Vadym Plotnykov

{{Short description|Ukrainian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Vadym Plotnykov

| fullname = Vadym Vyacheslavovych Plotnykov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|4|12}}

| birth_place = Kirovsk, Ukrainian SSR

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1992

| years2 = 1992–2001

| clubs1 = Stakhanovets Stakhanov

| clubs2 = Stal Alchevsk

| caps1 = 73

| goals1 = 19

| caps2 = 311

| goals2 = 109

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

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| manageryears1 = 2000–2008

| manageryears2 = 2008–2009

| manageryears3 = 2009

| manageryears4 = 2009–2013

| manageryears5 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs1 = Stal Alchevsk (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = Stal Alchevsk (caretaker)

| managerclubs3 = Stal Alchevsk

| managerclubs4 = Stal Alchevsk (assistant)

| managerclubs5 = Stal Alchevsk

}}

Vadym Vyacheslavovych Plotnykov ({{langx|uk|Вадим Вячеславович Плотников}}; born 12 April 1968) is a Ukrainian former footballer. He worked as a head coach of FC Stal Alchevsk in the Ukrainian First League.

There are argument whether he is the best top scorer of Ukrainian First League. With 118 goals Plotnykov is listed on top of the all-time list, however some statistics trackers insist that some goals were added to him without confirmation and he should be sharing his title with Serhiy Chuichenko.Samotkan, Yu. [https://www.footboom.com/ukrainian/first/1516186182-pervaya-liga-spokojstviye-chujchenko-dorisovki-plotnikova-i-perspektivy-akimenko.html First League: patience of Chuichenko, "corrections" of Plotnykov, and perspectives of Akymenko (Первая лига: спокойствие Чуйченко, "дорисовки" Плотникова и перспективы Акименко)]. Footboom. 19 January 2018