Andriy Bezhenar
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in blue uniform | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andriy Ivanovych Bezhenar | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Novoselytsia,[1] Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DYuSSh Kelmentsi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Pidhirya Storozhynets | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Nistru Otaci | 12 | (3) |
| 2013 | Bukovyna-2-LS Chernivtsi | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | FC Voloka | 5 | (3) |
| 2016 | FC Ivankivtsi | 8 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Kolos Horodenka | 21 | (7) |
| 2019 | Pokuttya Kolomyia | 8 | (2) |
| 2019– | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 141 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | → Enerhetyk Vinnytsia (loan) | 6 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Chernivtsi Oblast (regional) | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2015 | |||
Andriy Ivanovych Bezhenar (Ukrainian: Андрій Іванович Беженар; born 16 November 1991) is a Ukrainian futsal player and professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Besides playing an association football, Bezhenar participates in futsal competitions as well.
Brief biography
Bezhenar is from a village of Novoselytsia, near Kelmentsi,[1] which is the eastern portion of Chernivtsi Oblast. He graduated from a school in Kelmentsi and also attended the Kelmentsi sports school (DYuSSh).[1] Later Bezhenar enrolled in Chernivtsi National University and played for the university football team.[1] His first football coach in Kelmentsi sports school was Oleksandr Kotov.[2]
In 2015, Bezhenar played for the Chernivtsi Oblast football team at the 2015–16 FFU Regions' Cup, which is the Ukrainian qualification stage for the UEFA Regions' Cup. The Chernivtsi Oblast team was eliminated by the Zakarpattia Oblast in the Round of 16.
For a short time, Bezhenar played in Moldova for FC Nistru Otaci, where he became a professional footballer.[1] After receiving an injury, Bezhenar returned to Ukraine, continuing to play at the amateur level.[1] Following the 2017 season, he received a call from an acquaintance in Dunaivtsi offering him to join Epitsentr, which was just restarting at amateurs.[1]
Honours
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi
- Ukrainian Football Amateur League
- Runner-up: 2019–20
- Ukrainian First League
- Winner: 2024–25
- First League player of the month: April of 2025[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Oleksandr Yatsentyuk (6 May 2025). From the district-level football to the Premier-Liha: how the Bucovinian Bezhenar reached the UPL with football club "Epitsentr" (Від районного футболу до Прем'єр-Ліги: як буковинець Беженар у складі футбольного клубу "Епіцентр" вийшов до УПЛ). suspilne.media
- ^ a b Anatoliy Yanhol (17 May 2025). The First League best player in April Bezhenar: "Epitsentr played few friendlies with the UPL clubs and I did not notice a big difference" (Найкращий гравець квітня в Першій лізі Беженар: «Епіцентр грав спаринги з клубами УПЛ і великої різниці не помітив»). ukrfootball.ua.
External links
- Andriy Bezhenar at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Andriy Bezhenar at Soccerway