Andriy Bliznichenko

Andriy Bliznichenko
Andriy Bliznichenko in 2014
Personal information
Full name Andriy Valeriyovych Bliznichenko
Date of birth (1994-07-24) 24 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2011 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Dnipro 26 (5)
2017–2018 Kardemir Karabükspor 34 (1)
2019–2021 Sheriff Tiraspol 21 (11)
2022 Inhulets Petrove 4 (0)
2023–2024 Veres Rivne 25 (6)
2024 Zviahel 2 (0)
2024– Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 6 (1)
International career
2010 Ukraine U16 14 (1)
2009–2011 Ukraine U17 22 (3)
2011–2012 Ukraine U18 4 (2)
2012–2013 Ukraine U19 13 (4)
2014 Ukraine U20 3 (0)
2014–2017 Ukraine U21 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Andriy Valeriyovych Bliznichenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Валерійович Блiзнiченко; born 24 July 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.

Career

Bliznichenko joined FC Dnipro starting in the 2012–13 season, playing 14 games for the reserve team and scoring 6 goals.[1] He debuted for the senior team on 28 November 2013 in a Europa League group stage match against CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu, coming on for Bruno Gama and playing the entire second half.[2] On 9 January 2023 he moved to Veres Rivne.[3]

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol
Dnipro

Personal life

Andriy Bliznichenko is the older brother of fellow footballer, Viktor Bliznichenko.[4]

References

  1. ^ Profile on Dnipro official website Archived 8 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ Днепр – Пандурий 4:1. Разминка перед чемпионатом (Dnipro – Pandurii 4:1. Warm-up before the league) (in Russian)
  3. ^ "Андрій БЛІЗНІЧЕНКО – гравець народного клубу Верес". nkveres.com. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ Інгулець підписав екс-гравців Динамо Київ та Металіста 1925 (in Ukrainian). football.ua. 25 August 2022.