Vitaliy Viktorovych Tymofiyenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Вікторович Тимофієнко; born 4 January 1993) is a Ukrainian professional football midfielder who plays for Canadian Soccer League club FC Continentals.
![]() Tymofiyenko in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vitaliy Viktorovych Tymofiyenko | ||
Date of birth | (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Sloviansk, Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Continentals | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Metalurh Donetsk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Metalurh Donetsk | 2 | (0) |
2014 | → Stal Alchevsk (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2015 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 5 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 18 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Cherkashchyna-Akademiya Biloziria | 37 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Veres Rivne | 38 | (1) |
2022 | Peremoha Dnipro | 0 | (0) |
2022– | FC Continentals | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2022 |
Tymofiyenko was the product of the youth systems of FC Metalurh Donetsk.[1] He ultimately joined the senior team and made his debut on May 26, 2013, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2] He had limited match-time opportunities as he only played in 2 games throughout his two-year stint.[3] Metalurh loaned him out to FC Stal Alchevsk for the 2013-14 season in the Ukrainian First League.[4] The Luhansk-based club signed Tymofiyenko on a permanent basis the following season.[5]
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni acquired Tymofiyenko for the 2015-16 season.[6] He furthered his career in the second tier by returning to his home province to play with FC Avanhard Kramatorsk.[1] His first professional goal was recorded with Avanhard in a match against FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka on November 9, 2016.[7] In 2017, he secured a contract with FC Cherkashchyna.[8] The organization experienced financial troubles the following year which resulted in the club being renamed and relegated to the Ukrainian Second League.[9] The club rebounded the next season as it secured promotion to the second tier.[10]
Tymofiyenko would remain in the third tier in 2019 by signing with Veres Rivne.[11][12] After only 3 matches with Veres, he was released from his contract.[13] Veres secured promotion to the second tier which resulted in the recruitment of Tymofiyenko for the 2020-21 season.[14] In his sophomore season with the western Ukrainian club, he aided in securing promotion to the top tier by winning the league title.[15]
His return to the premier league was short-lived as he played in only one match and mutually terminated his contract with the club.[16] Peremoha Dnipro secured the services of Tymofiyenko for the remainder of the season.[17][18]
In the summer of 2022, he played abroad in southern Ontario in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Continentals.[19][20] Throughout the season he helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the standings.[21] He featured in the CSL Championship final where Continentals defeated Scarborough SC for the title.[22][23]