Anton Tsarenko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Tsarenko.

Anton Tsarenko
Personal information
Full name Anton Oleksandrovych Tsarenko
Date of birth (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Konotop, Ukraine
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lechia Gdańsk
(on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
Number 17
Youth career
2017–2022 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Dynamo Kyiv 18 (2)
2024– → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 11 (1)
International career‡
2019 Ukraine U16 2 (0)
2022–2023 Ukraine U19 9 (3)
2024– Ukraine U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Anton Oleksandrovych Tsarenko (Ukrainian: Антон Олександрович Царенко; born 17 June 2004) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.

Club career

Tsarenko is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv academy and has played for the club's reserve team in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves.[1]

In January 2022, he signed a three-year deal with Dynamo,[2] and participated in the summer training camp with the main team squad. Tsarenko made his senior debut for Dynamo Kyiv on 17 August 2022, playing as a second half-time substitution player in a loss against Portuguese club Benfica in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League play-off round.[3]

On 13 August 2024, Tsarenko moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk on a season-long loan.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024[5]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo Kyiv 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 11 1 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 13 1
2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 7 1 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 8 1
Total 18 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 2
Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 11 1 1 0 — — 12 1
Career total 29 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 33 3
  1. ^ Includes Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ Антон Царенко дебютував за «Динамо» (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Юний український півзахисник продовжив контракт із Динамо". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ 18-річний Антон Царенко дебютував за основу в матчі Динамо – Бенфіка (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Lechia Gdańsk i Dynamo Kijów kontynuują współpracę przy sprowadzeniu wielkiego talentu, Antona Tsarenko" (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  5. ^ A. Tsarenko at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2022.