Volodymyr Zhuk ( uk, Володимир Жук; born 30 May 1986) is a

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former

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Career

Born in

Zaporizhzhia 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 ...

, Zhuk played youth football for

FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia is a former professional football team based in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. History Founded in 1982, the club played in the Ukrainian Premier League from 1992 through 1998, after being initially chosen to participate for being ...

and

FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a "phoenix club" of the original Soviet ...

. He made his Premier League debut with Metalurh Zaporizhzhia against

FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ( uk, ФК «Во́рскла» Полта́ва ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Poltava that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top flight of Ukrainian football. History Kolos Poltava The clu ...

on 19 October 2008. He would make a total of 15 Premier League appearances for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia before signing with

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 ...

side

FC Olimpik Donetsk FC Olimpik Donetsk ( uk, «Олімпік» Донецьк ) is a Ukrainian inactive football team based in Donetsk, Ukraine. The club currently doesn't play in any Ukrainian competition due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since its prom ...

in 2013.

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* * 1986 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Zaporizhzhia FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia players FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne players FC Olimpik Donetsk players FC Tavria-Skif Rozdol players {{Ukraine-footy-goalkeeper-1980s-stub