Vladlen Yuriyovych Yurchenko (, born 22 January 1994) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

Club career

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

On 27 June 2014,

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confirmed the signing of Vladlen Yurchenko from

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on a two-year deal, with the club holding the option to extend the deal. Yurchenko became Leverkusen's fifth acquisition of the 2014 summer, following in the footsteps of

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, Dario Krešić,

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and Josip Drmić. "With Vladlen Yurchenko we have again signed a big talent, hoping that he will make the next step in his development here," said sporting director

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. "This transfer fits our philosophy perfectly, as we like to give young players a chance to prove themselves at a high level." On 11 May 2018,

announced that Yurchenko would leave the club at the end of 2017–18 season.

Vejle Boldklub

On 27 September 2018,

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announced that they signed Yurchenko on a three-year deal. He left the club at the end of the season.

Zorya Luhansk

On 17 July 2019, Yurchenko signed a two-year contract with

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in the

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. In the 2019–20 season he played 5 matches in the

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, scoring 1 goal. Zorya Luhansk ended up in third position in the

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and qualified for the

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, in which he would go on to play 6 matches and score 1 goal. In the

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season he reached the Ukrainian Cup final, where his team lost 1–0 to

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at the Roman Shukhevych Ternopil city stadium.

Desna Chernihiv

On 30 September 2021, he signed for the

side Desna Chernihiv. On 3 October, he made his debut against his former club, Zorya Luhansk, replacing

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in the 76th minute. On 5 December 2021, he scored his first goal for the club against

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at the Chernihiv Stadium. On 22 December Yurchenko terminated his contract with Desna Chernihiv.

Riga

On 25 January 2022, he signed for

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in the

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. On 5 April, he scored his first goal for the side against Spartaks Jūrmala at the

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International career

Yurchenko has represented Ukraine at every youth level from under-16 to under-21. Yurchenko was called up to the

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squad for a

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match against

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on 5 September 2016 but did not appear in the match.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Zorya Luhansk *

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runner-up:

;Ukraine U21 *

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References

External links

Profile on Official FC Desna Chernihiv website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yurchenko, Vladlen 1994 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Germany FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players FC Mariupol players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Second League players Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Latvian Higher League players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Mykolaiv Vejle Boldklub players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Desna Chernihiv players Riga FC players FC Vorskla Poltava players Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv players