Viktor Bliznichenko

Viktor Valeriyovych Bliznichenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Валерійович Блізніченко; born 29 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Obolon Kyiv.^[1]

Viktor Bliznichenko

Personal information
Full name	Viktor Valeriyovych Bliznichenko
Date of birth	(2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine (now Zviahel)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Obolon Kyiv
Number	7
Youth career
2014–2017	Dnipro
2017–2021	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Inhulets Petrove (loan)	9	(0)
2023–2024	→ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan)	11	(1)
2024–	Obolon Kyiv	26	(2)
International career‡
2017	Ukraine U15	2	(0)
2017	Ukraine U16	4	(0)
2018–2019	Ukraine U17	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 August 2022

Career

Early years

Born in Novohrad-Volynskyi, Brazhko began his career at Dnipro from the homonymous city and then continued in the Dynamo Kyiv academy.

Dynamo Kyiv

He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and never made his debut for the senior Dynamo Kyiv squad.

Loan to Inhulets Petrove

In July 2022 Bliznichenko signed a two-year loan contract with Ukrainian Premier League side Inhulets Petrove and made his league debut for the club as a starting-squad player in a home match against Oleksandriya on 25 August 2022.^[2]

Personal life

Viktor Bliznichenko is a younger brother of another Ukrainian footballer, Andriy Bliznichenko.^[3]