Andriy Kozhukhar

Andrei Cojuhar
Personal information
Full name Andriy Yuriyovych Kozhukhar
Date of birth (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Veres Rivne
Number 23
Youth career
2013–2018 Chornomorets Odesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Chornomorets Odesa 23 (0)
2020–2021 Valmiera 3 (0)
2021–2023 Zemplín Michalovce 20 (0)
2023–2024 Karpaty Lviv 28 (0)
2024– Veres Rivne 10 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Ukraine U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Ukraine U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 Ukraine U21 4 (0)
2024– Moldova 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Andriy Yuriyovych Kozhukhar (Ukrainian: Андрій Юрійович Кожухар, Romanian: Andrei Cojuhar; born 20 July 1999) is a Moldovan and Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ukrainian Premier League club Veres Rivne and the Moldova national team.[1]

Club career

Born in Chișinău, Moldova,[2] he has represented Ukraine at youth level.

He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut for Chornomorets Odesa on 10 November 2018 in a game against Desna Chernihiv.[3] He is grateful Oleksandr Lavrentsov for trusting him with the position of a goalkeeper in the 2018–19 season.[2] Until that date for few years Kozhukhar played in the UPL junior championship U-19.

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Tier League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Apps GA Apps GA Apps GA Apps GA Apps GA
Chornomorets Odesa 2018–19 1 8 14 — — — 8 14
2019–20 2 15 21 — — — 15 21
Valmiera 2020 1 3 6 — — — 3 6
Zemplín Michalovce 2021–22 1 15 21 2 2 — — 17 23
2022–23 1 5 12 — — — 5 12
Karpaty Lviv 2023–24 2 7 2 — — — 7 2
Veres Rivne 2024–25 1 3

International career

Since 2016 Kozhukhar played for the Ukraine national junior teams.In 2018–2019 he played for the Ukraine national under-21 football team.

On 10 September 2024 he made his debut for the Moldova national football team in a friendly against San Marino.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Naționala. Lotul pentru meciurile din septembrie". Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Кожухар: Карпати налаштовані виграти Першу лігу. pfl.ua (archived). 30 April 2024
  3. ^ "Desna v Chornomorets game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Moldova vs. San Marino 1 - 0". Soccerway.


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