Artem Vasilevich Padun ( uk, Артём Васильевич Падун; born 2 August 1983 in

Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for

Player career

He started his career in 2000 with

Desna Chernihiv Football Club Desna Chernihiv ( uk, ФК «Десна» Чернігів) is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" (FC Avanhard Chernihiv) during its first year of existence as part of a re ...

. Between 2007 and 2008, he played nine matches for Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva, and in summer 2009, moved back to Desna Chernihiv. Two years later, he moved to Avangard Korukivka, where he played 64 matches and won the Chernihiv Oblast Football Championship twice and the Chernihiv Oblast Football Cup once. In summer 2021, he moved to rival club

FC Chernihiv Football Club Chernihiv ( uk, ФК Чернігів) is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv that currently plays in the Ukrainian First League.