Denis Dyachenko (born May 25, 1986) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder with Toronto Falcons.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Leonidovych Dyachenko | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Mahdalynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Arsenal Kiev | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | →FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Illichivets Mariupol | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | →FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol (loan) | 52 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | FC Stal Alchevsk | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Poltava | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Stal Kamianske | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Vorkuta | 13 | (3) |
| 2017 | →FC Vorkuta B (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine AC (indoor) | ||
| 2019 | Kingsman SC | ||
| 2022- | Toronto Falcons | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 21, 2019 | |||
Dyachenko began his career in 2003 with Arsenal Kiev in the Ukrainian Premier League, but played in the Ukrainian Second League with FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv.[1][2] In 2005, he signed with Illichivets Mariupol, where he was loaned to their reserve team FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol. He played in the Ukrainian First League in 2008 with FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine, and later with FC Stal Alchevsk. In 2010, he returned to the Druha Liha to sign with FC Poltava, and had stints with FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi, and FC Stal Kamianske.[3]
In 2017, he went abroad to play in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta.[4] In his debut season he assisted in securing the regular season title.[5] In his second season with Vorkuta he assisted in securing the CSL Championship.[6] After the conclusion of the summer season he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Ukraine AC.[7] For the 2019 season he was transferred to expansion franchise Kingsman SC.[8]
In 2022, he returned to the CSL to play with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons.[9]