Roman Yaremchuk

Roman Olehovych Yaremchuk (Ukrainian: Роман Олегович Яремчук; born 27 November 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Ukraine national team.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Olehovych and the family name is Yaremchuk.

Roman Yaremchuk
Yaremchuk in 2021
Personal information
Full name Roman Olehovych Yaremchuk
Date of birth (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995
Place of birth Lviv, Ukraine
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger/Striker
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 15
Youth career
2002–2007 Karpaty Lviv
2007–2012 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Dynamo Kyiv 9 (0)
2013–2015 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 42 (7)
2016 → Oleksandriya (loan) 14 (5)
2017–2021 Gent 121 (47)
2021– Benfica 21 (6)
National team‡
2012 Ukraine U16 1 (0)
2012 Ukraine U17 1 (0)
2012–2013 Ukraine U18 8 (1)
2013–2014 Ukraine U19 12 (1)
2014–2015 Ukraine U21 10 (1)
2018– Ukraine 36 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

After coming through Dynamo Kyiv's youth academy, Yaremchuk began playing for the club's reserve side in 2013 and was promoted to the first team two years later. He was subsequently loaned to fellow Ukrainian side Oleksandriya during the 2016–17 season, before moving to Belgium side Gent in 2018. Yaremchuk's performances sparked the interest of Benfica, who signed him in 2019 for a transfer worth €18,5 million.

After representing Ukraine at various youth levels, Yaremchuk was called up to the full international side for the first time in September 2018, playing at UEFA Euro 2020.

Club career

Early career

Yaremchuk is a product of Karpaty Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv academies. Yaremchuk's first coaches were Mykola Dudarenko in Karpaty and Oleksiy Drotsenko in FC Dynamo.[2] On 6 September 2008, Yaremchuk made his debut for Dynamo in Ukrainian National Youth Competition. In his first match against FC Yunist Chernihiv he scored twice. That season he made 21 appearances and netted 10 goals. [3] He made his debut for FC Dynamo-2 entering as a second-half substitute against Desna Chernihiv on 14 July 2013 in the Ukrainian First League.

Loan to Oleksandriya

While playing for Oleksandriya in October 2016, Yaremchuk was selected as player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League.[4] He also became the first recipient of the award. He scored the fastest goal in the history of the Ukrainian Premier League, after seven seconds on 31 October, in a 2–2 draw against Vorskla Poltava.[5]

Gent

In August 2017, Yaremchuk signed a four-year contract with Gent in the Belgian First Division A.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club on 27 August 2017, coming on as an 86th minute substitute for Mamadou Sylla in a 0–0 home draw with Anderlecht.[7] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 3 November 2017 in a 1–0 home victory over Standard Liège. His goal, assisted by Deiver Machado, was scored in the 50th minute.[8]

In the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, Yaremchuk three goals for Gent in the group stages, including a brace against VfL Wolfsburg on 24 October, before being eliminated in the round of 32 to Roma 2–1 on aggregate.[9] On 20 January 2020, Yaremchuk had a surgery on the injured achilles tendon.[10] The recovery was estimated to take two to three months, rulling him out for the rest of the season.[11]

During the 2020–21 campaign, Yaremchuk featured in 34 games and ended the season with a career-best 20 league goals and seven assists, including two hat-tricks against Waasland-Beveren on November 1 and Mouscron on February 15 in the regular season.[12]

Benfica
Yaremchuk playing for Benfica in 2021

On 31 July 2021, Benfica announced the signing of Yaremchuk on a five-year deal worth €18,5 million for 75% of his economic rights.[13][14][15] He made his debut for the club on 10 August, creating Benfica's second goal in the 2–0 home victory over Spartak Moscow in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[16] Four days later, Yaremchuk made his debut in the Primeira Liga, scoring his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 home victory over Arouca,[17] and netted a brace in a 3–1 away victory over Vitória de Guimarães.[18] The following matches, Yaremchuk struggled to score goals, being 10 matches scoreless, before scoring his first goal in over three months, the opening goal for Benfica in a 2–0 home victory over his former club Dynamo Kyiv in the club's last UEFA Champions League group match, ensuring his teams' qualification to the round of sixteen.[19][20]

