Andrii Chekotun

Andrii Chekotun (Ukrainian: Андрій Юрійович Чекотун; born 2 September 2002) is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper.

Andriy Chekotun
Personal information
Full name Andriy Yuriiovych Chekotun
Date of birth (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002
Place of birth Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2013–2016 Youth Sportive School Vinnytsia
2016–2017 Shakhtar Donetsk
2017–2018 Piddubny Olympic College
2018–2020 Olimpik Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Olimpik Donetsk 3 (0)
2021 AFC Eskilstuna 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Ukraine U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021

Career

Chekotun was born in Vinnytsia, and began to play football in his native town, where he joined local youth sportive school. After that, he joined Shakhtar Donetsk academy in the age 13, where his first trainer was Volodymyr Savchenko. After he continued his football formation in RVUFK Kyiv and in the FC Olimpik Donetsk youth sportive school systems.[1]

In September 2018 he was transferred to the Ukrainian Premier League side FC Olimpik and played for it in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 Championship during one season. In December 2019 he was promoted to the main squad to play in the Ukrainian Premier League. Chekotun made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for FC Olimpik as a start squad player on 5 July 2020, playing in a losing home match against SC Dnipro-1.[2]

References
  1. "Чекотун: моя мета — найближчим часом стати основним голкіпером Олімпіка" (in Ukrainian). goldtalant.com.ua. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. Favbet Ліга. 29-й тур Матч №174 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 30 November 2020.

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