2020–21 FC Olimpik Donetsk season explained

Club:	Olimpik Donetsk
Season:	2020–21
Manager:	Ihor Klymovskyi (until 25 February 2021) Yuriy Kalitvintsev (since 25 February 2021)
Chairman:	Vladyslav Helzin
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv
League:	Ukrainian Premier League
League Result:	13th
Cup1:	Ukrainian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third preliminary round
League Topscorer:	Shahab Zahedi (8)
Season Topscorer:	Shahab Zahedi (8)
Highest Attendance:	1,000
Lowest Attendance:	0
Average Attendance:	76
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the seventh consecutive season in the top Ukrainian football league for Olimpik Donetsk. Olimpik competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.

Players

Squad information

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Artem Kychak		GK	June 30, 2021
12	Betim Halimi		GK	June 30, 2021
35	Andrii Chekotun ^List B		GK	June 30, 2021
Defenders
2	Bohdan Veklyak		DF	June 30, 2021
6	Issiar Dramé		DF	June 30, 2021
13	Ivan Zotko		DF	June 30, 2021
74	Ihor Snurnitsyn ^List B		DF	June 30, 2021
54	Orest Lebedenko (on loan from CD Lugo)		DF	June 30, 2021
Midfielders
4	Yevhen Tsymbalyuk		MF	June 30, 2021
7	Temur Chogadze		MF	June 30, 2021
9	Taras Zaviyskyi		MF	June 30, 2021
11	Vladyslav Khamelyuk		MF	June 30, 2021
14	Daniel Romanovskij		MF	June 30, 2021
18	Fabricio Alvarenga		MF	June 30, 2021
19	Maxime Do Couto		MF	June 30, 2021
20	Ruslan Babenko		MF	June 30, 2021
22	Olabiran Muyiwa (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)		MF	June 30, 2021
30	Talles		MF	June 30, 2021
42	Yevhen Pasich		MF	June 30, 2021
55	Geo Danny Ekra ^List B		MF	June 30, 2021
89	Serhiy Politylo		MF	June 30, 2021
Forwards
17	Taddeus Nkeng		FW	June 30, 2021
33	Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)		FW	June 30, 2021

Transfers

In

Date		Player		Moving from	Type	Fee	Source
Summer
1 August 2020	FW	Kirill Kirilenko	22	Karpaty Lviv	Transfer	Free	^[1]
17 August 2020	FW	Yevhen Neplyakh	28	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[2]
29 August 2020	MF	Fabricio Alvarenga	24	Vélez Sarsfield	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[3]
2 September 2020	MF	Ruslan Babenko	28	Raków Częstochowa	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[4]
10 September 2020	DF	Rizvan Ablitarov	31	Kaisar	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[5]
31 July 2020	MF	Arziman Rizvanov	20	Avanhard Kramatorsk	Loan return
29 August 2020	MF	Olabiran Muyiwa	21	Dynamo Kyiv	Loan		^[6]
29 August 2020	FW	Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.	20	Dynamo Kyiv	Loan		^[7]
Summer
11 January 2021	DF	Bohdan Veklyak	21	Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavnii	Transfer	Free	^[8]
11 January 2021	MF	Vladyslav Khamelyuk	22	Chornomorets Odesa	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[9]
23 January 2021	FW	Taddeus Nkeng	20	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[10]
5 February 2021	MF	Talles	22	Vila Nova	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[11]
31 March 2021	MF	Geo Danny Ekra	22	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[12]
31 December 2020	FW	Geoffrey Chinedu	24	Narva Trans	Loan return

Out

Date		Player		Moving to	Type	Fee	Source
Summer
4 August 2020	MF	Vitaliy Balashov	29	FC Tambov	Transfer	Free	^[13]
12 August 2020	FW	Maksym Dehtyarov	27	Desna Chernihiv	Transfer	Free	^[14]
26 August 2020	DF	Dmytro Lytvyn	23	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[15]
27 August 2020	MF	Vitaliy Hoshkoderya	32	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[16]
28 August 2020	MF	Demir Imeri	24	Vllaznia Shkodër	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[17]
3 September 2020	GK	Volodymyr Krynskyi	23	Inhulets Petrove	Transfer	Free	^[18]
3 September 2020	FW	Matar Dieye	22	HNK Gorica	Transfer	Free	^[19]
14 September 2020	FW	Denys Balanyuk	23	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[20]
25 September 2020	MF	Nazar Verbnyi	23	Karpaty Halych	Transfer	Free	^[21] ^[22]
7 October 2020	DF	Yevhen Neplyakh	28	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[23]
27 October 2020	DF	Pavlo Lukyanchuk	24	Obolon Kyiv	Transfer	Free	^[24] ^[25]
31 July 2020	FW	Mykyta Kravchenko	23	Dynamo Kyiv	Loan return		^[26]
Summer
31 December 2020	DF	Rizvan Ablitarov	31	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[27]
31 December 2020	DF	Dmytro Hryshko	35	Retired	Transfer	Free	^[28]
31 December 2020	MF	Andriy Kravchuk	21	Unattached	Transfer	Free	^[29]
8 February 2021	MF	Pavlo Ksyonz	34	VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka	Transfer	Free	^[30]
8 February 2021	FW	Shahab Zahedi	25	Zorya Luhansk	Transfer	EUR 300th	^[31]
14 February 2021	MF	Kirill Kirilenko	21	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	Transfer	Free	^[32]
24 February 2021	FW	Geoffrey Chinedu	24	FC Lahti	Loan		^[33]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League.

