Roman Yaremchuk
Ukrainian footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roman Olehovych Yaremchuk (Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Яремчук; born 27 November 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Valencia, on loan from Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge, and the Ukraine national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roman Olehovych Yaremchuk | ||
Date of birth | (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Lviv, Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Valencia (on loan from Club Brugge) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2007 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
2007–2012 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Dynamo Kyiv | 9 | (0) |
2013–2015 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 42 | (7) |
2016 | → Oleksandriya (loan) | 14 | (5) |
2017–2021 | Gent | 121 | (47) |
2021–2022 | Benfica | 25 | (6) |
2022– | Club Brugge | 25 | (2) |
2023– | → Valencia (loan) | 20 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Ukraine U16 | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Ukraine U17 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Ukraine U18 | 8 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Ukraine U19 | 12 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Ukraine U21 | 10 | (1) |
2018– | Ukraine | 48 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 17 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
After coming through Dynamo Kyiv's youth academy, Yaremchuk began playing for the club's reserve side in 2013 and was promoted to the first team two years later. He was subsequently loaned to fellow Ukrainian side Oleksandriya during the 2016–17 season, before moving to Belgian side Gent in 2018. A year later, he moved to Benfica in a transfer worth €18.5 million, before returning to Belgium the following season, to sign for Club Brugge for a transfer worth €16 million.
After representing Ukraine at various youth levels, Yaremchuk was called up to the full international side for the first time in September 2018, and played at UEFA Euro 2020.