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kucherenko, Ivan 1987 births Living people Ukrainian footballers FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih players FC Zhenis Astana players PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih players FC AGMK players FC Poltava players FC Tytan Armyansk players FC Inhulets-2 Petrove players FC Ukraine United players Ukrainian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Uzbekistan Super League players Ukrainian First League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Association football defenders Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada Ukrainian Second League players