Andriy Ihorovych Hitchenko (; born 2 October 1984) is a former Ukrainian

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who played as a defender.

Clubs

Desna Chernihiv

In 2018 he moved to Desna Chernihiv. There, he helped his club qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup. On 12 July 2020 he scored against

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, helping the club qualify for the

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for the first time in club history. On 24 September, Hitchenko was included in the team against

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for the Europa League third qualifying round after extending his contract by a year. On 26 February 2021 he scored his first

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goal in a 3–0 victory over Inhulets Petrove.

Polissya Zhytomyr

After his contract with Desna expired, he moved to Polissya Zhytomyr in

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on 1 July 2021. On 7 August, he scored his first goal for his new club against Kremin.

Coaching

On 20 September 2024, Hitchenko received his UEFA A coaching license.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Oleksandriya *

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;Individual * Best player round 26

: 2019–20

Gallery

File:Andriy Hitchenko.jpg, File:Гітченко Андрій Ігорович.jpg,

References

External links

Profile on Official website of Polissya Zhytomyr
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hitchenko, Andriy 1984 births Living people Footballers from Kyiv Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv players FC CSKA Kyiv players FC Oleksandriya players FC Desna Chernihiv players FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players FC Karpaty Lviv players FC Polissya Zhytomyr players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players FC Polissya Zhytomyr non-playing staff