Viktor Korniyenko
Viktor Valeriyovych Korniyenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Валерійович Корнієнко; born 14 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Vorskla Poltava, on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]
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| Full name | Viktor Valeriyovych Korniyenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Poltava, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vorskla Poltava ( on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Vorskla Poltava | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Illichivets Mariupol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Ternopil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Illichivets Mariupol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Mariupol (loan) | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Ukraine U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U19 | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Ukraine U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ukraine | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Born in the Poltava Oblast, Korniyenko began to play with Vorskla Poltava youth sportive school system and after continued in the different Ukrainian youth sportive schools.
He made his début for FC Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League as a start squad player in a drawing match against FC Karpaty Lviv on 11 August 2019 and was substituted in a second-half.[2]
International career
Korniyenko was a part of the Ukraine national under-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played one of the key roles in Ukraine's success, appearing in all 7 of his team's matches (6 of them without substitutions).
He made his Ukraine national football team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against the Czech Republic, a 1–1 away draw. He scored Ukraine's goal.[3]
International goal
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 8 September 2021 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
Personal life
As for 2019 he is married with a wife Arina. The couple has a daughter Sofiya.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 November 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mariupol (loan) | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- Viktor Korniyenko at Soccerway
- Чемпіонат УПЛ. 3-й тур Матч №17 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 27 August 2019.
- "Czech Republic v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 8 September 2021.
- Semenyok, Yuriy (8 September 2021). "Сборная Украины на последней секунде упустила победу над Чехией: видео" (in Russian). sport.24tv.ua. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- Viktor Korniyenko at Soccerway
External links
- Viktor Korniyenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)