Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Akymenko ( ua, Олександр Олександрович Акименко; born 5 September 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Early career

Akymenko was born in

Antratsyt Antratsyt or Antratsit (; ) is a city in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Until 1962 it was known as Bokove-Antratsyt. The city is located in the southern part of the Luhansk Oblast (region). Antratsyt is incorporated as a city of oblast significa ...

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, and trained at the Luhansk College of Physical Culture football section.

Career

Avanhard Rovenky

Akymenko began his playing career at Avanhard Rovenky.

Stal Alchevsk

Than he joined Stal Alchevsk and made his debut coming in as a second-half substitute against

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

on 18 September 2005 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'') ...

Return to Stal Alchevsk

In 2014, he became

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is th ...

top scorer while playing for

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Zirka Kirovohrad

In 2016, along with

Zirka Kirovohrad FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, ФК "Зірка Кропивницький") is a Ukraine, Ukrainian amateur football club from Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, with its team currently playing in the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship, Ukrainia ...

he won the

and Zirka was promoted to the

Inhulets Petrove

In 2018, as a player of

Inhulets Petrove Football Club Inhulets Petrove ( uk, "Інгулець" Петрове) is a professional Ukrainian football club from the town of Petrove, Kirovohrad Oblast that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League following the promotion from 2019–20 Ukra ...

, Akymenko became

top goalscorer for the second time. On 5 September 2018 Akymenko was honored by PFL and UA-Football as the best players of August 2018 becoming the first player who received the award. On 30 September 2018, Akymenko became the fourth player to score 100 goals in the

in the 1–0 away win against

Sumy Sumy ( uk, Суми ) is a city of regional significance in Ukraine, and the capital of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River in northeastern Ukraine with a population of according to the 2021 census, making it the 2 ...

.Oleksandr Akymenko scored the 100th goal in the First League (Александр Акименко забил сотый гол в Первой лиге)
UA-Football. 30 September 2018

References

External links

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Profile at FC Stal official club site
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