Kostyantyn Kravchenko

Kostyantyn Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Костянтин Сергійович Кравченко; born 24 September 1986) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.

Kostyantyn Kravchenko

Personal information
Full name	Kostyantyn Serhiyovych Kravchenko
Date of birth	(1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Stal Kamianske (U19 team assistant)
Youth career
2000–2001	FC Dnipromain-2 Dnipropetrovsk
2001–2002	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2008	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	75	(5)
2002	→ Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk	2	(0)
2002–2004	→ Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk	31	(5)
2008–2012	Shakhtar Donetsk	28	(9)
2010–2011	→ Illichivets Mariupol (loan)	5	(1)
2011	→ Karpaty Lviv (loan)	3	(0)
2012–2014	Illichivets Mariupol	13	(4)
2014	Spartaks Jūrmala	8	(3)
2015	Desna Chernihiv	8	(0)
2016	Stal Kamianske	0	(0)
International career‡
2002	Ukraine U16	5	(3)
2002–2003	Ukraine U17	12	(6)
2003–2004	Ukraine U18	6	(1)
2004–2005	Ukraine U19	9	(1)
2004–2008	Ukraine U21	17	(5)
Managerial career
2016–	Stal Kamianske (U19 team assistant)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Ukraine UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2004 Switzerland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 February 2015

Usually an offensive midfielder, Kravchenko is best known for his passing, technique and finishing ability. His brother Anton Kravchenko is also a football player.

Career

Kravchenko previously appeared for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk from 2004 before signing for Shakhtar on 10 January 2008 for a fee of $5.5 million. He scored his first goal for Shakhtar Donetsk on 30 March 2008 in a 4–2 win over Arsenal Kyiv. Following his move to Shakhtar they won the Ukrainian Premier League but fell one appearance short of obtaining a winner's medal.

Since July 2011 he has been on one-year loan in Karpaty Lviv.^[1]

In July 2012, Kravchenko signed a three-year contract with Illichivets Mariupol.^[2]

In July 2014 Kravchenko joined the Latvian Higher League club FK Spartaks Jūrmala, signing a contract till the end of the season.^[3]

Honours

• 2008 Ukrainian Premier League, with Shakhtar Donetsk