Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko, also known as Evgeniy Levchenko (Ukrainian: Євген Вікторович Левченко; born 2 January 1978 in Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Ukrainian-Dutch footballer. He was the main participant of the Russian version of the show The Bachelor-Kholostyak on the Russian TV channel TNT.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Metalurh Kostiantynivka | 6 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 15 | (0) |
| 1996 | CSKA-d Moscow | 4 | (1) |
| 1996–2003 | Vitesse | 27 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | → Cambuur (loan) | 42 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Sparta Rotterdam | 70 | (11) |
| 2005–2009 | Groningen | 90 | (17) |
| 2009–2010 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Willem II | 19 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Adelaide United | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 305 | (39) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2009 | Ukraine | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2011 | |||
Club career
editYevhen started out his football career in 1993 at local club Metalurh Kostiantynivka. The following year he was transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, one of the best football clubs in Ukraine. Two seasons later, in 1996, Levchenko moved to a Russian club CSKA Moskva, from where he progressed to Vitesse Arnhem, and finally Helmond Sport. In 1998, Yevhen joined Cambuur Leeuwarden, where he played for two years. He played for Vitesse Arnhem again from the year 2000 until 2003, when he switched to Sparta Rotterdam.
In 2005, Levchenko was transferred to another Dutch club, FC Groningen. He left FC Groningen at the end of the 2008–09 season on a free transfer, on 30 July 2009 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast signed the Ukrainian national player, he comes on a free transfer from FC Groningen of the Netherlands and signed a contract for 1.5 years. In 2010, Levchenko signed with Willem II on a free transfer. In 2011, Levchenko signed with A-League club Adelaide United on a 1-year deal.[2] He scored his first goal for the club during an Asian Champions League playoff against Persipura Jayapura of Indonesia on 16 February 2012. On 25 March 2012, it was announced the club and player had mutually agreed to the termination of his contract.[3]
On 30 January 2014 he announced his retirement from professional football in order to pursue a degree in marketing. On 1 July 2019 he became the president of the Dutch trade union for professional footballers.
International career
editIn 2001 Levchenko has been called up to Ukraine national team, he was announced as a part of the squad for 2002 World Cup qualification. He made his debut for Ukraine in a qualification game against Norway and has been capped a total of 8 times.
Personal life
editIn 2001 he became a naturalized Dutch citizen.
See also
editBibliography
edit- Koppe, Iris Lev, publishing house De Bezige Bij, (Dutch language), October 2015, ISBN 9789400404915
References
edit- ^ "FCG Stats - Evgeniy Levchenko". www.fcgstats.nl.
- ^ "Reds secure Ukrainian Levchenko". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Adelaide Lets Levchenko Go". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
External links
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- Yevhen Levchenko's official web site
- Yevhen Levchenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yevhen Levchenko: career, fotos, goals, games
- fcgstats.nl
- Adelaide United profile