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Andriy Vasylyovych Novikov (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Новіков; born 20 April 1999) is a Ukrainian professional football striker who plays for Danish club Esbjerg fB.

Andriy Novikov

Personal information
Full name	Andriy Vasylyovych Novikov
Date of birth	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Mankivka, Ukraine
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Esbjerg fB
Number	14
Youth career
2011–2012	Youth Sportive School Mankivka
2012–2016	Piddubny Olympic College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Lutsk (amateurs)	3	(0)
2017	Kovel-Volyn Kovel (amateurs)	4	(0)
2017–2018	Volyn Lutsk	3	(0)
2018–2019	Zorya Luhansk	0	(0)
2019–2022	Oleksandriya	12	(1)
2022	LNZ Cherkasy	0	(0)
2022	Kjellerup	1	(0)
2022–	Esbjerg fB	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Career

Novikov is a product of the different youth sportive school systems.

After spent career in the teams of amateur or lower level, in July 2019 he signed a deal with the Premier League club FC Oleksandriya and made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League on 14 February 2021, playing as the second half-time substituted player in an away winning match against FC Mariupol.[1]

Due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, which escalated in late-February 2022, Novikov terminated his contract with LNZ Cherkasy and on 5 April 2022, he joined Denmark Series club Kjellerup IF.[2] However, 20 days later, he left the club again.[3] On 3 August 2022, Novikov signed with fellow country club and newly relegated Danish 2nd Division side, Esbjerg fB.[4]

References

External links

• Andriy Novikov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Andriy Novikov at Soccerway

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