Matches

Ukrainian Cup

See main article: article and 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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1	8	FW		Shahab Zahedi	8	0	8
2	19	MF		Maxime Do Couto	3	0	3
2	22	MF		Benito	3	0	3
2	33	FW		Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.	3	0	3
2	89	MF		Serhiy Politylo	3	0	3
6	17	FW		Taddeus Nkeng	2	0	2
7	11	MF		Vladyslav Khamelyuk	1	0	1
7	13	DF		Ivan Zotko	1	0	1
7	14	MF		Daniel Romanovskij	1	0	1
7	18	MF		Fabricio Alvarenga	1	0	1
7	20	MF		Ruslan Babenko	1	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				Total	28	0	28

Last updated: 9 May 2021

Clean sheets

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1	1	GK		Artem Kychak	1	0	1
				Total	1	0	1

Last updated: 9 May 2021

Disciplinary record

			Player	Premier League			Cup			Total
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1	GK		Artem Kychak	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	DF		Bohdan Veklyak	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	MF		Yevhen Tsymbalyuk	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
6	DF		Issiar Dramé	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	MF		Temur Chogadze	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	FW		Shahab Zahedi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	MF		Taras Zaviyskyi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	MF		Vladyslav Khamelyuk	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13	DF		Ivan Zotko	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	MF		Daniel Romanovskij	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	FW		Taddeus Nkeng	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
18	MF		Fabricio Alvarenga	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	MF		Maxime Do Couto	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
20	MF		Ruslan Babenko	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
21	MF		Andriy Kravchuk	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	MF		Benito	9	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0
30	MF		Talles	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33	FW		Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
42	MF		Yevhen Pasich	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
54	DF		Orest Lebedenko	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
55	MF		Geo Danny Ekra	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
74	DF		Ihor Snurnitsyn	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
89	MF		Serhiy Politylo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
			Total	59	3	1	2	0	0	61	3	1

Last updated: 9 May 2021

Attendances

Premier League	13	1,000	76	1,000	0
Cup	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	1,000	76	1,000	0

