Denis Yanakov

Denis Oleksiyovych Yanakov (Ukrainian: Деніс Олексійович Янаков; born 1 January 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as left winger for Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa.^[1][2]

Denis Yanakov

Personal information
Full name	Denis Oleksiyovych Yanakov
Date of birth	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Chornomorets Odesa
Number	17
Youth career
	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Arsenal Kyiv (loan)	4	(0)
2020	→ Chornomorets Odesa (loan)	8	(4)
2020–2022	Zorya Luhansk	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Inhulets Petrove (loan)	12	(3)
2021–2022	→ Polissya Zhytomyr (loan)	6	(1)
2022–2024	Polissya Zhytomyr	24	(7)
2024	→ Veres Rivne (loan)	6	(1)
2024–	Chornomorets Odesa	26	(5)
International career
2015–2016	Ukraine U17	8	(1)
2017	Ukraine U19	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2025

In the 2019–20 season, Yanakov played on loan at Chornomorets Odesa and became the team's top goalscorer along with Volodymyr Arzhanov. In the 2024–25 season, Yanakov played for Chornomorets Odesa and for the second time became the team's top goalscorer.^[3]

International career

In May 2016, Yanakov took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship held in Azerbaijan. He played three matches at the tournament, in which he scored one goal against his peers from Germany.^[4]