Serhiy Krykun

Serhiy Krykun
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Viktorovych Krykun
Date of birth (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Karpylivka, Ukraine
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Stal Mielec
(on loan from Piast Gliwice)
Number 44
Youth career
FK Tsuman
FK Piddubci
2014–2015 TOP 54 Biała Podlaska
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Podlasie Biała Podlaska
2017–2019 Garbarnia Kraków 47 (7)
2019–2020 Resovia Rzeszów 33 (5)
2020–2023 Górnik Łęczna 97 (14)
2023– Piast Gliwice 25 (3)
2024– → Stal Mielec (loan) 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024

Serhiy Viktorovych Krykun (Russian: Сергей Крикун; born 22 September 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Ekstraklasa club Stal Mielec, on loan from Piast Gliwice.

Early life

Krykun was born in 1996 in Ukraine. He started playing football at the age of six.[1] As a youth player, he played for FK Tsuman and FK Piddubci. In 2014, he moved to Poland, whre he joined TOP 54 Biała Podlaska. In 2015, he became a player of Podlasie Biała Podlaska.[2]

Career

In 2017, Podlasie Biała Podlaska achieved promotion to III liga.[3] In July 2017, he was transferred to Garbarnia Kraków, where he debuted on 12 August 2017 in a 3–1 win over Siarka Tarnobrzeg. His first goal in Garbarnia was scored by him a week later, in a 1–1 draw against Rozwój Katowice. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Garbarnia earned promotion to the I liga. His first Polish second-tier appearance came on played on 20 July 2018 in a 0–2 defeat to Stal Mielec. In that season, he played 18 matches, scoring two goals.[4]

In the 2019–20 season, he played in Resovia, where he scored five goals in 31 matches. After winning the play-off games against Bytovia Bytów and Stal Rzeszów, Resovia was promoted to the I liga.[3][5]

In 2020, Krykun signed for Polish side Górnik Łęczna on a free transfer. He helped the club achieve promotion in June 2021, after Górnik won their play-off matches against GKS Tychy and ŁKS Łódź.[3][6] He debuted in Ekstraklasa on 24 July 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Cracovia. Across the 2021–22 season, he appeared in 32 games, without scoring a goal.[7][8] At the end of that season, Górnik Łęczna dropped to I liga.[8]

Throughout the 2022–23 campaign, he was Górnik's top league scorer, with 7 goals.[9][10] His contract with Górnik expired at the end of June 2023.

On 7 June 2023, his transfer to Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice was announced, and he signed a three-year contract.[9][11]

On 3 September 2024, Krykun moved to fellow top-flight side Stal Mielec on a season-long loan.[12]

Style of play

Krykun mainly operates as a midfielder or winger. He is known for his speed.[13]

Personal life

Krykun is the son of Viktor and Olha Krykun. He has two brothers.[14] In March 2023, he was granted Polish citizenship.[15]

Honours

Podlasie Biała Podlaska

References

  1. ^ "Serhij Krykun świetnie pokazał się w Garbarni". dziennikpolski24.pl.
  2. ^ "Serhij Krykun". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Wychowankowie". MKS Podlasie Biała Podlaska. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Serhij Krykun". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Serhij Krykun". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Ali, Krykun, Meskhia i inni. Najlepsi Ukraińcy w 1. lidze". weszlo.com.
  7. ^ "Serhij Krykun". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b Janczyk, Szymon (16 May 2023). "Serhij Krykun z Górnika Łęczna trafi do Ekstraklasy? Transferowe wieści z Lubelszczyzny i Śląska". weszlo.com (in Polish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b S.A, Telewizja Polska (7 June 2023). "Piast wzmacnia skład. Transfer z pierwszej ligi". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Serhij Krykun". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Serhij Krykun nowym zawodnikiem Piasta!" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Serhij Krykun wypożyczony do Stali Mielec". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Jak student został piłkarzem, czyli niezwykła historia Serhija Krykuna". onet.pl.
  14. ^ "Wojna w życiu piłkarza". kurierwilenski.lt.
  15. ^ "Gra w Polsce, dostał nasz paszport. Wyjątkowa chwila Ukraińca". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  16. ^ "IV liga 2015/2016, grupa: lubelska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Zawodnik: Serhij Krykun". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2024.