Last updated: 9 May 2021

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Кирилл Кириленко - игрок Олимпика!. Russian. 28 July 2020. 28 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728132647/https://olimpik.com.ua/kirill-kirilenko-igrok-olimpika. dead.
2. Web site: Евгений Неплях – игрок Олимпика!. Russian. 17 August 2020. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020114709/https://olimpik.com.ua/evgenii-nepliakh-igrok-olimpika. dead.
3. Web site: Фабрицио Альваренга – игрок Олимпика!. Russian. 29 August 2020. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020120316/https://olimpik.com.ua/fabritsio-alvarenga-igrok-olimpika. dead.
4. Web site: Руслан Бабенко подписал контракт с Олимпиком. Russian. 2 September 2020. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020121350/https://olimpik.com.ua/ruslan-babenko-podpisal-kontrakt-s-olimpikom. dead.
5. Web site: Ризван Аблитаров пополнил ряды Олимпика. Russian. 10 September 2020. 30 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930064756/https://olimpik.com.ua/rizvan-ablitarov-popolnil-riady-olimpika. dead.
6. Web site: Каргбо и Бенито – в Олимпике до конца сезона!. Russian. 29 August 2020. 31 August 2020. 24 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225210/https://olimpik.com.ua/kargbo-i-benito-v-olimpike-do-kontsa-sezona. dead.
7. Web site: Каргбо и Бенито – в Олимпике до конца сезона!. Russian. 29 August 2020. 31 August 2020. 24 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225210/https://olimpik.com.ua/kargbo-i-benito-v-olimpike-do-kontsa-sezona. dead.
8. Web site: Богдан Векляк и Владислав Хамелюк пополнили ряды Олимпика. Russian. 11 January 2021. 23 January 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203212056/https://olimpik.com.ua/bogdan-vekliak-i-vladislav-khameliuk-popolnili-riady-olimpika. dead.
9. Web site: Богдан Векляк и Владислав Хамелюк пополнили ряды Олимпика. Russian. 11 January 2021. 23 January 2021. 3 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203212056/https://olimpik.com.ua/bogdan-vekliak-i-vladislav-khameliuk-popolnili-riady-olimpika. dead.
10. Web site: Тадеус Нкенг – игрок Олимпика. Russian. 23 January 2021. 23 January 2021. 12 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512092411/https://olimpik.com.ua/tadeus-nkeng-igrok-olimpika. dead.
11. Web site: Таллес Бренер – игрок Олимпика!. Russian. 5 February 2021. 10 February 2021. 12 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512092405/https://olimpik.com.ua/talles-brener-igrok-olimpika. dead.
12. Web site: Джео Экра присоединился к Олимпику. ru. 31 March 2021. 3 April 2021. 31 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210331170643/https://olimpik.com.ua/dzheo-danni-ekra-prisoedinilsia-k-olimpiku. dead.
13. Web site: Виталий Балашов стал игроком "Тамбова"!. Russian. 4 August 2020.
14. Web site: Максим Дегтярьов повертається до Чернігова. Ukrainian. 12 August 2020.
15. Web site: Дмитрий Литвин покинул Олимпик. Russian. 26 August 2020. 17 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017230811/https://olimpik.com.ua/dmitrii-litvin-pokinul-olimpik. dead.
16. Web site: Віталій Гошкодеря та Максим Жичиков - гравці ФК "Металіст 1925". Ukrainian. 27 August 2020.
17. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/311763568880637/3441983159191980 . 2022-04-27. T'du Vllazni on Facebook . Facebook.
18. Web site: Кринський Володимир Вікторович. Ukrainian. 3 September 2020.
19. Web site: Matar Dieye novi igrač Gorice: 'Cherif mi je o klubu pričao samo lijepo'. Croatian. 3 September 2020.
20. Web site: Денис Баланюк покинул Олимпик. Russian. 14 September 2020. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001160757/https://olimpik.com.ua/denis-balaniuk-pokinul-olimpik. dead.
21. Web site: Олимпик расстался еще с двумя футболистами. Russian. 27 July 2020. 27 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727152710/https://olimpik.com.ua/olimpik-rasstalsia-eshche-s-dvumia-futbolistami. dead.
22. Web site: Вербний Назар Богданович. Ukrainian. 25 September 2020.
23. Web site: Лукьянчук и Неплях покинули Олимпик. Russian. 7 October 2020. 17 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017032642/https://olimpik.com.ua/lukianchuk-i-nepliakh-pokinuli-olimpik. dead.
24. Web site: Лукьянчук и Неплях покинули Олимпик. Russian. 7 October 2020. 17 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017032642/https://olimpik.com.ua/lukianchuk-i-nepliakh-pokinuli-olimpik. dead.
25. Web site: Лук'янчук Павло Олегович. Ukrainian. 27 October 2020.
26. Web site: Олимпик расстался еще с двумя футболистами. Russian. 27 July 2020. 27 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727152710/https://olimpik.com.ua/olimpik-rasstalsia-eshche-s-dvumia-futbolistami. dead.
27. Web site: Ризван Аблитаров попрощался с Олимпиком. Russian. 17 December 2020. 3 January 2021. 12 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512092416/https://olimpik.com.ua/rizvan-ablitarov-poproshchalsia-s-olimpikom. dead.
28. Web site: Дмитрий Гришко завершил игровую карьеру и присоединился к тренерскому штабу Игоря Климовского. Russian. 17 January 2021. 23 January 2021. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302223044/https://olimpik.com.ua/dmitrii-grishko-zavershil-kareru. dead.
29. Web site: Андрей Кравчук покинул Олимпик. Russian. 17 December 2020. 3 January 2021. 12 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512092412/https://olimpik.com.ua/andrei-kravchuk-pokinul-olimpik. dead.
30. Web site: Павел Ксенз — игрок "ВПК-Агро"!. Russian. 8 February 2021. 10 February 2021. 9 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210209100932/https://www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua/%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB-%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B7-%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D0%B2%D0%BF%D0%BA-%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE/. dead.
31. Web site: Захедитабар Шахаб – игрок "Зари". Russian. 8 February 2021.
32. News: Кирилл Кириленко будет выступать за "ТОРПЕДО-БЕЛАЗ". Торпедо-Белаз. Russian. 14 February 2021. 21 February 2021. 3 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303121321/http://torpedo-belaz.by/kirill-kirilenko-budet-vystupat-za-torpedo-belaz/. dead.
33. Web site: FC Lahti lainaa Chinedu Geoffreyn Ukrainasta. fi. 24 February 2021.