Viktor Valeriyovych Bliznichenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Валерійович Блізніченко; born 29 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Obolon Kyiv.[1]

Viktor Bliznichenko
Personal information
Full name Viktor Valeriyovych Bliznichenko
Date of birth (2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine (now Zviahel)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Obolon Kyiv
Number 7
Youth career
2014–2017 Dnipro
2017–2021 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
2022–2023Inhulets Petrove (loan) 9 (0)
2023–2024Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 11 (1)
2024– Obolon Kyiv 10 (1)
International career
2017 Ukraine U15 2 (0)
2017 Ukraine U16 4 (0)
2018–2019 Ukraine U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2022

Career

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Early years

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Born in Novohrad-Volynskyi, Brazhko began his career at Dnipro from the homonymous city and then continued in the Dynamo Kyiv academy.

Dynamo Kyiv

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He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and never made his debut for the senior Dynamo Kyiv squad.

Loan to Inhulets Petrove

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In July 2022 Bliznichenko signed a two-year loan contract with Ukrainian Premier League side Inhulets Petrove and made his league debut for the club as a starting-squad player in a home match against Oleksandriya on 25 August 2022.[2]

Personal life

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Viktor Bliznichenko is a younger brother of another Ukrainian footballer, Andriy Bliznichenko.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Viktor Bliznichenko at Soccerway
  2. ^ VBET Ліга. 7-й тур Матч №54 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ Інгулець підписав екс-гравців Динамо Київ та Металіста 1925 (in Ukrainian). football.ua. 25 August 2022.
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