Roman Leonidovich Starchenko (; born May 12, 1986) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

i professional

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who currently plays for

Barys Astana Hockey Club Barys ( ), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey club based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). It is one of the founding members ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

(KHL).

Playing career

Like most Kazakhstani professionals, Starchenko has played in the

Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Torpedo Hockey Club (, ''«Torpedo» hokkeı klýby''; ), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999–2015), is a professional ice hockey team based in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Torpedo has typically been t ...

system. He spent 2003-04 with

in the

Kazakhstan Hockey Championship The Pro Hokei Ligasy, commonly referred to as ''Kazakhstan Hockey Championship'', is the highest level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. Founded in 1992, eleven teams from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan compete to win the Kazakhstan Hockey Cup. Teams ...

, scoring 11 goals in his first season of senior pro hockey, and then played the next four seasons with

Kazzinc-Torpedo Torpedo Hockey Club (, ''«Torpedo» hokkeı klýby''; ), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999–2015), is a Professional ice hockey, professional ice hockey team based in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Tor ...

. He had a 14-goal, 25-point season in 2006-07, and was signed by Barys Astana in 2008. He finished his first

KHL The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

season with 5 goals and 16 points. Following 14 seasons in the KHL playing exclusively within Barys, Starchenko left the club as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract to join Russian club,

HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow (, ) is a professional ice hockey club based in Moscow, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club played in the Tarasov Division of the KHL during the 2013–14 season. Howe ...

, for the 2022–23 season on 18 July 2022. In his lone season with Spartak, Starchenko notched 7 goals and 15 points through 52 regular season games. On 1 July 2023, Starchenko as a free agent opted to return to original club, Barys Astana, agreeing to a one-year contract for the 2023–24 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 1986 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Barys Astana players Kazakhstani ice hockey centres Kazzinc-Torpedo players Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey people from Oskemen Kazakhstani people of Russian descent HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2025 Asian Winter Games {{Kazakhstan-icehockey-bio-stub