Oleksandr Tymchyk

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

Oleksandr Vasylyovych Tymchyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Тимчик; born 20 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team.

Oleksandr Tymchyk

Tymchyk playing for Dynamo Kyiv in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Vasylyovych Tymchyk
Date of birth	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kryklyvets, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Dynamo Kyiv
Number	24
Youth career
2011–2013	FC BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi
2013–2014	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Dynamo Kyiv	70	(4)
2017	→ Stal Kamianske (loan)	15	(0)
2018–2020	→ Zorya Luhansk (loan)	59	(2)
International career‡
2013	Ukraine U16	4	(0)
2013–2014	Ukraine U17	12	(0)
2014–2015	Ukraine U18	9	(0)
2015–2016	Ukraine U19	7	(0)
2016	Ukraine U20	1	(0)
2016–2017	Ukraine U21	3	(0)
2020–	Ukraine	22	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Club career

Tymchyk went to both BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi and FC Dynamo youth sportive schools. His first coach was Ruslan Gan.^[1] He spent his career in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and was promoted to the first team in October 2016. Tymchyk made his Ukrainian Premier League debut for Dynamo Kyiv in a match against Dnipro as a starter on 6 November 2016.^[2]

On 23 December 2017, Tymtchyk was loaned with his teammate Bohdan Mykhaylichenko to the Zorya Luhansk.^[3] Then he returns to the Dynamo.

On 29 September 2021, Tymchyk played his first UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich. His team was beaten by five goals to zero that day.

International career

On 3 September 2020, Tymchyk debuted for the Ukraine national football team in a 2–1 UEFA Nations League victory against Switzerland.^[4] He scored his first goal in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Armenia in September 2022.^[5]

Tymtchyk is selected by Ukraine's coach Andriy Shevchenko in the list of 26 players to participate in UEFA Euro 2020.^[6][7]

On 24 September 2022, Olexandr scored his first goal in selection against Armenia during Ukraine's 0-5 victory and also offered a decisive pass to his teammate Oleksandr Zubkov.

In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2022^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Kyiv	2016–17	Ukrainian Premier League	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	2021–22		12	1	1	0	4[c]	0	0	0	17	1
	Total		18	1	4	0	4	0	1	0	27	1
Stal Kamianske (loan)	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Zorya Luhansk (loan)	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	8	1	0	0	0	0	—		8	1
	2018–19		21	1	3	0	4[d]	0	—		28	1
	2019–20		30	0	1	0	6[d]	0	—		37	0
	Total		59	2	4	0	10	0	—		73	2
Career total			92	3	10	0	14	0	1	0	117	3

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup
2. Includes Ukrainian Super Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine	2020	2	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	2	1
	2023	3	0
	2024	3	0
Total		18	1

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 September 2022	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–0	5–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League