Andriy Vorobey
Andriy Oleksiyovych Vorobey (Ukrainian: Андрій Олексійович Воробей; born 29 November 1978) is a Ukrainian retired football striker. He was a three times national champion while playing for FC Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2000 the magazine Komanda recognized him as the best player in the league. During his career Vorobey netted over 100 goals in the Ukrainian Premier League, while in the 2000–01 season he became the league's top scorer.
 Vorobey in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andriy Oleksiyovych Vorobey | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1995 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 219 | (80) |
| 1995–1999 | → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (loan) | 92 | (23) |
| 2007–2009 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 47 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | → Arsenal Kyiv (loan) | 23 | (9) |
| 2010–2013 | Metalist Kharkiv | 26 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Helios Kharkiv (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 413 | (128) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Ukraine | 68 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2013 | |||
When playing for the national team he was second striker under Andriy Shevchenko. While playing in Shakhtar Donetsk he started as a centre forward, but he became second striker behind Brandão.
Career
Shakhtar Donetsk
Vorobey started his career in Shakhtar Donetsk in 1994. He was promoted to the senior team in 1997. In the 2000–01 season Vorobey was the leading scorer with 21 goals. He amassed 79 goals in 209 matches in the Ukrainian Premier League playing for Shakhtar Donetsk. His total career for the Shakhtar senior team lasted ten years.
In 2000/01 he set the Ukraine Premier League record for scoring goals in games in a row, 9 goals in 7 games.[1]
Dnipro
Vorobey signed a three-year contract with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 17 June 2007. He scored his first goal in European Competition for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, in a 1–1 draw with Aberdeen, however Dnipro were eliminated by Aberdeen on the away goal rule.
Metalist
On 28 May 2010 it was officially announced that Vorobey had signed a two-year contract at Metalist.
International career
Vorobey has been on the Ukraine national football team since 2000. Notably, he was on Ukraine's FIFA World Cup 2006 squad, where Ukraine got to the quarterfinals losing to their champions Italy.
His last goal for Ukraine was in the UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying match against Faroe Islands, which Ukraine won 5–0. Vorobey scored the last goal of the match in the 64th minute.[2]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ukraine | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
| Shakhtar | 1997–98 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 13 | ||
| 1999–00 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 15 | ||
| 2000–01 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | – | 41 | 34 | ||
| 2001–02 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | 37 | 16 | ||
| 2002–03 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 39 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | 40 | 11 | ||
| 2004–05 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
| 2005–06 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| Total | 219 | 80 | 44 | 22 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 319 | 114 | |
| Dnipro | 2007–08 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 30 | 8 | |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| Total | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 54 | 13 | ||
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2009–10 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 9 | ||
| Total | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 9 | |||
| Metalist | 2010–11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 36 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 315 | 105 | 49 | 23 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 433 | 141 | |
International
| Ukraine national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 9 |
Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League (3): 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Ukrainian Cup (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
- Ukrainian Super Cup (1): 2005
Personal
- Ukrainian Premier League Top Scorer (1): 2000–01
- Ukrainian Footballer of the Year (Komanda) (1): 2000
- Ukrainian Cup Top Scorer (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
References
- "Тейшейра может побить рекорд Воробья". 24 July 2015.
- "Ukraine rout lifts spirits in Kiev". UEFA.com. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- "Andriy Vorobey career Statistics". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- "Andriy Vorobey Europe stats". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- "Andriy Vorobey – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
External links
- Andriy Vorobey at the Football Premier League (archived) (in Ukrainian)
- Andriy Vorobey at the Professional Football League (in Ukrainian)
- Andriy Vorobey at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Andriy Vorobey at Official Metalist website (in Ukrainian)
- Profile on website Football Ukraine (in Russian)
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