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Dmytro Chygrynskiy 
Personal information Full name Dmytro Anatoliyovych Chygrynsky Date of birth 7 November 1986 Place of birth Iziaslav, Ukrainian SSR Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Shakhtar Donetsk Number 27 Youth career -2001 Karpaty Lviv 2001–2003 Shakhtar Donetsk Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2009 Shakhtar Donetsk 83 (7) 2005–2006 → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) 15 (2) 2009–2010 Barcelona 12 (0) 2010– Shakhtar Donetsk 16 (2) National team‡ 2006– Ukraine 27 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2010This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Anatoliyovych and the family name is Chygrynskiy.Dmytro Anatoliyovych Chygrynskiy (Ukrainian: Дмитро Анатолійович Чигринський; also transliterated as Chyhryns'kyi) born on 7 November 1986) is a Ukrainian international footballer who currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.
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Early life
Chygrynskiy was born in Iziaslav, Khmelnytsky Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. He was a player in the Karpaty Lviv youth system before moving to Donetsk at the age of 14, completing his development at the Shakhtar academy.[1] He holds a Master's degree in liberal arts.[2]
Club career
Shakhtar Donetsk
Chygrynskiy earned his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2004, at the age of 17. In 2005, he was loaned out to Ukrainian club Metalurh Zaporizhzhya, where he experienced continuous top flight football. After a successful stint at Metalurh, Dmytro was brought back to Donetsk. He quickly emerged as a consistent defender and a leading figure, and first experienced Champions League football when coming on as a substitute against FC Barcelona during the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. The young player cemented a starting position at the team in the 2006–07 season, by the end of which, at the age of 20, he captained Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Cup final against Dynamo Kyiv in the absence of the regular captain, Matuzalém.
During the 2007–08 season, Chygrynskiy was selected as the vice-captain of the team. During the season, he was voted man of the match in the 2–0 win over rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Cup Final. Also in the same season, he won the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar.
At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Chygrynskiy helped the squad win the Ukrainian Super Cup. With Shakhtar, he played in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, finishing third in the group behind Barcelona and Sporting Clube de Portugal. This was not the end of the club's European journey, however, as they parachuted down to the UEFA Cup. He helped them team make it to the quarter-final stage, defeating 1993 European Champions Olympique de Marseille. They then progressed to the semi-finals, where they played Ukrainian rivals Dynamo Kyiv. Shakhtar progressed to the 2009 UEFA Cup Final against DFB-Pokal champions Werder Bremen — Chygrynskiy and Shakhtar won the trophy 2–1 after extra time.[3]
Barcelona
On 26 August 2009, after long negotiations between Shakhtar and FC Barcelona,[4] a deal was reached for the transfer of Chygrynskiy.[5] The transfer was valued at around €25 million and included the clause that Chygrynskiy play in the UEFA Super Cup for his former club, coincidently against Barcelona.[6][7] On 31 August 2009, Barcelona confirmed that Chygrynskiy had passed a medical and signed for five years.[8] Chygrynskiy was the first Ukrainian player to ever play for Barcelona.[9]
Chygrynskiy made his debut for Barcelona on 12 September 2009 in La Liga against Getafe.[10] He played a full 90 minutes on his debut, a 2–0 victory.[11]
Though Barcelona retained the title, Chygrynskiy fared poorly in his debut season with the club. Despite this, manager Josep Guardiola had been keen to keep him.[12]
Return to Shakhtar Donetsk
On 6 July 2010, the 23-year-old centre-back signed a five-year deal to return to his former club Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of €15 million, making Shakhtar a profit of €10 million.[13] after spending just one season with the Spanish team, playing just 14 times.[14] On 3 November 2010 Chygrynskiy scored a header against Arsenal in the Champions League from a Jádson free-kick via a deflection off Craig Eastmond.[15]
International career
After a successful 2005–06 season, Chygrynskiy was called up to the Ukrainian World Cup squad by coach Oleg Blokhin, following the injury to Serhiy Fedorov. Shortly before the World Cup, Chygrynskiy was a member of the Ukraine under-21 team, which finished as runners-up in the UEFA Under-21 Championship. Showing impressive form during the championship, he was selected as a member of the team of the tournament by UEFA.[16] Although set to be a starter in Ukraine's World Cup campaign, Chygrynskiy picked an injury during the closing stages of under-21 competition, which forced him out of the entire forthcoming tournament.
