Dmytro Zhdankov

Dmytro Zhdankov (Ukrainian: Дмитро Сергійович Жданков; born 18 November 1984) is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper. He is the product of the Metalist Youth School system.

Dmytro Zhdankov
Personal information
Full name Dmytro Serhiyovych Zhdankov
Date of birth (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984
Place of birth Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2000 FC Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 FC Metalist-2 Kharkiv 2 (0)
2003–2007 FC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv 113 (0)
2008–2010 FC Metalist Kharkiv 1 (0)
2011–2013 FC Olimpik Donetsk 44 (0)
International career
2002 Ukraine U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2011

Career

Raised in Metalist Youth School system, Dmytro Zhdankov failed to find a regular spot in the Metalist Reserves and thus in the beginning of 2003 moved to the Ukrainian Second League club FC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv, where he found a regular spot and played there for until the winter of 2007–08 season when the removed themselves from competition. So, Zhdankov returned to his home club to continue playing for the Metalist Reserve squad for the rest of the season. For the 2008–09 season, Metalist coach Myron Markevych named him to be one of the three main goalies of the senior club.

National Team

During the 2002–2003 season, Dmytro Zhdankov was called up to Ukrainian under-19 national football team, where he played one game.


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