Danylo Sikan

Danylo Yaroslavovych Sikan (Ukrainian: Данило Ярославович Сікан; born 16 April 2001) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukrainian National Team

Danylo Sikan
Personal information
Full name Danylo Yaroslavovych Sikan
Date of birth (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001
Place of birth Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2014 Polissya Zhytomyr
2014–2018 Karpaty Lviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Karpaty Lviv 1 (0)
2019– Shakhtar Donetsk 53 (12)
2019Mariupol (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021Mariupol (loan) 14 (4)
2022Hansa Rostock (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2017–2018 Ukraine U17 5 (3)
2018–2019 Ukraine U19 11 (7)
2019 Ukraine U20 6 (4)
2019–2023 Ukraine U21 19 (9)
2021– Ukraine 6 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023

Club career

Sikan started playing football in Polissya Zhytomyr as a child. Then becoming teenager, he came to the academy Karpaty Lviv.

He made his debut for Karpaty Lviv in the Ukrainian Premier League in a match against Zorya Luhansk on 12 August 2018,[1] but then played in competitions for reserves. Later that season (2018–19) Sikan was loaned out to FC Mariupol.

Just before turning 18, he came to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2019. For Shakhtar Sikan debuted with home victory against his former club Karpaty on 4 August 2019. That season he played 7 matches for the senior side and made a debut at continental club competitions on 26 November 2019 in an away tie against Manchester City. Struggling to get on a scoreboard, Sikan was placed back in competitions among reserves.

For 2020–21 Sikan was loaned again to Mariupol for the whole season where he made his debut in the Ukrainian Cup competitions. His Premier League goals count also started after return to the team from the near Sea of Azov city.

On 31 January 2022, he joined Hansa Rostock in the 2. Bundesliga on loan until the end of the season.[2]

International career

Sikan was a part of the Ukraine national U-20 football team, that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

Sikan scored his first goal for Ukraine on 1 September 2021 against Kazakhstan, the day of his debut for the team, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Karpaty Lviv 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 100010
Shakhtar Donetsk 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 70001[lower-alpha 1]00080
2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 112002[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0142
Total 182003010222
Mariupol (loan) 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 60000060
Mariupol (loan) 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 14420164
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 11100111
Career total 507203010567
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup

International

As of match played 14 June 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ukraine 202141
202220
Total61
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sikan goal.
List of international goals scored by Danylo Sikan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11 September 2021Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan2–12–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukraine U20

Individual

References

  1. Прем’єр-ліга. «Карпати» – «Зоря» – 0:1 (ВІДЕО) (in Ukrainian). fckarpaty.com. 12 August 2018.
  2. "Offiziell: F.C. Hansa verpflichtet Danylo Sikan von Schachtar Donezk" (Press release) (in German). Hansa Rostock. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 - Matches - Ukraine - Korea Republic - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. UEFA.com. "FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifiers - Kazakhstan v Ukraine". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. "Danylo Sikan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
  7. "Lee, Lunin headline award winners at Poland 2019". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019.
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