Denys Boyko
Boyko with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Polissya Zhytomyr
Number 71
Youth career
2001–2005 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Dynamo-3 Kyiv 31 (0)
2007–2009 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 17 (0)
2009–2013 Dynamo Kyiv 11 (0)
2008CSKA Kyiv (loan) 16 (0)
2009Obolon Kyiv (loan) 15 (0)
2011–2012Kryvbas (loan) 26 (0)
2013–2016 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 64 (0)
2016–2018 Beşiktaş 3 (0)
2016–2017Málaga (loan) 3 (0)
2018Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2023 Dynamo Kyiv 58 (0)
2023– Polissya Zhytomyr 8 (0)
International career
2003 Ukraine U15 3 (0)
2003–2004 Ukraine U16 5 (0)
2004–2005 Ukraine U17 7 (0)
2006 Ukraine U18 1 (0)
2006–2007 Ukraine U19 7 (0)
2009–2011 Ukraine U21 8 (0)
2014– Ukraine 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko (Ukrainian: Денис Олександрович Бойко; born 29 January 1988) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays for FC Polissya Zhytomyr as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

A product of Dynamo Kyiv youth system, Boyko made his senior team debut in a match against Metalurh Zaporizhzhia on 9 May 2010.[2]

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Boyko played 18 matches in Dnipro's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign, including the final, which they lost 3–2 to holders Sevilla FC in Warsaw.[3]

On 24 November 2015, Boyko was named a UEFA team of the year nominee[4] after conceding just 0.75 goals per a game, the lowest among goal keeper nominees. The other three nominees were Joe Hart of Manchester City and England, Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus and Italy, and Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich and Germany.

Beşiktaş

On 21 January 2016, Boyko signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Beşiktaş.[5] On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to La Liga side Málaga CF, for one year.[6]

On 10 February 2018, it was announced that Boyko would return to Dynamo Kyiv on loan, until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

Dynamo Kyiv

After six months on loan back at his native club, Boyko signed a full contract with Dynamo Kyiv.[8]

International career

On 18 November 2014, Boyko made his debut for Ukraine in a 0–0 friendly draw against Lithuania. Since then, Boyko has been the substitute of Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper, Andriy Pyatov.

Career statistics

Club

As of the end of 2018–19 season[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 1010
2010–11 8030110
2012–13 2020
Total 11030140
Obolon Kyiv (loan) 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 150150
Kryvbas (loan) 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 260260
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 28090370
2014–15 21020190420
2015–16 1501060220
Total 640303401010
Beşiktaş 2015–16 Süper Lig 302050
Málaga (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 302050
Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 1202040180
Dynamo Kyiv 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 2601013010410
Career total 1600100540102250

International

As of 19 May 2019[11][12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ukraine 2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2018 1 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Beşiktaş

Dynamo Kyiv

Individual

  • Ukrainian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2014–15,
  • UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2014–15[13]

References

  1. "Boiko Denis - FC Dynamo Kyiv. Official club website". Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. "Динамо" – "Металлург" (З) 3:0 (in Russian). Ua-football.com. 9 May 2010.
  3. "Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2-3 Sevilla". BBC Sport.
  4. "Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Lionel Messi Headline UEFA Team of Year 2015 Nominees". Bleacher Report.
  5. "Beşiktaş J.K. Official Web Site". bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. "Denys Boyko llega cedido a la portería blanquiazul" [Denys Boyko arrives on loan at the white-and-blues' goal] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. "Denys BOIKO to perform for Dynamo again". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. "Denys BOIKO: "I'm back to Dynamo which is very important to me"". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. "Ukraine - D. Boyko - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  10. "Denis Boyko". worldfootball.net.
  11. "Denys Boyko National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. "Denys Boyko - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  13. "UEFA Europa League squad of the season". UEFA. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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