Viktor Korniyenko

Viktor Valeriyovych Korniyenko is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Career

Born in the Poltava Oblast, Korniyenko began to play with Vorskla Poltava youth sportive school system and after continued in the different Ukrainian youth sportive schools.
He made his début for FC Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League as a start squad player in a drawing match against FC Karpaty Lviv on 11 August 2019 and was substituted in a second-half.

Korniyenko was a part of the Ukraine national under-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played one of the key roles in Ukraine's success, appearing in all 7 of his team's matches.
He made his Ukraine national football team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against the Czech Republic, a 1–1 away draw. He scored Ukraine's goal.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 September 2021	Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic		1–0	1–1	Friendly match

As for 2019 he is married with a wife Arina. The couple has a daughter Sofiya.

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