Mykola Ishchenko

Mykola Anatoliyovych Ishchenko (Ukrainian: Микола Анатолійович Іщенко; born 9 March 1983) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Livyi Bereh Kyiv.

Mykola Ishchenko

Personal information
Full name	Mykola Anatoliyovych Ishchenko
Date of birth	(1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Livyi Bereh Kyiv
Number	32
Youth career
1998–1999	Knyazha Shchaslyve
1999–2000	Youth Sportive School #15 Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2008	Karpaty Lviv	124	(5)
2000–2004	→ Karpaty-2 Lviv	73	(0)
2001–2002	→ Karpaty-3 Lviv	12	(0)
2008–2014	Shakhtar Donetsk	35	(0)
2011–2014	→ Illichivets Mariupol (loan)	75	(0)
2015	Metalist Kharkiv	10	(0)
2015–2017	Stal Kamianske	42	(2)
2017	Veres Rivne	11	(0)
2018	Chornomorets Odesa	1	(0)
2021–	Livyi Bereh Kyiv	20	(0)
International career‡
2003–2006	Ukraine U21	24	(0)
2011	Ukraine	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2006 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2018

Career

After three seasons at FC Shakhtar Donetsk Ishchenko found it difficult to break through in the starting line up. The former captain of FC Karpaty Lviv was signed by FC Shakhtar Donetsk for $3.3 million transfer fee. He made his premier league debut against FC Lviv. Despite the 2–0 loss of Shakhtar, Ishchenko was voted man-of-the-match^[1]

He played for FC Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[2]

Honours

Club

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11
• Ukrainian Cup: 2010–11
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2008, 2010
• UEFA Cup: 2008–09

International

Ukraine U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2006