Following his recovery from injury, Chygrynskiy established himself as a starter for the Ukrainian football team in the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
Career statistics
- As of 25 May 2011
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Shakhtar 2003–04 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0 2004–05 0 0 1 0 1 0 - - 2 0 Metalurh Z 2005–06 15 2 3 0 0 0 - - 18 2 Shakhtar 2005–06 11 3 0 0 2 0 - - 13 3 2006–07 17 0 4 1 8 0 - - 29 1 2007–08 27 3 6 1 8 0 1 0 42 4 2008–09 23 1 3 0 15 0 1 1 42 2 2009–10 4 0 0 0 4 0 - - 8 0 Barcelona 2009–10 12 0 2 0 0 0 - - 14 0 Shakhtar 2010–11 16 2 0 0 5 1 - - 21 3 Total for Shakhtar 99 9 14 2 43 1 2 1 158 13 Career total 126 11 19 2 43 1 2 1 190 15 - Other - National Super Cup
Honours
Club
Shakhtar Donetsk- UEFA Cup: 2009
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2005–06, 2007–08
- Ukrainian Cup: 2004, 2008
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2008
- La Liga: 2009–10
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009
Individual
Others
In autumn 2010, a rock band from Barcelona takes his name to pay him tribute. [[1]]
References
- ^ Shakhtar get Chygrynskiy back UEFA.com, 6 July 2010
- ^ Chygrynskyy has got a diploma FC Shakhtar Donetsk, 27 July 2009
- ^ S Donetsk 2-1 W Bremen (aet) BBC Sport, 20 May 2009
- ^ Report: Barcelona Preparing Improved Bid For Chygrynskiy Goal.com, 22 August 2009
- ^ Txiki Begiristain: Dmytro Chygrynskiy Is On His Way To Barcelona Goal.com, 27 August 2009
- ^ Collett, Mike (27 August 2009). "Chygrynskiy plays last match before move to Barca". Reuters. Yahoo!. http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-supercup_preview&prov=reuters&type=lgns. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Report: Barcelona To Unveil Dmytro Chygrynskiy On Saturday Goal.com, 27 August 2009
- ^ "Chygrynskiy signs for five years". FC Barcelona. 31 August 2009. http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/08/n090831106480.html. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Youth, strength and good ball skills". FC Barcelona. 30 August 2009. http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/08/n090830106452.html. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ Perfect debut for Chygrynskiy FC Barcelona, 12 September 2009
- ^ "Getafe vs Barcelona LIVE Commentary". Goal.com. 12 September 2009. http://www.goal.com/en/match/36637/getafe-vs-barcelona/play-by-play. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Barcelona fail to pay player wages for June". BBC Sport. 7 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8797183.stm.
- ^ Chygrynskiy completes move to Shakhtar FC Barcelona, 6 July 2010
- ^ Chygrynskiy exits Barca Sky Sports, 6 July 2010
- ^ Eduardo haunts Gunners Sky Sports, 3 November 2010
- ^ UEFA European U-21 C'ship[dead link] UEFA.com
External links
- Dmytro Chygrynskiy FC Barcelona
- Dmytro Chigrinskiy - Shakhtar Donetsk VotePlayers.com
Ukraine squad – 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Runners-up 1 Pyatov • 2 Romanchuk • 3 Ischenko • 4 Nevmyvaka • 5 Yatsenko • 6 Chygrynskiy • 7 Feshchuk • 8 Aliyev • 9 Pukanych • 10 Milevskiy • 11 Fomin • 12 Rybka • 13 Pylypchuk • 14 Cheberyachko • 15 Yarmash • 16 Kryvosheyenko • 17 Mykhalyk • 18 Hodin • 19 Maksymov • 20 Sytnyk • 21 Oberemko • 22 Shyryayev • Coach: Mikhailichenko
Ukraine squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Shovkovskiy • 2 Nesmachniy • 3 Yatsenko • 4 Tymoshchuk • 5 Yezerskiy • 6 Rusol • 7 Shevchenko (c) • 8 Shelayev • 9 Husyev • 10 Voronin • 11 Rebrov • 12 Pyatov • 13 Chygrynskiy • 14 Husin • 15 Milevskiy • 16 Vorobey • 17 Vashchuk • 18 Nazarenko • 19 Kalynychenko • 20 Byelik • 21 Rotan • 22 Sviderskyi • 23 Shust • Coach: BlokhinFC Shakhtar Donetsk – current squad 3 Hübschman · 5 Kucher · 7 Fernandinho · 8 Jádson · 9 L. Adriano · 10 Willian · 11 Eduardo · 13 Shevchuk · 14 Kobin · 15 Stepanenko · 16 Tetenko · 17 Seleznyov · 19 Gai · 20 D. Costa · 22 Mkhitaryan · 25 Rybka · 26 Raț · 27 Chygrynskiy · 29 A. Teixeira · 30 Pyatov · 31 Dentinho · 32 Ischenko · 33 Srna (c) · 35 Virt · 36 Chyzhov · 38 Kryvtsov · 44 Rakitskiy · 70 Alan Patrick · 90 Vitsenets · 99 M. Moreno · Manager: Lucescu
Categories:- 1986 births
- People from Khmelnytskyi Oblast
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Ukrainian footballers
- Ukraine international footballers
- Ukrainian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhya players
- FC Barcelona footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- La Liga footballers
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