Artem Anatolevich Klimenko (; born January 10, 1994) is a Ukrainian professional

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player for

Avtodor Saratov BC Avtodor (), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of Russian basketball. In early 2022, after ...

of the

VTB United League The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...

Professional career

In 2011, Klimenko joined

BC Avtodor Saratov BC Avtodor (), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of Russian basketball. In early 2022, after ...

. In March 2014, Klimenko announced his intentions to enter the

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. In May 2014, Avtodor added a buy-out clause to his contract, and he later travelled to the United States to attend various NBA workouts. On June 26, 2014, he went undrafted in the 2014 draft. In the 2015–16 season, Klimenko won the

VTB United League Young Player of the Year The VTB United League Young Player of the Year is an annual VTB United League award given since the 2012–13 VTB United League season to the league's best young player. Players who are under age 23 are eligible. Winners : There was no awardin ...

award. Early December 2016, Klimenko signed a contract with the Russian team

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS () is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukr ...

until the end of the 2016-2017 season. On July 10, 2018, Klimenko signed a three-year contract with UNICS. On July 4, 2022, he has signed with

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...

of the

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at Eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Klimenko, Artem 1994 births Living people BC Avtodor players BC UNICS players Centers (basketball) Sportspeople from Mariupol Russian men's basketball players Naturalized citizens of Russia 21st-century Russian sportsmen