Andriy Vorobey

Andriy Vorobey

Vorobey in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Andriy Oleksiyovych Vorobey
Date of birth	(1978-11-29) 29 November 1978
Place of birth	Donetsk, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Helios Kharkiv
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2007	Shakhtar	219	(80)
2007–2009	Dnipro	47	(12)
2009–2010	Arsenal Kyiv	23	(9)
2010–	Metalist Kharkiv	26	(4)
2013–	→ Helios Kharkiv (loan)	0	(0)
National team
2000–2008	Ukraine	68	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

Andriy Oleksiyovych Vorobey (Ukrainian: Андрій Олексійович Воробей; born 29 November 1978 in Donetsk, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Helios Kharkiv on loan from Metalist Kharkiv. When he performs on the national team, he plays as a support striker.

Career

Shakhtar Donetsk

Vorobey started his career in Shakhtar Donetsk in 1994. He was promoted to the senior team in 1997. In the 2000–01 season Vorobey was the leading scorer with 21 goals. He amassed 79 goals in 209 matches in the Ukrainian Premier League playing for Shakhtar Donetsk. His total career for the Shakhtar senior team lasted ten years.

Dnipro

Vorobey signed a three-year contract with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 17 June 2007. He scored his first goal in European Competition for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, in a 1–1 draw with Aberdeen, however Dnipro were eliminated by Aberdeen on the away goal rule.

Metalist

On 28 May 2010 it was officially announced that Vorobey had signed a two-year contract at Metalist.

International career

Vorobey has been on the Ukraine national football team since 2000. Notably, he was on Ukraine's FIFA World Cup 2006 squad, where Ukraine got to the quarterfinals.

Vorobey is also well known for being the fourth top scorer of the Ukraine national football team. Along with now-retired Andriy Husin, Vorobey has scored 9 goals in the international arena. The people ahead of him are Andriy Shevchenko with 46 goals for the team, and Serhiy Rebrov, with 15 goals for the team, and Serhiy Nazarenko with 12 goals for the team .

His last goal for Ukraine was in the UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying match against Faroe Islands, which Ukraine won 5–0. Vorobey scored the last goal of the match in the 64th minute.

Statistics

Club

As of 22 April 2013

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ukraine		League		Ukrainian Cup		Europe		Super Cup		Total
Shakhtar	1997–98	9	0	2	0	1	0	–		12	0
	1998–99	18	11	4	2	3	0	–		25	13
	1999–00	24	15	2	0	2	0	–		28	15
	2000–01	24	21	5	6	12	7	–		41	34
	2001–02	25	9	6	5	6	2	–		37	16
	2002–03	29	8	6	5	4	1	–		39	14
	2003–04	29	9	5	2	6	0	–		40	11
	2004–05	29	4	6	1	13	1	1	0	49	6
	2005–06	16	1	2	0	3	1	1	0	22	2
	2006–07	16	2	6	1	4	0	0	0	26	3
Total		219	80	44	22	54	12	2	0	319	114
Dnipro	2007–08	26	7	1	0	3	1	–		30	8
	2008–09	21	5	1	0	2	0	–		24	5
Total		47	12	2	0	5	1	—		54	13
Arsenal Kyiv	2009–10	23	9	1	0	–		–		24	9
Total		23	9	1	0	—		—		24	9
Metalist Kharkiv	2010–11	20	4	1	0	8	0	–		29	4
	2011–12	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2012–13	1	0	1	1	0	0	–		2	1
Total		26	4	2	1	8	0	—		36	5
Career totals		315	105	49	23	67	13	2	0	433	141

International

Ukraine national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	5	0
2001	12	4
2002	9	1
2003	9	0
2004	6	0
2005	6	0
2006	13	3
2007	6	1
2008	2	0
Total	68	9

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League (3): 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06
• Ukrainian Cup (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
• Ukrainian Super Cup (1): 2005

External links

• Andriy Vorobey at Official Metalist website
• Profile on website Football Ukraine (in Russian)