Anton Tsarenko
{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Oleksandrovych|Tsarenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anton Tsarenko
| image = File:Антон Царенко. 31 липня 2021 року — 1252731 (cropped).jpg
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| fullname = Anton Oleksandrovych Tsarenko
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|6|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Popivka, Konotop Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
| height = 1.62 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Lechia Gdańsk
(on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 2017–2022 | youthclubs1 = Dynamo Kyiv
| years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Dynamo Kyiv | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U19
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Ukraine U21
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 10:19, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 20:54, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Anton Oleksandrovych Tsarenko ({{langx|uk|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.{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site|script-title=uk:Антон Царенко дебютував за «Динамо»|url=https://fcdynamo.com/news/anton-carenko-debyutuvav-za-dinamo|language=uk|date=2022-08-18}}
In January 2022, he signed a three-year deal with Dynamo,{{Cite web|url=https://sport.ua/uk/news/569845-yuniy-ukrainskiy-poluzashchitnik-prodlil-kontrakt-s-dinamo|title=Юний український півзахисник продовжив контракт із Динамо|website=sport.ua|language=uk|access-date=2022-08-18}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=ua-football.com|script-title=uk:18-річний Антон Царенко дебютував за основу в матчі Динамо – Бенфіка|url=https://www.ua-football.com/ua/foreign/champions_league/1660768324-18-richniy-anton-carenko-debyutuvav-za-osnovu-v-matchi-dinamo-benfika.html|language=uk|date=2022-08-18}}
On 13 August 2024, Tsarenko moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk on a season-long loan.{{cite web |title=Lechia Gdańsk i Dynamo Kijów kontynuują współpracę przy sprowadzeniu wielkiego talentu, Antona Tsarenko |url=https://lechia.pl/lechia-gdansk-i-dynamo-kijow-kontynuuja-wspolprace-przy-sprowadzeniu-wielkiego-talentu-antona-tsarenko/ |publisher=Lechia Gdańsk |access-date=13 August 2024 |language=pl |date=13 August 2024}} On 2 July 2025, his loan was extended for another year.{{cite web |title=Wyjaśniła się przyszłość piłkarza Lechii |url=https://pilkanozna.pl/wyjasnila-sie-przyszlosc-pilkarza-lechii/ |website=pilkanozna.pl |access-date=3 July 2025 |language=pl |date=2 July 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{Soccerway |id=782431 |name=A. Tsarenko |accessdate=18 August 2022}}
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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Dynamo Kyiv
|11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2023–24
|Ukrainian Premier League |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan)
|29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 2 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 |
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References
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External links
- {{FFU|22124105}}
- {{Soccerway|782431}}
{{Lechia Gdańsk squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsarenko, Anton}}
Category:Footballers from Sumy Oblast
Category:Ukrainian men's footballers
Category:Ukraine men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen
Category:Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Dynamo Kyiv players
Category:Lechia Gdańsk players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers