Yevhen Levchenko

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yevhen Levchenko

| image = Yevhen Levchenko1.JPG

| image_size = 200

| caption =

| fullname = Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|2|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fcgstats.nl/speler.php?plid=282&plnf=0&cmid=all&chbx=y|title=FCG Stats - Evgeniy Levchenko|website=www.fcgstats.nl}}

| birth_place = Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

| position = Midfielder

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1993–1994

| clubs1 = Metalurh Kostiantynivka

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1994–1995

| clubs2 = Shakhtar-2 Donetsk

| caps2 = 15

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1996

| clubs3 = CSKA-d Moscow

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1996–2003

| clubs4 = Vitesse

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1997–1998

| clubs5 = → Helmond Sport (loan)

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 1998–2000

| clubs6 = → Cambuur (loan)

| caps6 = 42

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2003–2005

| clubs7 = Sparta Rotterdam

| caps7 = 70

| goals7 = 11

| years8 = 2005–2009

| clubs8 = Groningen

| caps8 = 90

| goals8 = 17

| years9 = 2009–2010

| clubs9 = Saturn Moscow Oblast

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2010–2011

| clubs10 = Willem II

| caps10 = 19

| goals10 = 3

| clubs11 = Adelaide United

| years11 = 2011–2012

| caps11 = 10

| goals11 = 0

| totalcaps = 305 | totalgoals = 39

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2009

| nationalteam1 = Ukraine

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 30 January 2012

| nationalteam-update = 31 July 2011

}}

Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko, also known as Evgeniy Levchenko ({{langx|uk|Євген Вікторович Левченко}}; born 2 January 1978 in Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Ukrainian-Dutch footballer. He was the main participant of the Russian version of the show The Bachelor-Kholostyak on the Russian TV channel TNT.

Club career

Yevhen started out his football career in 1993 at local club Metalurh Kostiantynivka. The following year he was transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk, one of the best football clubs in Ukraine. Two seasons later, in 1996, Levchenko moved to a Russian club CSKA Moskva, from where he progressed to Vitesse Arnhem, and finally Helmond Sport. In 1998, Yevhen joined Cambuur Leeuwarden, where he played for two years. He played for Vitesse Arnhem again from the year 2000 until 2003, when he switched to Sparta Rotterdam.

In 2005, Levchenko was transferred to another Dutch club, FC Groningen. He left FC Groningen at the end of the 2008–09 season on a free transfer, on 30 July 2009 FC Saturn Moscow Oblast signed the Ukrainian national player, he comes on a free transfer from FC Groningen of the Netherlands and signed a contract for 1.5 years. In 2010, Levchenko signed with Willem II on a free transfer. In 2011, Levchenko signed with A-League club Adelaide United on a 1-year deal.{{cite news|title=Reds secure Ukrainian Levchenko|date=2011-07-25|publisher=A-League|url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=40419|work=Adelaide United FC|access-date=2011-07-25}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He scored his first goal for the club during an Asian Champions League playoff against Persipura Jayapura of Indonesia on 16 February 2012. On 25 March 2012, it was announced the club and player had mutually agreed to the termination of his contract.{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/235372,adelaide-lets-levchenko-go.aspx|title=Adelaide Lets Levchenko Go|website=FourFourTwo|access-date=27 March 2012|archive-date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616054500/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/235372,adelaide-lets-levchenko-go.aspx|url-status=dead}}

On 30 January 2014 he announced his retirement from professional football in order to pursue a degree in marketing. On 1 July 2019 he became the president of the Dutch trade union for professional footballers.

International career

In 2001 Levchenko has been called up to Ukraine national team, he was announced as a part of the squad for 2002 World Cup qualification. He made his debut for Ukraine in a qualification game against Norway and has been capped a total of 8 times.

Personal life

In 2001 he became a naturalized Dutch citizen.

Bibliography

Koppe, Iris Lev, publishing house De Bezige Bij, (Dutch language), October 2015, {{ISBN|9789400404915}}

References

External links

[http://www.levchenko.nl/ Yevhen Levchenko's official web site]
{{NFT player|pid=10837}}
[http://www.legioner.kulichki.com/index.php?id=11&lang=en&player=138 Yevhen Levchenko: career, fotos, goals, games]
[http://www.fcgstats.nl/speler.php?plid=282&plnf=0&cmid=all&chbx=y fcgstats.nl]
[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/players/Evgeniy-Levchenko/3972 Adelaide United profile]

Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ukrainian men's footballers

Category:Ukraine men's international footballers

Category:FC Shakhtar Donetsk players

Category:Adelaide United FC players

Category:SBV Vitesse players

Category:Helmond Sport players

Category:SC Cambuur players

Category:Sparta Rotterdam players

Category:FC Groningen players

Category:FC Saturn Ramenskoye players