Denys Balanyuk

Denys Balanyuk (Ukrainian: Денис Сергійович Баланюк; born 16 January 1997) is a professional Ukrainian footballer who plays as a striker. He plays for FC Torpedo Moscow.

Denys Balanyuk
Personal information
Full name Denys Serhiyovych Balanyuk
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997
Place of birth Odessa, Ukraine
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Torpedo Moscow
Number 71
Youth career
2010–2012 Odesa Sports School ♯11
2012–2013 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 FC Dnipro 27 (4)
2017–2019 Wisła Kraków 9 (0)
2018–2019 → FC Arsenal Kyiv (loan) 8 (0)
2020 FC Olimpik Donetsk 8 (1)
2020– FC Torpedo Moscow 5 (1)
National team‡
2012 Ukraine-16 4 (0)
2014 Ukraine-17 5 (1)
2015 Ukraine-19 2 (1)
2016 Ukraine-21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 September 2020

Career

Balanyuk is a product of the sports school ♯11 in Odesa. His first trainer was Anatoliy Matsanskyi. At his 15 he joined FC Dnipro academy.

He made his debut for FC Dnipro in the match against FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 23 May 2015 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]

Balanyuk scored 2 goals early in the first half for his 1st league start and 3rd appearance for Dnipro in a 5–0 win over Volyn Lutsk on July 24.

On 9 September 2017 he signed a contract with Wisła Kraków.[2] On 29 June 2018 he was loaned to Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv.[3]

International career

Balanyuk was named in the 31-player senior national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.[4]

References
  1. Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 25 тур. Матч № 170 23.05.2015. (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. "Denys Bałaniuk piłkarzem Wisły" (in Polish). 90minut. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "Bałaniuk wraca na Ukrainę" (in Polish). wislakrakow.com. 29 June 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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