Roman Yaremchuk
![]() Yaremchuk in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roman Olehovych Yaremchuk | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Lviv, Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 15 | ||
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– | Benfica | 17 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 36 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 |
Roman Olehovych Yaremchuk (Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Яремчук; born 27 November 1995) is an Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Ukraine national team.
Club career[]
Dynamo Kyiv[]
Yaremchuk is a product of Karpaty Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv academies. Yaremchuk's first coaches were Mykola Dudarenko in Karpaty and Oleksiy Drotsenko in FC Dynamo.[2] On 6 September 2008, Yaremchuk made his debut for Dynamo in Ukrainian National Youth Competition. In his first match against FC Yunist Chernihiv he scored twice. That season he made 21 appearances and netted 10 goals. [3] He made his debut for FC Dynamo-2 entering as a second-half substitute against Desna Chernihiv on 14 July 2013 in the Ukrainian First League.
Loan to Oleksandriya[]
While playing for Oleksandriya in October 2016, Yaremchuk was selected as player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League.[4] He also became the first recipient of the award.
Gent[]
In August 2017, Yaremchuk signed a four-year contract with Gent in the Belgian First Division A.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club on 27 August 2017, coming on as an 86th minute substitute for Mamadou Sylla in a 0–0 home draw with Anderlecht.[6] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 3 November 2017 in a 1–0 home victory over Standard Liège. His goal, assisted by Deiver Machado, was scored in the 50th minute.[7] On 20 January 2020, Yaremchuk had a surgery on the injured achilles tendon.[8] The recovery was estimated to take two to three months.[9]
Benfica[]
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On 31 July 2021, Benfica announced the signing of Yaremchuk on a five-year deal worth €18,5 million for 75% of his economic rights.[10][11][12] He made his debut for the club on 10 August, creating Benfica's second goal in the 2–0 home victory over Spartak Moscow in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[13] Four days later, Yaremchuk made his debut in the Primeira Liga, scoring his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 home victory over Arouca,[14] and netted a brace in a 3–1 away victory over Vitória de Guimarães.[15] The following matches, Yaremchuk struggled to score goals, being 10 matches scoreless, before scoring his first goal in over three months, the opening goal for Benfica in a 2–0 home victory over his former club Dynamo Kyiv in the club's last UEFA Champions League group match, ensuring his teams' qualification to the round of sixteen.[16][17]
On 23 February 2022, Yaremchuk scored the equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Ajax, in the first leg of the round of 16 tie of the Champions League. Yaremchuk celebrated his goal by unveiling a shirt with Ukraine's coat of arms on it, as way of supporting his nation amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18] Four days later, after coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Darwin Núñez, Yaremchuk received the club's captain armband by Jan Vertonghen, before receiving a standing ovation from Benfica's supporters, due to his country's invasion, during a 3–0 home victory against Vitória de Guimarães.[19][20]
International career[]
Yaremchuk represented Ukraine at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, for a total of 33 youth caps and scoring 4 goals overall. With the under-20s, Yaremchuk participated in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, helping Ukraine to a round of 16 finish, after losing to Senegal in a penalty shootout.[21]
He made his international debut on Spetember 9, 2018 in a UEFA Nations League group stage match against Czech Republic, which Ukraine won 2–1.[22] Yaremchuk scored his first goal for the national team and provided an assist on June 7, in a 5–0 win against Serbia in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.[23][24] Yaremchuk prolific form continued on October 14, scoring from close range after an initial save from Rui Patrício, to help Ukraine to a 2–1 home win over reigning European champions Portugal, ensuring his team qualification to the 2020 UEFA European Championship, at top of their group.[25] In their last match for the qualifier, Yaremchuk also scored a goal on November 17, in a 2–2 away draw against Serbia in Belgrade.[26]
He was included in the squad for Euro 2020.[27] In their first group stage match, Yaremchuk assisted the first and scored the second goal in a 3–2 loss against the Netherlands at Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam,[28] and scored in a 2–1 win against North Macedonia at Arena Națională in Bucharest.[29][30] After finishing as one of the best third-placed teams, Ukraine was eventually eliminated in the quarter-finals by England on 3 July, after a 4–0 loss at Stadio Olimpico in Rome.[31]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 15 March 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2013–14 | Ukrainian First League | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
2014–15 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||||
Total | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |||
Dynamo Kyiv | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
Oleksandriya (loan) | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | ||
Gent | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
2018–19 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 45 | 12 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 7 | — | 30 | 17 | ||||
2020–21 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 43 | 23 | ||||
Total | 121 | 47 | 9 | 4 | — | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 61 | |||
Benfica | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 34 | 8 | |
Career total | 203 | 65 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 82 |
International goals[]
- As of match played 9 October 2021.[32]
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yaremchuk goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2019 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | 8 | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
2 | 10 June 2019 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | 9 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
3 | 10 September 2019 | Dnipro Arena, Dnipro, Ukraine | 10 | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
4 | 14 October 2019 | Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | 11 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
5 | 17 November 2019 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 12 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
6 | 14 November 2020 | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany | 19 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
7 | 31 March 2021 | Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | 22 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 7 June 2021 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine | 24 | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
9 | 13 June 2021 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 25 | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
10 | 17 June 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | 26 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
11 | 1 September 2021 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 30 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12 | 9 October 2021 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 33 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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External links[]
- Roman Yaremchuk at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Roman Yaremchuk at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lviv
- Ukrainian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Ukraine international footballers
- Ukraine youth international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ukrainian First League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Primeira Liga players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players
- FC Oleksandriya players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Ukrainian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
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- Ukrainian football forward, 1990s births stubs