Andrey Varankow

Andrey Varankow (Belarusian: Андрэй Мікалаевіч Варанкоў; born 8 February 1989), also spelled Andrey Voronkov, is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bruneian club DPMM FC of the Singapore Premier League.[1]

For other people called Andrei Voronkov, see Andrei Voronkov (disambiguation).
Andrey Varankow
Personal information
Full name Andrey Nikolayevich Varankow
Date of birth (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989
Place of birth Mazyr, Belarusian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 DPMM FC
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2006 Slavia Mozyr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
2007–2009 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 65 (10)
2009 → Obolon Kyiv (loan) 14 (5)
2010–2011 → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 34 (11)
2011 → Karpaty Lviv (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Neman Grodno (loan) 12 (2)
2012–2013 → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) 9 (0)
2013 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 4 (3)
2014–2016 Slavia Mozyr 59 (13)
2017–2018 Gorodeya 39 (4)
2019– DPMM FC 57 (57)
International career‡
2008–2011 Belarus U21 20 (6)
2012 Belarus Olympic 7 (1)
2007–2011 Belarus 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 April 2017

Club career

Varankow was on the books of Ukrainian powerhouses Dynamo Kiev in the first six years of his career, going frequently out on loan while starring for his country at youth and full international levels.[2] He severed ties with Dynamo in 2013 and returned to Belarus with initially FC Slavia Mozyr and then FC Gorodeya, performing modestly for a few years.[3]

Andrey Varankow with Obolon Kyiv in 2009.

DPMM FC

Towards the end of 2018, Varankow attended a trial at Bruneian professional club DPMM FC who were in the market for an import striker after the departure of Volodymyr Pryyomov. He impressed head coach Adrian Pennock who signed him along with Charlie Clough and Blake Ricciuto for the 2019 Singapore Premier League campaign, with club hierarchy citing his international experience as a huge deal.[4]

Varankow made his official debut for DPMM on 3 March away to Home United when he scored in the 21st minute for the only goal of the game.[5] He would then made himself known to everyone in his fifth game against Balestier Khalsa, hitting the back of the net five times in a 1–7 victory.[6]

The one month break proved detrimental for DPMM who proceeded to lose to Tampines Rovers right after the league resumed.[7] This also marked a barren spell for Varankow who suddenly could not score for the next five games before being taken off injured at half-time in a 3–1 defeat to Hougang United on 19 July.[8] With Hougang catching DPMM on the league table and their striker Faris Ramli scoring for fun, the mid-season acquisition of brothers Adi Said and Hakeme Yazid Said cushioned the blow of Varankow's absence for DPMM in a morale-boosting 3–0 win against Geylang International.[9]

Varankow rediscovered his scoring boots upon his return in September, netting a brace in a 1–4 victory over Balestier Khalsa which included a powerful free-kick into the bottom corner.[10] A fortnight later, he scored a hat-trick against Warriors FC to pull DPMM ahead of the pack in the title race.[11] The following day, title rivals Hougang faltered in a 4–4 draw to Geylang which sealed DPMM as league winners.[12] Varankow finished the season as top scorer with 21 goals as well as joint-highest number of assists with 10.[13]

In 2021, DPMM elected to play the 2021 Brunei Super League using their first team.[14] Varankow made his domestic league debut on 27 June, scoring a hat-trick against BAKES FC in a 16–1 victory.[15] He then scored four goals in a 15–0 romp of Rimba Star FC the following fixture,[16] then scored seven in the 13–0 demolishing of BSRC FC on 11 July.[17] He continued his barrage of strikes against Bruneian clubs with six goals in a 8–0 win over Wijaya FC on 25 July.[18] He was leading the scoring charts with 23 goals when the league was stopped due to the onset of local COVID-19 transmissions.

After the suspension of the league and being out of contract in 2022, he returned to DPMM the next year for the 2023 Singapore Premier League.[19] He scored his first goal since coming back in the 3–4 defeat against Balestier Khalsa on 10 March.[20] Varankow helped to secured the club first win in their return to the league with a 2–1 win against Tanjong Pagar United in which he scored.[21] On 13 May 2023, he scored a hat-trick against Lion City Sailors in which the game ended in a 3–3 draw.[22]

International career
Andrey Varankow with the Belarus U21 team in 2011.

Varankow debuted in Belarus national football team in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Luxembourg on 13 October 2007.[23] He was a member of the Belarus U21 that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, playing all five matches and scoring twice, against Iceland U21 and Spain U21.[24] He was part of the Belarusian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, scoring a goal against Egypt.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 October 2023[26]
Club Season League Ukraine Cup Super Cup Continental Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (loan) 2008/09 Ukrainian Premier League 135100000145
Total 135100000145
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 2009/10 Ukrainian Premier League 135000000135
2010/11 Ukrainian Premier League 216000000216
Total 34111000003511
FC Karpaty Lviv (loan) 2011/12 Ukrainian Premier League 5010003191
Total 5010003191
Club Season League Belarus Cup Super Cup Continental Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Slavia Mozyr (loan) 2012 Belarusian Premier League 122000000122
Total 122000000122
Club Season League Ukraine Cup Super Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) 2012/13 Ukrainian Premier League 9000000090
Total 9000000090
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv (loan) 2012/13 Ukrainian First League 4300000043
Total 4300000043
Club Season League Belarus Cup Super Cup Continental Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Slavia Mozyr 2014 Belarusian First League 116000000116
2015 Belarusian Premier League 223200000243
2016 Belarusian Premier League 264200000284
Total 59134000006313
FC Gorodeya 2017 Belarusian Premier League 284000000284
2018 Belarusian Premier League 110000000110
Total 394000000394
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup AFC Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DPMM FC 2019 Singapore Premier League 22212200002423
2020 1100000011
2021 Brunei Super League 623000000623
2023 Singapore Premier League 2093100002310
Total 49545300005457
Career total 22492123003123996
Notes

    Honours

    Dynamo Kyiv

    Brunei DPMM FC

    Individual

    References
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