Yehor Matsenko Explained

Yehor Matsenko
Full Name:Yehor Hennadiyovych Matsenko
Birth Date:2002 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Lysianka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
Height:1.88 m
Currentclub:Śląsk Wrocław
Clubnumber:33
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:2015–2018
Youthclubs1:Dynamo Kyiv
Youthyears2:2018–2019
Youthyears3:2019–2020
Youthclubs3:Legia Warsaw
Years1:2020–2022
Clubs1:Legia Warsaw II
Caps1:30
Goals1:1
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:Śląsk Wrocław II
Caps2:24
Goals2:0
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Śląsk Wrocław
Caps3:27
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:2024
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:25 May 2024
Ntupdate:25 March 2024

Yehor Matsenko (Ukrainian: Єгор Геннадійович Маценко; born 23 January 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Śląsk Wrocław.

Club career

Born in Lysianka, Cherkasy Oblast, Matsenko began his career in the Dynamo Kyiv academy, before transferring to Poland at the age of 16, where he joined the, and later, the Legia Warsaw academies.[1]

In February 2022 he was signed by another Ekstraklasa club, Śląsk Wrocław. After spending a year and a half with the reserves, Matsenko made his debut for the senior team in a 3–1 home league win over Lech Poznań on 20 March 2023.[2]

International career

On 6 March 2024, Matsenko was called up by Ruslan Rotan to the Ukraine Olympic football team preliminary squad in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] On 25 March, he made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss to Japan.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: viche.ck.ua. uk:Уродженець Лисянки виступить на олімпіаді в Парижі. https://viche.ck.ua/lisyanshhina/urodzhenecz-lysyanky-vystupyt-na-olimpiadi-v-paryzhi/. uk. 13 March 2024.
  2. News: Poland - Y. Matsenko. 14 March 2024. Soccerway.
  3. Web site: Олімпіада-2024. Руслан Ротань визначився зі складом збірної України на товариський матч із Японією . Official UAF Website. 13 March 2024.
  4. Web site: U-23: Jehor Macenko i Iwan Żelizko zagrali w reprezentacji Ukrainy . 90minut.pl . 25 March 2024 . pl . 25 March 2024.