Kiril Antonenko Explained

Kiril Antonenko
Fullname:Kiril Oleksanovych Antonenko
Birth Date:14 February 1991
Birth Place:Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union
Position:Forward
Years1:2007–2009
Caps1:13
Goals1:2
Years2:2008–2010
Caps2:16
Goals2:1
Years3:2010–2011
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2011–2012
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2015
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:2017
Caps6:11
Goals6:4
Years7:2018
Years8:2022–
Clubs8:Toronto Falcons
Pcupdate:2 November 2018

Kiril Antonenko (born February 14, 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays with Toronto Falcons in the Canadian Soccer League.

Club career

Ukraine

Antonenko was a product of Metalurh Zaporizhya academy program.

He would join the professional ranks in 2008 in the Ukrainian Second League with Tytan Armyansk.[1] [2] The following season he assisted the team in securing promotion to the Ukrainian First League by winning the league. After two seasons with Tytan, he remained in the third tier by signing with Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni.

In 2011, he secured a deal with Dynamo Khmelnytskyi.[3] In total, he played in one match for Dynamo.[4] After a brief absence, he returned to the third tier to play with Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka.[5] In his debut season with Enerhiya, he appeared in 11 matches.[6]

Canada

In 2017, he went abroad to play in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Ukraine United.[7] He would record a hattrick for the club on June 11, 2017, against Brantford Galaxy II.[8] In his debut season with Ukraine United, he helped the club achieve a perfect season by initially clinching the Second Division title.[9] He also assisted the club in securing the CSL II Championship by defeating Burlington SC.

The following season he played with league rivals FC Vorkuta II. He secured another divisional title with the club and secured a playoff berth.[10] In the opening round of the postseason, he recorded a goal against Brantford Galaxy II in a 3-1 victory.[11] Vorkuta would win the second-division championship against Halton United.

In 2022, he returned to the CSL to play with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons.[12] He re-signed with Toronto for the 2023 season.[13] Antonenko would help the Falcons finish third in the standings.[14]

Honors

FC Ukraine United

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 December 2010 . Команда легенд-старожилів . A team of legends-old-timers . 28 January 2023 . СПОРТ.UA . ru.
  2. Web site: 30 March 2010 . Малигін бере реванш . Malyhin takes revenge . 28 January 2023 . СПОРТ.UA . ru.
  3. Web site: 14 September 2011 . Наступний суперник – Динамо . The next opponent is Dynamo . 28 January 2023 . Спорт Тернопільщини . uk.
  4. Web site: Антоненко Кирилл Александрович . Antonenko Kirill Alexandrovich player profile . 28 January 2023 . footballfacts.ru.
  5. Web site: “Оболонь-Бровар” – “Енергія” Нова Каховка. Прев’ю . "Obolon-Brovar" - "Energy" Nova Kakhovka. preview . 28 January 2023 . fc.obolon.ua.
  6. Web site: Ukraine - K. Antonenko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway . 28 January 2023 . ca.soccerway.com.
  7. Web site: 2017 Ukraine United roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903181310/https://www.fcukraineunited.com/team . 3 September 2017 . 9 September 2017 . fcukraineunited.
  8. Web site: 14 June 2017 . Ukraine United Dominate Brantford 10-0 . 28 January 2023 . fcukraineunited . en.
  9. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 1 October 2017 . York Region Wins CSL Championship.....FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title . 28 January 2023 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  10. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 14 October 2018 . Vorkuta, Vorkuta, Vorkuta Spells Three CSL Titles . 28 January 2023 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  11. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 7 October 2018 . Vorkuta Bids for Championship Double Following Saturday Semifinal Victories . 2 November 2018 . canadiansoccerleague.ca . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022 Toronto Falcons roster . 5 June 2022 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2023 Toronto Falcons roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230617163524/https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/toronto-falcons/ . 17 June 2023 . 19 February 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  14. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 18 September 2023 . Scarborough Wins League Title to Close CSL Season . 18 February 2024 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.