Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko (; born 9 February 1984) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who played as a right-back.

Career

Yeshchenko became famous appearing in a short spell for FC Dynamo Kyiv in 2006. Although considered a first team player throughout his entire stay in Kyiv, Yeshchenko complained of difficulties adhering to the strict physical regime at Dynamo. In turn, Dynamo management loaned the back to its fellow Muscovite club. He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Dynamo Moscow on 4 August 2006 in a game against FC Torpedo Moscow.

In October 2012 he was voted FC Lokomotiv Moscow player of the month.

On 1 July 2014, Yeshchenko signed for Kuban Krasnodar on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.

On 16 June 2016, he signed with FC Spartak Moscow.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZvezda Irkutsk2003PFL15130––181200427220––292Total423500000473Khimki2005FNL34270––412Dynamo Kyiv2005–06UPL10120––1212006–071000001020Total111200010141Dynamo Moscow (loan)2006RPL9010––100Dynamo-2 Kyiv2006–07UFL90–––90Dnipro (loan)2007–08UPL1400000–1402008–09600020–80Total200002000220Arsenal Kyiv (loan)2008–09UPL110–––1102009–1026110––2712010–1130040––340Total671500000721Volga Nizhny Novgorod2011–12RPL12000––120Lokomotiv Moscow2011–12700000–702012–1317110––181Total241100000251Anzhi Makhachkala2012–13RPL200040–602013–141600070–2302015–1616011––171Total3401111000461Kuban Krasnodar (loan)2014–15RPL21020––230Dynamo Moscow (loan)2015–169010––100Total (2 spells)180200000200Spartak Moscow2016–17RPL2510020–2712017–182303070103402018–191200030–1502019–201401030–1802020–2115000––1502021–22000000–00Total89140150101091Spartak-2 Moscow2020–21FNL10–––102021–2210–––10Total2000000020Career total38392912802044210

International career

He made his national team debut on 11 September 2012 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

Honours Dynamo Kyiv Ukrainian Cup: 2005–06 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2006

Spartak Moscow Russian Premier League: 2016–17 Russian Super Cup: 2017

References

External links Dynamo Kyiv Player Profile