 With Lokomotiv in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Irkutsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Zvezda Irkutsk | 41 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Khimki | 34 | (2) |
| 2006–2011 | Dynamo Kyiv | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Dynamo Moscow (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Arsenal Kyiv (loan) | 67 | (1) |
| 2011 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 24 | (1) |
| 2013– | Anzhi Makhachkala | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Russia U-21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Russia-2 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012– | Russia | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013 | |||
Andrey Olegovich Yeshchenko (Russian: Андрей Олегович Ещенко; born 9 February 1984 in Irkutsk, in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union; in present-day Russia) is a professionalRussian football player. He is a defender for Anzhi Makhachkala.[1]
Career
Yeshchenko became famous appearing in a short spell for Dynamo Kyiv in 2006. Although considered a first team player throughout his entire stay in Kiev, Yeshchenko complained of difficulties adhering to the strict physical regime at Dynamo. In turn, Dynamo management loaned the back to its fellow Muscovite club. Playing for FC Lokomotiv Moscow, in October 2012 he won Loko fan's web poll and became Lokomotiv's Player of the month.[2]
International career
He made his national team debut on 11 September 2012 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel.
