Denys_Kostyshyn
Denys Kostyshyn
Ukrainian footballer (born 1997)
Denys Ruslanovych Kostyshyn (Ukrainian: Денис Русланович Костишин; born 31 August 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denys Ruslanovych Kostyshyn | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Dnipro | 32 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Kolos Kovalivka | 74 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Oleksandriya | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | El Paso Locomotive | 33 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ukraine U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Ukraine U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ukraine (students) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 16 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 March 2016 | |||
A product of the Dynamo Kyiv academy, Kostyshyn joined Dnipro in August 2014.[1]
He made his professional debut for Dnipro on 30 April 2017, in a Ukrainian Premier League match against FC Volyn Lutsk.[2]
On 5 December 2022, it was announced that Kostyshyn would join USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive for their 2023 season.[3] Kostyshyn was awarded the Fan's Offensive Player of the Year Award, was named to the league Team of the Week three times, and won the league's Goal of the Week once. On 1 November 2023, it was announced that he would be departing El Paso ahead of the 2024 season.[4]
Kostyshyn is a son of Ukrainian retired footballer Ruslan Kostyshyn.[1][5] His younger brother, Danylo, is also a footballer.[6]
Kostyshyn is in a relationship with Ukrainian actress Yelyzaveta Vasylenko.[6]
- "Син відомого футболіста поміняв Динамо на Дніпро". ua.korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- Ліга Парі-Матч. 27 тур. Матч № 161. (in Ukrainian). Official UPL Site. 30 April 2017.
- Huichapa, Alberto. "El Paso Locomotive FC's Denys Kostyshyn and Emmanuel Sonupe Depart Ahead of 2024 Season". EPLocomotiveFC.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- Bloomquist, Bret (30 June 2023). "Locomotive's Denys Kostyshyn makes challenging move from Ukraine to El Paso". El Paso Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- "Лиза Василенко - актриса сериала школа. Биография, фильмография, фото, личная жизнь | Shkola.tv". ru.shkola.tv (in Russian). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- Denys Kostyshyn at the Ukrainian Premier League
- Denys Kostyshyn at the Football Premier League (archived) (in Ukrainian)
- Denys Kostyshyn at the Professional Football League (in Ukrainian)
- Denys Kostyshyn at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Denys Kostyshyn at Soccerway
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