Dmytro Semochko

Dmytro Dmytrovich Semochko (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Семочко; Ukrainian: Дмитро Дмитрович Семочко; born 25 January 1979) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Ukrainian Premier League with Karpaty Lviv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Metalist Kharkiv and in the Russian Premier League with Uralan Elista, FC Luch Vladivostok and Shinnik Yaroslavl.^[1][2][3]

Dmytro Semochko

Personal information
Full name	Dmytro Dmytrovich Semochko
Date of birth	(1979-01-25) 25 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Lavrykiv, Lviv Oblast, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Karpaty Lviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	FC Lviv	86	(19)
1998–1999	→ Karpaty Lviv (loan)	15	(2)
1999	→ Karpaty-2 Lviv (loan)	4	(0)
2000–2003	Uralan Elista	105	(8)
2003–2006	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	38	(3)
2004	→ Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk	2	(0)
2006–2007	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	52	(2)
2008	Shinnik Yaroslavl	27	(0)
2009	Metalist Kharkiv	9	(0)
2009	Khimki	10	(0)
2010	Zakarpattia Uzhhorod	1	(0)
2010	Volyn Lutsk	1	(0)
2010	Nizhny Novgorod	13	(0)
2011–2012	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	36	(1)
2013–2015	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	50	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Semochko began his football career in Ukraine, playing as a striker for FC Lviv and Karpaty Lviv. In 2000, he moved abroad joining Russian Premier League side Uralan Elista, where he was expected to be a top performer.^[4] However, the club finished bottom of the league, suffering a 9–0 defeat to Lokomotiv Moscow during the process. Semochko stayed with Uralan as the club secured an immediate return to the Russian Premier League.^[5] He scored the first Russian Premier League goal at the Lokomotiv Stadium, an own goal in FC Elista's 1–0 loss to FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 5 July 2002.^[6]

References

1. Tsyba, Serhei (30 March 2009). "СЕМОЧКО: "В моем возрасте поздно ехать на просмотр"" (in Russian). Sport Express.
2. "Украинцы в европейских чемпионатах". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 21 November 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
3. ""Ростов" и "Шинник" попали в офшор?. Российские футбольные клубы дорого заплатили за агентские услуги странной новозеландской компании". Новая газета (in Russian). 28 September 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
4. "ПРОГНОЗ "СЭ"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 14 March 2000.
5. Butnev, Yuri (5 March 2002). "Дмитрий СЕМОЧКО: ОДНАЖДЫ ПОЛУЧИЛ ДВА БАЛЛА ОТ "СЭ"" (in Russian). Sport Express.
6. Rabiner, Igor (11 September 2016). ""Арена ЦСКА": красно-синее новоселье" (in Russian). Sport Express.

External links

• (in Russian) Player page on the official FC Shinnik Yaroslavl website
• Dmytro Semochko at Russian Premier League
• Dmytro Semochko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Dmytro Semochko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)