Oleksandr Romanchuk (footballer, born 1999)

For the Ukrainian footballer born in 1984, see Oleksandr Romanchuk (footballer, born 1984).

Oleksandr Bohdanovych Romanchuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Богданович Романчук; born 16 December 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

Oleksandr Romanchuk

Romanchuk with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Bohdanovych Romanchuk
Date of birth	(1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kolomyia, Ukraine
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova
Number	3
Youth career
2010–2016	Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
2016–2017	Lviv
2018–2019	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Lviv	45	(0)
2018–2020	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
2020–2022	Lviv	33	(1)
2022–2024	Debrecen	44	(0)
2024–2025	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	25	(1)
2025–	Universitatea Craiova	4	(2)
International career
2019	Ukraine U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025

Club career

Early career / Lviv

Romanchuk was born in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and progressed through the academy of Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, before moving to the youth system of Lviv in 2016.^[1]

He broke into Lviv's senior set-up in the Ukrainian Second League, and in July 2018 joined Dynamo Kyiv of the Ukrainian Premier League, although he did not feature for the first team.

Romanchuk returned to Lviv in August 2020, appearing for the reserve side before making his top flight debut on 12 September 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–4 away loss to Kolos Kovalivka.^[2]

Debrecen

On 20 July 2022, Romanchuk moved abroad for the first time, signing for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Debrecen.^[3]

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

Romanchuk returned to Ukraine on 25 July 2024, agreeing a three-year contract with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.^[4]

Universitatea Craiova

On 7 July 2025, Romanchuk signed a three-year contract with Romanian team Universitatea Craiova for a rumoured fee of €750,000.^[5][6] He made his official debut on 12 July 2025, opening the scoring in a 3–3 away Liga I draw at UTA Arad.