Viktor Valeriyovych Bliznichenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Валерійович Блізніченко; born 29 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Inhulets Petrove on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Valeriyovych Bliznichenko | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Inhulets Petrove (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Dnipro | ||
| 2017–2021 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Inhulets Petrove (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ukraine U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Ukraine U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine U17 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2022 | |||
Born in Novohrad-Volynskyi, Brazhko began his career at Dnipro from the homonymous city and then continued in the Dynamo Kyiv academy.
He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and never made his debut for the senior Dynamo Kyiv squad.
In July 2022 Bliznichenko signed a two-year loan contract with Ukrainian Premier League side Inhulets Petrove and made his league debut for the club as a starting-squad player in a home match against Oleksandriya on 25 August 2022.[1]
Viktor Bliznichenko is a younger brother of another Ukrainian footballer, Andriy Bliznichenko.[2]