Vladlen Yuriyovych Yurchenko ( uk, Владлен Юрійович Юрченко, born 22 January 1994) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays for Vorskla Poltava.

Club career

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

On 27 June 2014, Bayer 04 Leverkusen confirmed the signing of Vladlen Yurchenko from FC Shakhtar Donetsk on a two-year deal, with the club holding the option to extend the deal. Yurchenko became Leverkusen's fifth acquisition of the 2014 summer, following in the footsteps of Tin Jedvaj,

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, Wendell and Josip Drmić. "With Vladlen Yurchenko we have again signed a big talent, hoping that he will make the next step in his development here," said sporting director

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. "This transfer fits our philosophy perfectly, as we like to give young players a chance to prove themselves at a high level." On 11 May 2018, Bayer 04 Leverkusen announced that Yurchenko would leave the club at the end of 2017–18 season.

Vejle Boldklub

On 27 September 2018,

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announced that they signed Yurchenko on a three-year deal. He left the club at the end of the season.

Zorya Luhansk

On 17 July 2019, Yurchenko signed a two-year contract with

Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( uk, ФК «Зоря» Луганськ ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, because of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zapor ...

in the

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. In the 2019–20 season he played 5 matches in the

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, scoring 1 goal. Zorya Luhansk ended up in third position in the

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and qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, in which he would go on to play 6 matches and score 1 goal. In the

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season he reached the Ukrainian Cup final, where his team lost 1–0 to

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at the Roman Shukhevych Ternopil city stadium.

Desna Chernihiv

On 30 September 2021, he signed for the

side

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. On 3 October, he made his debut against his former club, Zorya Luhansk, replacing Levan Arveladze in the 76th minute. On 5 December 2021, he scored his first goal for the club against

Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast ( Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russia ...

at the

Chernihiv Stadium Olympic sports training center "Chernihiv" (formerly Yuri Gagarin Stadium) ( uk, Олімпійський навчально-спортивний центр «Чернігів») is a multi-purpose stadium in Chernihiv, Ukraine. The stadium was ...

. On 22 December Yurchenko terminated his contract with Desna Chernihiv.

Riga

On 25 January 2022, he signed for Riga in the

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. On 5 April, he scored his first goal for the side against Spartaks Jūrmala at the

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International career

Yurchenko has represented Ukraine at every youth level from under-16 to under-21. Yurchenko was called up to the senior squad for a

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match against

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on 5 September 2016 but did not appear in the match.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Riga FC *

: Runner-up

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Zorya Luhansk *

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runner-up:

;Ukraine U21 *

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (russian: Кубок чемпионов Содружества, Кубок Содружества, Кубок чемпионов содружества стран СНГ и Балтии) is a defunct ann ...

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References

External links

Profile on Official FC Desna Chernihiv website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yurchenko, Vladlen 1994 births Living people Ukrainian footballers Ukraine youth international footballers Ukraine under-21 international footballers Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Germany FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players FC Mariupol players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Second League players Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Latvian Higher League players Expatriate footballers in Germany Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Mykolaiv Vejle Boldklub players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Desna Chernihiv players Riga FC players FC Vorskla Poltava players Expatriate footballers in Latvia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia