Serhiy Sydorchuk


Serhiy Oleksandrovych Sydorchuk is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia

Serhiy was born in Dzhankoi, Crimean ASSR, Ukrainian SSR but moved at the age of one with his parents to Zaporizhzhia. Sydorchuk is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia academy. He made his debut for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia entering as a second-half substitute against Metalurh Donetsk on 23 August 2009 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 21 December 2012, Sydorchuk signed a five-year contract with Dynamo. On 11 August 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against FC Chornomorets Odesa. On 29 September 2015, Sydorchuk made his UEFA Champions League debut in the second match of the group stage against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv away from home, which Dynamo won 2–0.

Westerlo

On 5 September 2023, Belgian Pro League club Westerlo announced the signing of Sydorchuk on a three-year contract.

International career

Sydorchuk made his full international debut for Ukraine on 9 October 2014, replacing captain Ruslan Rotan in the 64th minute of a European qualifier away to Belarus in Barysaw. In added time, he scored the second goal of a 2-0 win, a close-range finish set up by Andriy Yarmolenko. Three days later in the next qualifier at the Arena Lviv, he scored the only goal to defeat Macedonia.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 October 2014Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
212 October 2014Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
324 March 2021Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia