Denys Serhiyovych Balanyuk (Ukrainian: Денис Сергійович Баланюк; born 16 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Denys Balanyuk
Balanyuk with Torpedo Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Denys Serhiyovych Balanyuk
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Odesa, Ukraine
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2010–2012 DYuSSh №11 Odesa
2012–2013 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Dnipro 27 (4)
2017–2019 Wisła Kraków 9 (0)
2018–2019Arsenal Kyiv (loan) 8 (0)
2020 Olimpik Donetsk 8 (1)
2020–2021 Torpedo Moscow 16 (2)
2021 Mariehamn 1 (0)
2022–2023 Spartak Varna 24 (5)
2023 Samgurali Tsqaltubo 8 (2)
International career
2012 Ukraine U16 4 (0)
2014 Ukraine U17 5 (1)
2015 Ukraine U19 2 (1)
2016 Ukraine U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024

Career

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Balanyuk is a product of the sports school ♯11 in Odesa. His first trainer was Anatoliy Matsanskyi. At his 15 he joined FC Dnipro academy.

He made his debut for FC Dnipro in the match against FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 23 May 2015 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]

Balanyuk scored 2 goals early in the first half for his 1st league start and 3rd appearance for Dnipro in a 5–0 win over Volyn Lutsk on 24 July.

On 9 September 2017 he signed a contract with Polish team Wisła Kraków.[2] On 29 June 2018 he was loaned to Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv.[3] In September 2022, Balanyuk joined Bulgarian club Spartak Varna on a two-year contract.[4]

International career

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Balanyuk was named in the preliminary 31-players senior national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 25 тур. Матч № 170 23.05.2015. (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Denys Bałaniuk piłkarzem Wisły" (in Polish). 90minut. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Bałaniuk wraca na Ukrainę" (in Polish). wislakrakow.com. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ Vasilev, Atanas (14 September 2022). "Спартак (Варна) привлече украински нападател с договор за 2 години" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Football Federation of Ukraine's official website". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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