Dmitri Ivanovich Yatchenko (; born 25 August 1986) is a Russian former footballer who played as a
right-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
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.
Career
Yatchenko began his career with
FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', , ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footba ...
. In January 2006, he signed with
FC Spartak Nalchik
PFC Spartak Nalchik () is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik that plays in the fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. They played in the Russian Premier League between 2006 and 2012.
History
FC Spartak Nalchik was found ...
. On 28 December 2009,
FC Terek Grozny
Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional football club based in Grozny that plays in the Russian Premier League.
History
The club was foun ...
signed the wingback from Spartak Nalchik on a two-year deal. On 29 December 2013, Yatchenko signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with
Krylia Sovetov.
On 26 February 2020, Yatchenko signed for
Shakhter Karagandy
Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...
.
Career statistics
Club
Personal life
He is an identical twin brother of
Yevgeni Yatchenko.
References
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1986 births
Footballers from Moscow
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Russia men's B international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Russian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
FC Dynamo Moscow reserves players
PFC Spartak Nalchik players
Russian twins
Russian Premier League players
FC Akhmat Grozny players
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players
FC Dinamo Minsk players
FC Shakhter Karagandy players
FC Akron Tolyatti players
21st-century Russian sportsmen
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