Viktor Leonenko


Viktor Yevhenovych Leonenko is a former footballer and Ukraine international who played as a forward. At least since 2006 he is a football commentator and analyst for the televised football forum "3 time" at the Ukrainian TV-network ICTV.

Club career

Leonenko began his career with stints at Russian clubs such as Geolog Tyumen and Dynamo Moscow, before transferring to Dynamo Kyiv in 1992, where he played until 1998.
A successful forward for Dynamo in the early to mid 1990s – Leonenko was named Ukrainian Footballer of the Year in 1992, 1993, and 1994 – Leonenko was eventually forced to the bench with the emergence of the striker partnership of Serhii Rebrov and Andriy Shevchenko. In 1998, he moved to play for CSKA Kyiv and ended his career with Zakarpattia Uzhhorod in 2001.

International career

Born in Russia, Leonenko chose to play for the Ukraine national team soon after transferring to Dynamo Kyiv. During his four years representing Ukraine from 1992 until 1996, Leonenko earned 14 caps and scored 6 goals.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 May 1993Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania1–12–1Friendly
216 October 1993A.J. Simeon Stadium, High Point, United States1–12–1Friendly
316 October 1993A.J. Simeon Stadium, High Point, United States2–12–1Friendly
425 May 1994Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine|1991fb|Lithuaniafb|Lithuania