Yuriy Mykhaylovych Pankiv (Ukrainian: Юрій Михайлович Паньків; born 3 November 1984) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

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Full name Yuriy Mykhaylovych Pankiv
Date of birth (1984-11-03) 3 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–1999 Karpaty Lviv
1999 UFK Lviv
1999–2001 Karpaty Lviv
2001 Volyn Lutsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Karpaty Lviv 0 (0)
2001–2005Karpaty-2 Lviv 28 (0)
2001–2004Halychyna-Karpaty Lviv 40 (0)
2005Enerhetyk Burshtyn (loan) 8 (0)
2006Hazovyk-Skala Stryi (loan) 4 (0)
2006Lviv (loan) 11 (0)
2007 Desna Chernihiv 1 (0)
2007–2008 Nyva Ternopil 34 (0)
2009–2012 Oleksandriya 74 (0)
2012–2013 Arsenal Kyiv 11 (0)
2013–2015 Metalurh Donetsk 37 (0)
2015–2017 Stal Kamianske 49 (0)
2017–2021 Oleksandriya 101 (0)
2021–2024 Rukh Lviv 41 (0)
International career
2001 Ukraine U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Career

Clubs career

Born in Lviv, Pankiv is the product of FC Karpaty Lviv sportive school in his native city, but not made debut for the main team. During some years he played for different Ukrainian clubs, but never in the Ukrainian Premier League. In 2009, he signed a contract with PFC Oleksandria in the Ukrainian First League, and in 2011 made debut in Premier League together with his team against FC Vorskla Poltava on 8 July.[2]

On 9 August 2012, Pankiv made his UEFA Europa League debut as a member of FC Arsenal Kyiv, at Ljudski vrt in Maribor, against Slovenian side Mura 05. He kept a clean sheet as Arsenal won 2–0.[3]

In November 2018, Molod Ukrayiny named Pankiv as Ukrainian Goalkeeper of the Year in their annual football awards edition.[4]

National representation

On 27 May 2019, at the age of 34, Pankiv was called up to the Ukraine national team for the first time in his career, due to Denys Boyko's injury.[5]

References

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