Vitaliy Viktorovych Tymofiyenko (; born 4 January 1993) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays for

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club Toronto Falcons.

Career

Ukraine

Tymofiyenko was the product of the youth systems of

FC Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk (, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football came to the Donetsk region in the time of the Russian Empire when the industr ...

. He ultimately joined the senior team and made his debut on 26 May 2013, entering as a second-half substitute against

FC Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

in the

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. He had limited match-time opportunities as he only played in 2 games throughout his two-year stint. Metalurh loaned him out to

FC Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk was a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. In the 2012–13 season the club won promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League, but the club refused this promotion "for the sak ...

for the 2013–14 season in the

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. The Luhansk-based club signed Tymofiyenko on a permanent basis the following season. Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni acquired Tymofiyenko for the 2015–16 season. He furthered his career in the second tier by returning to his home province to play with

FC Avanhard Kramatorsk Football Club Kramatorsk (; ) is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast. The club takes its history from a factory team of the Old Kramatorsk Machine-building Plant (SKMZ). History The club Avang ...

. His first professional goal was recorded with Avanhard in a match against

FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka Football Club Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian amateur football club based in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast, where it was founded in 1980. The name of the club means "oiler" in Ukrainian. Ukrnafta company owned the club between 2004 and 2018. The club ...

on 9 November 2016. In 2017, he secured a contract with

FC Cherkashchyna FC Cherkashchyna () was a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Cherkasy. The club's home ground was Central Stadium which was refurbished in 2003 and has a capacity of 10,321. The club became the first that managed to reach s ...

. The organization experienced financial troubles the following year which resulted in the club being renamed and relegated to the

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. The club rebounded the next season as it secured promotion to the second tier. Tymofiyenko would remain in the third tier in 2019 by signing with Veres Rivne. After only 3 matches with Veres, he was released from his contract. Veres secured promotion to the second tier which resulted in the recruitment of Tymofiyenko for the 2020–21 season. In his sophomore season with the western Ukrainian club, he aided in securing promotion to the top tier by winning the league title. His return to the premier league was short-lived as he played in only 12 matches and mutually terminated his contract with the club. Peremoha Dnipro secured the services of Tymofiyenko for the remainder of the season.

Canada

In the summer of 2022, he played abroad in southern Ontario in the

with FC Continentals. Throughout the season he helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the standings. He featured in the

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final where the Continentals defeated

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for the title. After the hiatus of FC Continentals for the 2023 season, he joined league rivals Toronto Falcons. He would help Toronto finish third in the standings.

Minifootball career

In 2023, he played with Sports Leagues Canada FC at The Soccer Tournament, finishing in second place.

Honors

FC Continentals *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tymofiyenko, Vitaliy 1993 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Stal Alchevsk players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni players FC Kramatorsk players FC Cherkashchyna players NK Veres Rivne players FC Peremoha Dnipro players FC Continentals players Toronto Falcons (2022–present) players People from Sloviansk Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Donetsk Oblast Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players