Pavlo Polehenko

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

Pavlo Ihorovych Polehenko (Ukrainian: Павло Ігорович Полегенько; born 6 January 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender plays for Karpaty Lviv.^[2]

Pavlo Polehenko

Personal information
Full name	Pavlo Ihorovych Polehenko
Date of birth	(1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Chernihiv, Ukraine
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Karpaty Lviv
Number	28
Youth career
2001–2006	Yunist Chernihiv
2006–2012	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
2015	→ Hoverla Uzhhorod (loan)	3	(0)
2015–2016	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	22	(5)
2016–2018	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	43	(1)
2018–2020	Mariupol	38	(1)
2020–2021	Desna Chernihiv	10	(0)
2021–2022	Inhulets Petrove	17	(1)
2022	Lviv	9	(0)
2023	Zorya Luhansk	12	(0)
2023–	Karpaty Lviv	50	(8)
International career‡
2012	Ukraine U16	1	(0)
2012	Ukraine U17	5	(0)
2012–2013	Ukraine U18	11	(0)
2013	Ukraine U19	6	(0)
2014–2015	Ukraine U20	10	(1)
2016	Ukraine U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 August 2020

Career

Polehenko is a product of the Yunist Chernihiv and Dynamo Kyiv youth academies.^[3]

Loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod

In July 2015, Polehenko went on loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod in the Ukrainian Premier League. On 19 July, He made his debut for the club against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.^[4]

Dynamo-2 Kyiv

In 2015 he moved to Dynamo-2 Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League.^[5][6]

Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

In 2016, Polehenko moved to Zirka Kropyvnytskyi in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[7]

Mariupol

In 2018 he moved to Mariupol, where played for two seasons.^[8]

Desna Chernihiv

In the summer of 2020 he signed a contract with Desna.^[9] On 4 October he made his debut with the new team against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Chernihiv Stadium.^[10] At the end of May 2021 his contract with Desna was ended by mutual agreement.^[11]

Inhulets Petrove

That same month, he signed for Inhulets Petrove.^[12] He made his debut for the club against Shakhtar Donetsk at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv on 24 July 2021.^[13] On 10 December he scored his first league goal for Inhulets Petrove against Desna Chernihiv.^[14]

Lviv

In summer 2022 he moved to Lviv in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[15]

Zorya Luhansk

In March 2023 he signed for Zorya Luhansk.^[16] On 18 March 2023 he made his debut against Dynamo Kyiv at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium.^[17]

Karpaty Lviv

In summer 2023 he moved to Karpaty Lviv in Ukrainian First League. He made his contribution to the promotion to the Ukrainian First League. On 2 July 2025 his contract with the club was extended.^[18][19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 July 2025^[20][21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hoverla Uzhhorod (loan)	2015–16	Ukrainian Premier League	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Dynamo-2 Kyiv (loan)	2015–16	Ukrainian First League	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	2016–17	Ukrainian Premier League	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Mariupol	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	21	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	26	0
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	17	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	20	1
Desna Chernihiv	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Inhulets Petrove	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
Lviv	2022-23	Ukrainian Premier League	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Zorya Luhansk	2022-23	Ukrainian Premier League	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Karpaty Lviv	2023-24	Ukrainian First League	28	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	6
	2024–25	Ukrainian Premier League	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	2
	2025–26	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			203	14	8	0	6	0	0	0	215	14

Honours

Karpaty Lviv

• Ukrainian First League runner-up: 2023–24