Anton Tsarenko

Anton Tsarenko
Tsarenko in 2021
Personal information
Full name Anton Oleksandrovych Tsarenko
Date of birth (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004
Place of birth Popivka, Konotop Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blau-Weiß Linz
(on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
Youth career
2017–2022 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Dynamo Kyiv 18 (2)
2024–2026 → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 36 (2)
2026– → Blau-Weiß Linz (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ukraine U16 2 (0)
2022–2023 Ukraine U19 9 (3)
2024– Ukraine U21 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:23, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:33, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Anton Oleksandrovych Tsarenko (Ukrainian: Антон Олександрович Царенко; born 17 June 2004) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Liga club Blau-Weiß Linz, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.

Club career

Tsarenko is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv academy and has played for the club's reserve team in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves.[2]

In January 2022, he signed a three-year deal with Dynamo,[3] and participated in the summer training camp with the main team squad. Tsarenko made his senior debut for Dynamo Kyiv on 17 August 2022, playing as a second half-time substitution player in a loss against Portuguese club Benfica in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League play-off round.[4]

On 13 August 2024, Tsarenko moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk on a season-long loan.[5] On 2 July 2025, his loan was extended for another year.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 111002[b]000131
2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 71001[c]00081
Total 182003000212
Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 29210——302
2025–26 Ekstraklasa 7010——80
Total 36220——382
Career total 544203000594

References

  1. ↑ "Anton Tsarenko" (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Антон Царенко дебютував за «Динамо» (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Юний український півзахисник продовжив контракт із Динамо". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ↑ 18-річний Антон Царенко дебютував за основу в матчі Динамо – Бенфіка (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 18 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lechia Gdańsk i Dynamo Kijów kontynuują współpracę przy sprowadzeniu wielkiego talentu, Antona Tsarenko" (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Wyjaśniła się przyszłość piłkarza Lechii". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). 2 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ↑ A. Tsarenko at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2022.