Andriy Oleksiyovych Vorobey (; born 29 November 1978) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a three times national champion while playing for FC Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2000 the magazine Komanda recognized him as the best player in the league. During his career Vorobey netted over 100 goals in the Ukrainian Premier League, while in the 2000–01 season he became the league's top scorer.
When playing for the national team he was second striker under Andriy Shevchenko. While playing in Shakhtar Donetsk he started as a centre forward, but he became second striker behind Brandão.
Club career
Shakhtar Donetsk Vorobey started his career in Shakhtar Donetsk in 1994. He was promoted to the senior team in 1997. In the 2000–01 season Vorobey was the leading scorer with 21 goals. He amassed 79 goals in 209 matches in the Ukrainian Premier League playing for Shakhtar Donetsk. His total career for the Shakhtar senior team lasted ten years.
In 2000/01 he set the Ukraine Premier League record for scoring goals in games in a row, 9 goals in 7 games.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Vorobey signed a three-year contract with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 17 June 2007. He scored his first goal in European Competition for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, in a 1–1 draw with Aberdeen, however Dnipro were eliminated by Aberdeen on the away goal rule.
Metalist Kharkiv On 28 May 2010 it was officially announced that Vorobey had signed a two-year contract at Metalist.
International career Vorobey has been on the Ukraine national football team since 2000. Notably, he was on Ukraine's FIFA World Cup 2006 squad, where Ukraine got to the quarterfinals losing to their champions Italy.
His last goal for Ukraine was in the UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying match against Faroe Islands, which Ukraine won 5–0. Vorobey scored the last goal of the match in the 64th minute."Ukraine rout lifts spirits in Kiev". UEFA.com. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueUkrainian CupEuropeUkrainian Super CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShakhtar Donetsk1997–98902010–1201998–9918114230–25131999–200024152020–28152000–01242156127–41342001–022596562–37162002–032986541–39142003–042995260–40112004–0529461131104962005–061612031102222006–07162614000263Total219804422541220319114Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk2007–082671031–3082008–092151020–245Total47122051–5413Arsenal Kyiv2009–1023910––249Metalist Kharkiv2010–112041080–2942011–12500000–502012–13101100–21Total2642180–365Career total3151054923671320433141
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine20005020011242002912003902004602005602006133200761200820Total689
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vorobey goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Andriy Vorobey No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–23–4Friendly23–23Ukraina Stadium, Lviv, Ukraine2–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification43–05Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine1–02–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying6Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine 2–04–0Friendly7Gossau, Switzerland3–03–0Friendly8Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine5–06–0Friendly
Honours Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06 Ukrainian Cup: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2005
Individual Ukrainian Premier League Top Scorer: 2000–01 Ukrainian Footballer of the Year (Komanda): 2000 Ukrainian Cup Top Scorer: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 Serhiy Rebrov club: 105 goals
References
External links
Andriy Vorobey at Official Metalist website Profile on website Football Ukraine