Denis Dyachenko ( Ukrainian: Денис Леонідович Дяченко; born May 25, 1986) is a Ukrainian

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who plays as a

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with Toronto Falcons.

Career

Ukraine

Dyachenko began his career in 2003 with Arsenal Kiev in the

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, but played in the

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with FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv. In 2005, he signed with Illichivets Mariupol, where he was loaned to their reserve team, Illichivets-2 Mariupol. He played in the

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originally in 2008 with Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine. The following season, he remained in the second tier by signing with

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. After a single season with Stal, he departed from the club. In total, he played in 6 matches with Alchevk. In 2010, he returned to the third tier to sign with

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. After the conclusion of the season, he departed from Poltava. He later had stints with Dynamo Khmelnytskyi and Stal Kamianske.

Canada

In 2017, he went abroad to play in the

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with

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. In his debut season, he assisted in securing the First Division title. Vorkuta would defeat Royal Toronto FC in the opening round of the postseason. The club was eliminated from the playoffs in the next round by

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. He re-signed with Vorkuta for the 2018 season. In his second season with the club, he assisted in securing the

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. After the conclusion of the summer season, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Ukraine AC. For the 2019 CSL season, he was transferred to the expansion franchise

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. In 2022, he returned to the Canadian circuit to play with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons. Dyachenko re-signed with Toronto for the following season. He helped the team finish third in the standings.

Honors

FC Vorkuta *

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First Division:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyachenko, Denis 1986 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC CSKA Kyiv players FC Borysfen Boryspil players FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv players FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol players FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine players FC Stal Alchevsk players FC Poltava players FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi players FC Stal Kamianske players FC Continentals players Toronto Atomic FC players Toronto Falcons (2022–present) players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Men's association football midfielders Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Footballers from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast FC Mariupol players