Denys Boyko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Boyko.

Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko (Ukrainian: Дени́с Олекса́ндрович Бо́йко; born 29 January 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Denys Boyko

Boyko with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2001–2005	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Dynamo-3 Kyiv	31	(0)
2007–2009	Dynamo-2 Kyiv	17	(0)
2009–2013	Dynamo Kyiv	11	(0)
2008	→ CSKA Kyiv (loan)	16	(0)
2009	→ Obolon Kyiv (loan)	15	(0)
2011–2012	→ Kryvbas (loan)	26	(0)
2013–2016	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	64	(0)
2016–2018	Beşiktaş	3	(0)
2016–2017	→ Málaga (loan)	3	(0)
2018	→ Dynamo Kyiv (loan)	12	(0)
2018–2023	Dynamo Kyiv	58	(0)
2023–2024	Polissya Zhytomyr	21	(0)
Total		277	(0)
International career‡
2003	Ukraine U15	3	(0)
2003–2004	Ukraine U16	5	(0)
2004–2005	Ukraine U17	7	(0)
2006	Ukraine U18	1	(0)
2006–2007	Ukraine U19	7	(0)
2009–2011	Ukraine U21	8	(0)
2014–2021	Ukraine	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2023

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

A product of Dynamo Kyiv youth system, Boyko made his senior team debut in a match against Metalurh Zaporizhzhia on 9 May 2010.^[2]

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Boyko played 18 matches in Dnipro's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign, including the final, which they lost 3–2 to holders Sevilla FC in Warsaw.^[3]

On 24 November 2015, Boyko was named a UEFA team of the year nominee^[4] after conceding just 0.75 goals per a game, the lowest among goal keeper nominees. The other three nominees were Joe Hart of Manchester City and England, Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus and Italy, and Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich and Germany.

Beşiktaş

On 21 January 2016, Boyko signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Beşiktaş.^[5] On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to La Liga side Málaga CF, for one year.^[6]

On 10 February 2018, it was announced that Boyko would return to Dynamo Kyiv on loan, until the end of the 2017–18 season.^[7]

Dynamo Kyiv

After six months on loan back at his native club, Boyko signed a full contract with Dynamo Kyiv.^[8]

International career

On 18 November 2014, Boyko made his debut for Ukraine in a 0–0 friendly draw against Lithuania. Since then, Boyko has been the substitute of Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper, Andriy Pyatov.

Career statistics

Club

As of the end of 2018–19 season^[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Kyiv	2009–10	Ukrainian Premier League	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2010–11		8	0	—		3	0	—		11	0
	2012–13		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		11	0	—		3	0	—		14	0
Obolon Kyiv (loan)	2009–10	Ukrainian Premier League	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Kryvbas (loan)	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	26	0	—		—		—		26	0
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	28	0	—		9	0	—		37	0
	2014–15		21	0	2	0	19	0	—		42	0
	2015–16		15	0	1	0	6	0	—		22	0
	Total		64	0	3	0	34	0	—		101	0
Beşiktaş	2015–16	Süper Lig	3	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
Málaga (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	3	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
Dynamo Kyiv (loan)	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	12	0	2	0	4	0	—		18	0
Dynamo Kyiv	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	26	0	1	0	13	0	1	0	41	0
Career total			160	0	10	0	54	0	1	0	225	0

International

As of 19 May 2019^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine	2014	1	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	2	0
	2018	1	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

• UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2014–15

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2015–16

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21

Individual

• Ukrainian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2014–15,
• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2014–15^[13]