Volodymyr Homenyuk

Volodymyr Mykhaylovych Homenyuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Михайлович Гоменюк; born 19 July 1985 in Bokiyma, Ukrianian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Ukrainian football forward. He has been nicknamed the Wayne Rooney of Crimea.[2]

Volodymyr Homenyuk
Homenyuk in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-07-19) 19 July 1985
Place of birth Bokiyma, Mlyniv Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2004 Ikva Mlyniv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Ikva Mlyniv 13 (0)
2005–2008 Tavriya Simferopol 119 (32)
2009–2011 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 51 (13)
2011–2013 Arsenal Kyiv 44 (8)
2013–2015 Metalist Kharkiv 25 (7)
2015 Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 7 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Ukraine 8 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Veres Rivne (assistant)
2018 Veres Rivne
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Before joining Tavriya in the winter of 2005, he played for Ikva Mlyniv. Homenyuk joined Tavriya when he was only 19 years old, and became an integral part of the team and soon became the captain.[3]

Homenyuk joined FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 6 January 2009, signing a contract until 31 December 2013.[4] His transfer involved Dnipro giving up Maksym Startsev to Tavriya Simferopol as well as money.

In 2015, he played for Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.

International career

Homenyuk was called up for the Ukraine national football team on 1 June 2008, in a friendly match against Sweden which Ukraine won 1–0.[3]

References
  1. "Homenyuk | FC Metalist Kharkiv | Official website". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. An unlucky number for Ukraine's strikers Archived 19 July 2011 at archive.today – UkrainianSoccer.net, Retrieved 8 April 2008
  3. The Captain of Tavriya debuted for the national team – Official Tavriya website (in Russian)
  4. Crimean Rooney moved to Dnipropetrovsk – ua-football.com (in Russian)
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