Denys Prychynenko

Denys Serhiyovych Prychynenko (Ukrainian: Денис Сергійович Причиненко; born 17 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Deinze. He previously played for Heart of Midlothian,[1] Raith Rovers on loan, PFC Sevastopol, CSKA Sofia, Union Berlin, RWS Bruxelles and Beerschot. Born in Germany, he represents Ukraine internationally.[2]

Denys Prychynenko
Prychynenko in 2013
Personal information
Full name Denys Serhiyovych Prychynenko
Date of birth (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992
Place of birth Potsdam, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 Deinze
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2008 Energie Cottbus
2008–2009 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2009–2011 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Heart of Midlothian 7 (0)
2011–2012 → Raith Rovers (loan) 5 (1)
2013–2014 Sevastopol 8 (0)
2014–2015 CSKA Sofia 11 (0)
2015–2016 Union Berlin 0 (0)
2016 RWS Bruxelles 6 (0)
2016–2021 Beerschot 137 (7)
2021– Deinze 57 (2)
International career‡
2007–2008 Ukraine U16 3 (0)
2009 Ukraine U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 October 2013

Youth career

Prychynenko was born on 17 February 1992 in Potsdam to a Ukrainian family. A pupil of the German football school.[3]

Prychynenko played as an under-17 player for FC Energie Cottbus before joining Tennis Borussia Berlin in 2008. In 2009, he moved, joining Heart of Midlothian where he was a member of the successful under-19 squad who finished second behind Celtic during the 2010–11 Scottish Premier League under-19 season. He picked up the Hearts under 19 player of the season award[4] and was their top scorer with 14 goals during season 2010–11.[5]

Club career

Heart of Midlothian

Prychynenko joined the Heart of Midlothian first team on 26 February 2011 being named as a substitute against Aberdeen[6] and on one further occasion.[7] Due to injury he failed to make his debut that season[8] despite that his under 19 form earned him a new three-year contract extending his stay until 2014.[9] In November 2011 he joined Raith Rovers on loan until January 2012 to gain first team experience.[10] On return from Raith, Denys made his first team début for Hearts as a late substitute in a Scottish Premier League match; a 3–0 win over Aberdeen.[11] He was an unused substitute as Hearts won the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.[12]

After making seven appearances for the club and having one more year left with the club, Prychyneko was released by the club, as Manager Gary Locke intended to reshape the squad.[13]

Raith Rovers (loan)

On 3 November 2011, Prychynenko joined Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers on loan until 4 January 2012.[14] Making his debut that weekend against Dundee at Dens Park.[15] On 26 November, he was one of four on loan Jambos named in the starting line-up for the 3–2 victory over Hamilton Academical at Stark's Park. All three Raith goals were scored by on loan Hearts players as Prychynenko, Jason Holt and David Smith each netted their first professional goal.[16] In all he made five appearances for the club, with his last appearance coming on 10 December against Livingston,[17] due to requiring hernia surgery that limited his appearances.[18] On 5 January 2012, Prychynenko's loan deal expired and he returned to Hearts.[19]

Returning to Ukraine

After being released by Hearts, Prychychenko returned to Ukraine on 13 July 2013 by joining FC Sevastopol on a free transfer.[20] In an interview with the Herald Scotland, he cited playing for Hearts as making him tougher player and talked about playing for a club in the Crimean war zone.[21]

CSKA Sofia

On 17 July 2014, Prychynenko signed a one-year contract with the most successful club in Bulgaria, PFC CSKA Sofia.[22] He made his debut 1 week after against Litex Lovech winning 1–0. After good performances in his first five games, Prychynenko signed a new three-year deal until 2017, on 2 September 2014.

