Yuriy Chonka

Yuriy Chonka
Personal information
Full name Yuriy Volodymyrovych Chonka
Date of birth (1991-05-31)31 May 1991
Place of birth Velyka Kopanya, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 21 January 2026(2026-01-21) (aged 34)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Youth Sport School Uzhhorod
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Beregvidek Berehove (amateurs) 0 (0)
2011–2012 Metalist Kharkiv 0 (0)
2013 Naftan Novopolotsk 31 (0)
2015 Balmazújváros 7 (0)
2015–2019 Sevlyush Vynohradiv (amateurs) 77 (40)
2020–2021 Uzhhorod 25 (5)
2021–? Sevlyush Vynohradiv (amateurs) 2 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yuriy Volodymyrovych Chonka (Ukrainian: Юрій Володимирович Чонка; 31 May 1991 – 21 January 2026) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Chonka was awarded the title of best football player in Zakarpattia in 2010 among amateur teams.[1]

On 16 February 2011, he signed a five-year contract with Metalist Kharkiv.[2]

Death

Chonka died on 21 January 2026, at the age of 34.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Кращим футболістом чемпіонату Закарпаття став Юрій Чонка (in Ukrainian). Zakarpattya.net.ua. 20 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Metalist signed Chonka and Tkachev". FC Metalist Official Site. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Український півзахисник, який грав за Металіст, помер у віці 34 років (in Ukrainian)
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