# Andriy Yarmolenko (Андрій Миколайович Ярмоленко)
**Andriy Yarmolenko** (Андрій Миколайович Ярмоленко; born 1989) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team, for which he has 126 caps and 47 goals, one short of [Andriy Shevchenko](https://www.edgepedia.org/andriy-shevchenko)'s national scoring record of 48.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250000069--andriy-yarmolenko/) • [2](https://fcdynamo.com/en/news/yarmolenko-zabiv-47-i-myac-za-zbirnu-ukrayini-ta-nablizivsya-do-rekordu-sevcenka) • [3](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-700-z-plyusom)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989, Russia; 189 cm, 81 kg[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250000069--andriy-yarmolenko/) |
| Club | Dynamo Kyiv, shirt number 7; 700th career appearance, with 339 games for Dynamo in his first spell through 2017[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250000069--andriy-yarmolenko/) • [3](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-700-z-plyusom) • [8](https://fcdynamo.com/en/news/yarmola) |
| National team | 126 matches, 47 goals, one behind Shevchenko's record of 48[2](https://fcdynamo.com/en/news/yarmolenko-zabiv-47-i-myac-za-zbirnu-ukrayini-ta-nablizivsya-do-rekordu-sevcenka) |
| Ukrainian league scoring | 123 goals, tied for second all-time with Serhiy Rebrov, 2 behind Maksym Shatskikh's record[4](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-prodovziv-kontrakt-iz-dinamo) |
| 2025/26 season | 9 goals in 22 Ukrainian Premier League matches, 1 assist; Dynamo's second-highest league scorer[4](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-prodovziv-kontrakt-iz-dinamo) |
| Honors | Ukrainian Cup winner with Dynamo in 2025/26, scoring in the final against FC Chernihiv[4](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-prodovziv-kontrakt-iz-dinamo) |
## Early life and youth career
Yarmolenko was born in St Petersburg, Russia, and moved to Ukraine at age three when his family settled in [Chernihiv](https://www.edgepedia.org/chernihiv). At 13 he joined Dynamo Kyiv's youth setup, but left after 12 months to return to his local side Desna, where he made a goal-scoring first-team debut at 16. In December 2006 Dynamo signed him again on a five-year deal, beating Shakhtar Donetsk to his signature.[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/7577915/sky-sports-scout-andriy-yarmolenko)
## Club career
**Dynamo Kyiv.** Yarmolenko made his first-team debut for Dynamo on May 11, 2008, coming on eight minutes before the final whistle of the last match of the season against Vorskla. Within a year he was a first-team regular, playing anywhere down the left, and in 2014 Rubin Kazan and Napoli both saw bids of around £10 million rejected as Dynamo built their side around him.[3](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-700-z-plyusom) • [5](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/7577915/sky-sports-scout-andriy-yarmolenko)
**Return to Dynamo.** After a spell in England with West Ham United, Yarmolenko returned to his home club, and the 2025/2026 season was his fourth since coming back.[6](https://dif.org.ua/files/Books/In%20Ukraine%2C%20the%20legacy%20of%20Euro%202012%20depends%20on%20who%20you%20ask%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Athletic-compressed.pdf) • [4](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-prodovziv-kontrakt-iz-dinamo) In that season he became Dynamo's second-highest scorer in the [Ukrainian Premier League](https://www.edgepedia.org/ukrainian-premier-league) with 9 goals in 22 matches, plus 1 assist, and helped Dynamo win the Ukrainian Cup, scoring against FC Chernihiv in the final. His 123 league goals moved him into a tie for second place on the all-time Ukrainian championship scoring list alongside Serhiy Rebrov, two goals behind the record held by Maksym Shatskikh.[4](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-prodovziv-kontrakt-iz-dinamo) The match against Kudrivka that concluded the 2025/2026 championship was the 700th appearance of his career.[3](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-700-z-plyusom) In May 2026 he extended his contract for one more year.[4](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-prodovziv-kontrakt-iz-dinamo)
## International career
Yarmolenko made his Ukraine debut in a World Cup qualifier against Belarus and was a regular thereafter.[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/7577915/sky-sports-scout-andriy-yarmolenko) He played at UEFA EURO 2016, where Ukraine lined up in a 1-4-2-3-1 arrangement with Yarmolenko wearing shirt number 7.[7](https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/TechnicalReport/competitions/EURO/02/40/26/69/2402669_DOWNLOAD.pdf) At the rescheduled EURO 2020 his second-half goal against the Netherlands was Ukraine's first, and only, goal at the Euros since Shevchenko's brace in 2012.[6](https://dif.org.ua/files/Books/In%20Ukraine%2C%20the%20legacy%20of%20Euro%202012%20depends%20on%20who%20you%20ask%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Athletic-compressed.pdf)
In May 2026 he scored his 47th international goal, in a friendly against Poland in Wrocław, in his 126th match, leaving him one goal short of Shevchenko's record of 48 for Ukraine.[2](https://fcdynamo.com/en/news/yarmolenko-zabiv-47-i-myac-za-zbirnu-ukrayini-ta-nablizivsya-do-rekordu-sevcenka)
## Playing style
Yarmolenko grew up idolizing Shevchenko, but the comparison drawn early in his career was one of profile rather than style: Shevchenko was a classic number 9 and finisher, while Yarmolenko, left-footed and 6 ft 1 in, was described as powerful, pacey, and skillful, with a finishing ability that moved him from left-back and wing roles into a forward position.[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/7577915/sky-sports-scout-andriy-yarmolenko) UEFA lists him as a midfielder.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250000069--andriy-yarmolenko/)
## References
1. [Andriy Yarmolenko Stats 2026/27, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250000069--andriy-yarmolenko/)
2. [Yarmolenko scored his 47th goal for the Ukraine national team and moved closer to Shevchenko's record, FC Dynamo Kyiv](https://fcdynamo.com/en/news/yarmolenko-zabiv-47-i-myac-za-zbirnu-ukrayini-ta-nablizivsya-do-rekordu-sevcenka)
3. [Andriy Yarmolenko: 700 and counting, FC Dynamo Kyiv](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-700-z-plyusom)
4. [Andriy Yarmolenko extends contract with Dynamo, FC Dynamo Kyiv](https://fcdynamo.com/index.php/en/news/andrii-yarmolenko-prodovziv-kontrakt-iz-dinamo)
5. [Sky Sports Scout - Andriy Yarmolenko, Sky Sports (21 May 2014)](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/7577915/sky-sports-scout-andriy-yarmolenko)
6. [In Ukraine, the legacy of Euro 2012 depends on who you ask, The Athletic (via dif.org.ua)](https://dif.org.ua/files/Books/In%20Ukraine%2C%20the%20legacy%20of%20Euro%202012%20depends%20on%20who%20you%20ask%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Athletic-compressed.pdf)
7. [UEFA EURO 2016 technical report, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/TechnicalReport/competitions/EURO/02/40/26/69/2402669_DOWNLOAD.pdf)
8. [Andriy YARMOLENKO: 9,5 years with Dynamo, 339 games, 137 goals - FC Dynamo Kyiv official website](https://fcdynamo.com/en/news/yarmola)
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