Vladlen Yuriyovych Yurchenko (, born 22 January 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.
Club career Bayer 04 Leverkusen On 27 June 2014, Bayer 04 Leverkusen confirmed the signing of Vladlen Yurchenko from FC Shakhtar Donetsk on a two-year deal, with the club holding the option to extend the deal. Yurchenko became Leverkusen's fifth acquisition of the 2014 summer, following in the footsteps of Tin Jedvaj, Dario Krešić, Wendell and Josip Drmić. "With Vladlen Yurchenko we have again signed a big talent, hoping that he will make the next step in his development here," said sporting director Rudi Völler. "This transfer fits our philosophy perfectly, as we like to give young players a chance to prove themselves at a high level."
On 11 May 2018, Bayer 04 Leverkusen announced that Yurchenko would leave the club at the end of 2017–18 season.
Vejle Boldklub On 27 September 2018, Vejle Boldklub announced that they signed Yurchenko on a three-year deal. He left the club at the end of the season.Ilic og Yurchenko forlader Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 25 May 2019
Zorya Luhansk On 17 July 2019, Yurchenko signed a two-year contract with Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League. In the 2019–20 season he played 5 matches in the UEFA Europa League, scoring 1 goal. Zorya Luhansk ended up in third position in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, in which he would go on to play 6 matches and score 1 goal. In the 2020–21 season he reached the Ukrainian Cup final, where his team lost 1–0 to Dynamo Kyiv at the Roman Shukhevych Ternopil city stadium.
Desna Chernihiv On 30 September 2021, he signed for the Ukrainian Premier League side Desna Chernihiv. On 3 October, he made his debut against his former club, Zorya Luhansk, replacing Levan Arveladze in the 76th minute. On 5 December 2021, he scored his first goal for the club against Mariupol at the Chernihiv Stadium. On 22 December Yurchenko terminated his contract with Desna Chernihiv.
Riga On 25 January 2022, he signed for Riga in the Latvian Higher League. On 5 April, he scored his first goal for the side against Spartaks Jūrmala at the Skonto Stadium.
International career Yurchenko has represented Ukraine at every youth level from under-16 to under-21. Yurchenko was called up to the senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016 but did not appear in the match.
Career statistics Club
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShakhtar Donetsk2010–11Ukrainian Premier League0000000000 Illichivets Mariupol (loan)2010–11Ukrainian Premier League30000000302011–12Ukrainian Premier League0000000000Total3000000030Shakhtar Donetsk2011–12Ukrainian Premier League00000000002012–13Ukrainian Premier League00000000002013–14Ukrainian Premier League0000000000Total0000000000Bayer 04 Leverkusen2014–15Bundesliga30000000302015–16Bundesliga711130001122016–17Bundesliga30001100412017–18Bundesliga0000000000Total131114100183Vejle2018–19Danish Superliga163100020193Total163100020193Zorya Luhansk2019–20Ukrainian Premier League2971051003582020–21Ukrainian Premier League236416100338Total521351112006816Desna Chernihiv2021–22Ukrainian Premier League7100000071Riga2022Latvian Higher League131102000161Vorskla Poltava2022–23Ukrainian Premier League111000000111Career total11520821732014225
Honours Zorya Luhansk Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2020–21
Ukraine U21 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 2014
References
External links Profile on Official FC Desna Chernihiv website