On 23 February 2022, Yaremchuk scored the equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Ajax, in the first leg of the round of 16 tie of the Champions League. Yaremchuk celebrated his goal by unveiling a shirt with Ukraine's coat of arms on it, as way of supporting his nation amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[21] Four days later, after coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Darwin Núñez, Yaremchuk received the club's captain armband by Jan Vertonghen, before receiving a standing ovation from Benfica's supporters, due to his country's invasion, during a 3–0 home victory against Vitória de Guimarães.[22][23] On 13 April, Yaremchuk scored Benfica's second goal in a 3–3 draw against Liverpool in the second leg of the quarter-finals tie.[24] However, Benfica were eliminated after losing to Liverpool 6–4 on aggregate.[12]

International career

Yaremchuk represented Ukraine at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, for a total of 33 youth caps and scoring 4 goals overall. With the under-20s, Yaremchuk participated in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, helping Ukraine to a round of 16 finish, after losing to Senegal in a penalty shootout.[25]

He made his international debut on September 9, 2018 in a UEFA Nations League group stage match against Czech Republic, which Ukraine won 2–1.[26] Yaremchuk scored his first goal for the national team and provided an assist on June 7, in a 5–0 win against Serbia in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.[27][28] Yaremchuk prolific form continued on October 14, scoring from close range after an initial save from Rui Patrício, to help Ukraine to a 2–1 home win over reigning European champions Portugal, ensuring his team qualification to the 2020 UEFA European Championship, at top of their group.[29] In their last match for the qualifier, Yaremchuk also scored a goal on November 17, in a 2–2 away draw against Serbia in Belgrade.[30]

He was included in the squad for Euro 2020.[31] In their first group stage match, Yaremchuk assisted the first and scored the second goal in a 3–2 loss against the Netherlands at Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam,[32] and scored in a 2–1 win against North Macedonia at Arena Națională in Bucharest.[33][34] After finishing as one of the best third-placed teams, Ukraine was eventually eliminated in the quarter-finals by England on 3 July, after a 4–0 loss at Stadio Olimpico in Rome.[35]

Personal life

On 15 November 2020, it was announced that Yaremchuk tested positive for COVID-19.[36]

Yaremchuk is in a relationship with Christina Yaremchuk, marrying her in 2017. The couple have a son named Nikita born on 19 July 2019.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo-2 Kyiv 2013–14 Ukrainian First League 193————193
2014–15 234————234
Total 42700—0000427
Dynamo Kyiv 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 0010—000010
2016–17 9010—0000100
Total 9020—0000110
Oleksandriya (loan) 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 14511—20—176
Gent 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 32920———349
2018–19 37843—41—4512
2019–20 181010—117—3017
2020–21 342021—72—4323
Total 1214794—22100015261
Benfica 2021–22 Primeira Liga 2162040133—409
Career total 207651454037130026283

International
As of match played 9 October 2021.[37]
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yaremchuk goal.
List of international goals scored by Roman Yaremchuk
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2019Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine8 Serbia4–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 10 June 2019Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine9 Luxembourg1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
3 10 September 2019Dnipro Arena, Dnipro, Ukraine10 Nigeria2–22–2Friendly
4 14 October 2019Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine11 Portugal1–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
5 17 November 2019Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia12 Serbia1–12–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
6 14 November 2020Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany19 Germany1–01–32020–21 UEFA Nations League A
7 31 March 2021Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine22 Kazakhstan1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 7 June 2021Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine24 Cyprus3–04–0Friendly
9 13 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands25 Netherlands2–22–3UEFA Euro 2020
10 17 June 2021Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania26 North Macedonia2–02–1UEFA Euro 2020
11 1 September 2021Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan30 Kazakhstan1–02–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 9 October 2021Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland33 Finland2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Benfica

Individual

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