Oleh Danchenko

Oleh Danchenko (Ukrainian: Олег Сергійович Данченко; born 1 August 1994) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Oleh Danchenko

Danchenko with Rubin Kazan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Oleh Serhiyovych Danchenko
Date of birth	(1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
2007–2010	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Dynamo Khmelnytskyi	17	(2)
2012–2016	Chornomorets Odesa	44	(0)
2016–2019	Shakhtar Donetsk	9	(0)
2016–2017	→ Chornomorets Odesa (loan)	24	(0)
2017–2018	→ Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	28	(3)
2019	→ Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)	11	(0)
2019–2021	Rubin Kazan	19	(0)
2020–2021	→ Ufa (loan)	15	(0)
2021–2024	AEK Athens	7	(0)
2022–2024	→ Zorya Luhansk (loan)	23	(0)
Total		197	(5)
International career‡
2014–2016	Ukraine U21	28	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2019

Career

Danchenko is a product of the youth team systems of FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.^[1] He made his debut for FC Chornomorets in a game against SC Tavriya Simferopol on 22 March 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[2]

In February 2016, he signed a contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, but remained to play on loan for the half-year term in FC Chornomorets.^[3]

On 31 January 2019, he joined FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.^[4]

On 15 June 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Rubin Kazan.^[5] For 2020–21 season, a new limit of 8 foreign players was introduced in the Russian Premier League, and was not registered by the club with the league. On 15 August 2020, he joined Ufa on loan with an option to purchase.^[6]

On 31 January 2021, AEK Athens officially announced the signing of Danchenko on a contract running until the summer of 2024.^[7] On 14 January 2022 when he signed his contract with Zorya Luhansk, his wife was killed in a road accident.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 June 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Khmelnytskyi	2010–11	Ukrainian Second League	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
	2011–12		11	1	1	0	—		—		12	1
	Total		17	2	1	0	—		—		18	2
Chornomorets Odesa	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2013–14		8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	2014–15		15	0	2	0	1[a]	0	—		18	0
	2015–16		21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
	2016–17		24	0	0	0	—		—		24	0
	Total		68	0	5	0	1	0	—		74	0
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	2017–18	Russian Premier League	28	3	0	0	—		1[b]	0	29	3
	Total		28	3	0	0	—		1	0	29	0
Shakhtar Donetsk	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	9	0	1	1	1[c]	0	1[d]	0	12	1
	Total		9	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	12	1
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)	2018–19	Russian Premier League	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Rubin Kazan	2019–20	Russian Premier League	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	Total		19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
Ufa (loan)	2020–21	Russian Premier League	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
AEK Athens	2020–21	Superleague Greece	7	0	3	0	—		—		10	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		7	0	3	0	0	0	—		10	0
Zorya Luhansk (loan)	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2022–23		15	0	0	0	2[e]	0	—		17	0
	2023–24		8	0	2	0	4[f]	0	—		14	0
	Total		23	0	2	0	6	0	—		31	0
Career total			197	5	14	1	8	0	2	0	221	6

Notes

1. One appearance in 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance in relegation play-offs
3. One appearance in 2018–19 UEFA Champions League
4. One appearance in 2018 Ukrainian Super Cup
5. Two appearances in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round
6. Four appearances in 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage