| Aleksandr Yakovenko | |
| Fullname: | Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Second striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lokomotyv Kyiv |
| Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Clubs2: | → Metalist-2 Kharkiv |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs3: | Lierse |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs4: | Genk |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2008 |
| Clubs5: | → Anderlecht (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2008–2013 |
| Clubs6: | Anderlecht |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs7: | → Westerlo (loan) |
| Caps7: | 57 |
| Goals7: | 13 |
| Years8: | 2012 |
| Clubs8: | → OH Leuven (loan) |
| Caps8: | 13 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs9: | Fiorentina |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2014 |
| Clubs10: | → Málaga (loan) |
| Caps10: | 9 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2015 |
| Clubs11: | → ADO Den Haag (loan) |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2016 |
| Clubs12: | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Caps12: | 4 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 178 |
| Totalgoals: | 28 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ukraine U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2003 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ukraine U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2002–2004 |
| Nationalteam3: | Ukraine U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2005 |
| Nationalteam4: | Ukraine U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2005 |
| Nationalteam5: | Ukraine U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2006–2008 |
| Nationalteam6: | Ukraine U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam7: | Ukraine |
| Nationalcaps7: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
Oleksandr Pavlovych Yakovenko[1] (Ukrainian: Олександр Павлович Яковенко; born 23 June 1987) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a second striker.
He played for FC Metalist Kharkiv, and SK Lierse in the past. In the January Transfer window for the 2007-2008 season, he was loaned out to Anderlecht and made an immediate impact constantly being selected as a starter as well as scoring goals in the domestic league and the UEFA Cup. The following summer Anderlecht signed him on a four-year full-time contract.
After being loaned out for two seasons to Westerlo, Iakovenko chose to be loaned out to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in 2012.[2]
In 2015 he joined ACF Fiorentina. In January 2014 he was loaned to Malaga CF.[3]
On 2 February 2016, Yakovenko signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv until the end of the 2015/16 season with the option to extend it, signing as a free agent after terminating his contract with his former club Fiorentina. On 30 May it was announced that Dynamo had freed Yakovenko instead of signing a new contract. Whilst in Dynamo, he played in the 1/8 of the UEFA Champions League, who got knocked out 1-3 on aggregate against Manchester City, and won the Ukrainian Premier League which was also his first club title that he won as a player. He was released at the end of the 2015/16 season[4]
After failing to sign for the New York Red Bulls, Yakovenko retired at the age of 29.[5]
He is the older son of the former Ukrainian footballer and current coach Pavlo Yakovenko. His younger brother Yuriy Yakovenko is also footballer.[6]