Andrii_Chekotun
Andrii Chekotun
Ukrainian footballer
Andrii Chekotun (Ukrainian: Андрій Юрійович Чекотун; born 2 September 2002) is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for Spanish side Coruxo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andriy Yuriiovych Chekotun | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Vinnytsia, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coruxo | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Youth Sportive School Vinnytsia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 2017–2018 | Piddubny Olympic College | ||
| 2018–2020 | Olimpik Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Olimpik Donetsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | AFC Eskilstuna | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Coruxo | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Ukraine U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021 | |||
Chekotun was born in Vinnytsia, and began to play football in his native town, where he joined local youth sportive school. After that, he joined Shakhtar Donetsk academy in the age 13, where his first trainer was Volodymyr Savchenko. After he continued his football formation in RVUFK Kyiv and in the FC Olimpik Donetsk youth sportive school systems.[2]
In September 2018 he was transferred to the Ukrainian Premier League side FC Olimpik and played for it in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 Championship during one season. In December 2019 he was promoted to the main squad to play in the Ukrainian Premier League. Chekotun made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for FC Olimpik as a start squad player on 5 July 2020, playing in a losing home match against SC Dnipro-1.[3]
- Andrii Chekotun at Soccerway
- "Чекотун: моя мета — найближчим часом стати основним голкіпером Олімпіка" (in Ukrainian). goldtalant.com.ua. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- Favbet Ліга. 29-й тур Матч №174 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 30 November 2020.
- Andrii Chekotun at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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