Andrey Varankow
Andrey Varankow (born 8 February 1989), also spelled Andrey Voronkov, is a Belarusian footballer who plays as a forward for DPMM FC of the Singapore Premier League.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrey Nikolayevich Varankow | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth |
Mazyr, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | DPMM FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Slavia Mozyr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 65 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Obolon Kyiv (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2011 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Neman Grodno (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 4 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Slavia Mozyr | 59 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | Gorodeya | 39 | (4) |
| 2019– | DPMM FC | 23 | (22) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2011 | Belarus U21 | 20 | (6) |
| 2012 | Belarus Olympic | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Belarus | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2017 | |||
Club career
Varankow was on the books of Ukrainian powerhouses Dynamo Kiev in the first six years of his career, going frequently out on loan while starring for his country at youth and full international levels.[2] He severed ties with Dynamo in 2013 and returned to Belarus with initially FC Slavia Mozyr and then FC Gorodeya, performing modestly for a few years.[3]
Towards the end of 2018, Varankow attended a trial at Bruneian professional club DPMM FC who were in the market for an import striker after the departure of Volodymyr Pryyomov. He impressed head coach Adrian Pennock who signed him along with Charlie Clough and Blake Ricciuto for the 2019 Singapore Premier League campaign, with club hierarchy citing his international experience as a huge deal.[4]
Varankow made his official debut for DPMM on 3 March away to Home United when he scored in the 21st minute for the only goal of the game.[5] He would then made himself known to everyone in his fifth game against Balestier Khalsa, hitting the back of the net five times in a 1–7 victory.[6] DPMM finished the first half of the season unbeaten thanks to the form of Varankow who has managed to top the goalscoring charts with 14 goals at this point.
The one month break proved detrimental for DPMM who proceeded to lose to Tampines Rovers right after the league resumed.[7] This also marked a barren spell for Varankow who suddenly could not score for the next five games before being taken off injured at half-time in a 3–1 defeat to Hougang United on 19 July.[8] With Hougang catching DPMM on the league table and their striker Faris Ramli scoring for fun, the mid-season acquisition of brothers Adi Said and Hakeme Yazid Said cushioned the blow of Varankow's absence for DPMM in a morale-boosting 3–0 win against Geylang International.[9]
Varankow rediscovered his scoring boots upon his return in September, netting a brace in a 1–4 victory over Balestier Khalsa which included a powerful free-kick into the bottom corner.[10] A fortnight later, he scored a hat-trick against Warriors FC to pull DPMM ahead of the pack in the title race.[11] The following day, title rivals Hougang faltered in a 4–4 draw to Geylang which sealed DPMM as league winners.[12] Varankow finished the season as top scorer with 21 goals as well as joint-highest number of assists with 10.[13]
International career
Varankow debuted in Belarus national football team in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Luxembourg on 13 October 2007.[14] He was a member of the Belarus U21 that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, playing all five matches and scoring twice, against Iceland U21 and Spain U21.[15] He was part of the Belarussian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, scoring a goal against Egypt.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 March 2020[17]
| Club | Season | League | Ukraine Cup | Super Cup | Continental Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (loan) | 2008/09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 2009/10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010/11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| FC Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 2011/12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Belarus Cup | Super Cup | Continental Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Slavia Mozyr (loan) | 2012 | Belarusian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Ukraine Cup | Super Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) | 2012/13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv (loan) | 2012/13 | Ukrainian First League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Belarus Cup | Super Cup | Continental Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Slavia Mozyr | 2014 | Belarusian First League | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 2015 | Belarusian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2016 | Belarusian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| Total | 59 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 13 | ||
| FC Gorodeya | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2018 | Belarusian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| DPMM FC | 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 |
| 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 198 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 210 | 63 | ||
- Notes
Honours
References
- "DPMM FC name new foreign imports for 2019 season". Borneo Bulletin. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "Dynamo welcome Voronkov back". FC Dynamo Kyiv. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Андрей ВОРОНКОВ: "Не рассматриваю вариант с продлением контракта с "Динамо"". Dynamomania.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "DPMM FC name new foreign imports for 2019 season". Borneo Bulletin. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "DPMM FC off to a winning start (2019)". Borneo Bulletin. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Five-star Varankou shines in 7-1 win as DPMM FC top Singapore league". Borneo Bulletin. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "10-man DPMM FC suffer first defeat of season". Borneo Bulletin. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "DPMM FC READY TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST PROTECTORS". BruSports News. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "DPMM FC strengthen grip on S'pore Premier League summit". Borneo Bulletin. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "DPMM FC stun Balestier Khalsa 4-1 in Singapore Premier League". Borneo Bulletin. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "DPMM FC edge closer to Singapore league title". Borneo Bulletin. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "DPMM SPL champions as Hougang stumble". The Straits Times. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "2019 AIA Singapore Premier League season concludes!". Football Association of Singapore. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- Haisma, Marcel. "European Championship 2008 (Details)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- "Andrey Voronkov player profile and match log". soccerway site. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
- "Andrey Voronkov Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- Andrey Varankow at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
External links
- Andrey Varankow at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Official Site FFU
- Andrey Varankow at Soccerway
- Andrey Varankow Interview
- Andrei Voronkov: “I took it for granted when I heard that they were singing about me”
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