Union Berlin

On 1 July 2015, Prychynenko signed a two-year contract with German 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Union Berlin until 2017.[23] He was released on 12 January 2016.[24]

Royal White Star Brussels

End of February 2016, Prychynenko joined Belgian Second Division side Royal White Star Bruxelles, signing a contract until 2018 including an extension clause.[25] He appeared in six games until the end of the season, achieving first place in the league with his team, which would usually lead to promotion to the Belgian first division. Bruxelles, however, didn't receive a license for professional football for the upcoming season and were relegated to the third tier.[26]

Deinze

On 11 June 2021, he signed with Deinze as a free agent.[27]

Personal life

Prychynenko was born in Potsdam, Germany, to Olena and Serhiy Prychynenko.[28] His uncle Volodymyr Prychynenko and his cousin Stanislav Prychynenko (Volodymyr's son) are also professional footballers. Furthermore, Prychynenko holds a BA degree in business with marketing and is planning to start a law degree.[29]

Prychynenko expressed the hope for a peaceful solution regarding the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.[30]

Career statistics
As of 13 December 2014[31][32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2010–11 Scottish Premiership 0000–00
2011–12 40100050
2012–13 40000040
Total 80100090
Raith Rovers (loan) 2011–12 Scottish Championship 5100–51
Sevastopol 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 8000–80
CSKA Sofia 2014–15 A Group 1201000130
Union Berlin 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 0000–00
Career total 3312000351

References
  1. "Hearts Profile". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. "Desire to play for Hearts led to Prychynenko swapping nationality". The Scotsman. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. "Екс-захисник Севастополя Причиненко на перегляді в Німеччині | Чемпіон". 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. "Stevenson calls on Hearts to seal third place". The Scotsman. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  5. "Deal for Denys". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. "Aberdeen 0 – 0 Hearts". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  7. "Hearts 0 – 2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  8. "First team in sight as Denys Prychynenko extends stay". The Scotsman. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  9. "Ukrainian youngster Denys Prychynenko bags new deal at Hearts". Daily Record. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  10. "Denys joins Raith". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  11. "Match Report: Hearts 3–0 Aberdeen". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  12. "Starting Lineups Hibernian vs Hearts". Sky Sports. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  13. "Hearts to release Denys Prychynenko after season". The Scotsman. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  14. "Midfielder Signs". Raith Rovers F.C. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  15. "Dundee 1 – 0 Raith Rovers". Scottish Football League. 5 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  16. "Rovers Are Ace Thanks To Three of Hearts". Raith Rovers F.C. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  17. "Raith Rovers 0–1 Livingston". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  18. "Young Hearts run free under steady hand at Raith". Scotsman Publications. Edinburgh Evening News. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  19. "Hearts Pair Loan Deals Extended". Raith Rovers F.C. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  20. "Denys Prychynenko became a player "Sevastopol"" [Денис Причиненко стал игроком "Севастополя"] (in Ukrainian). UA Football. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  21. "Prychynenko: My time at Hearts was perfect warm-up for Crimea". Herald Scotland. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  22. "Denys Prychynenko signes for 1 year with CSKA" [Денис Причиненко подписа за година с ЦСКА] (in Bulgarian). novsport. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  23. "prychynenko signed at the alte foersterei" [prychynenko schlaegt wurzeln an der alten foersterei] (in German). Kicker. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  24. "Denys Prychynenko verlässt den 1. FC Union Berlin" [Denys Prychynenko leaves 1. FC Union Berlin] (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  25. "Nach Union: Prychynenkos neue Chance in Brüssel" [Past Union: Prychynenko's new Chance in Bruxelles] (in German). B.Z. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
  26. "White Star krijgt geen licentie, Eupen promoveert naar 1e klasse" [White Star doesn't receive a license, Eupen promoted to first division] (in Dutch). Sporza. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
  27. "MET DENyS PRYCHYNENKO KONDIGT KMSK DEINZE NOG EEN DEFENSIEVE VERSTERKING AAN" (in Dutch). Deinze. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  28. "Family matters for Hearts starlet Denys". The Scotsman. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  29. "Newcomer denys prychynenko with bachelor degree". Berliner Kurier. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  30. "«Родители благодарны Путину за то, что в Севастополе не было майдана». Самый необычный немецкий футболист".
  31. Denys Prychynenko at Soccerway
  32. "Denys Prychynenko Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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