Denys Stanislavovych Kozhanov (Ukrainian: Денис Станіславович Кожанов; born 13 June 1987) is a Ukrainian professional football midfielder who plays for Karpaty Lviv.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denys Stanislavovych Kozhanov | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Hirnyk, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Second striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Youth Sportive School #3 Mariupol | ||
| 2001–2002 | Illichivets Mariupol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | → Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 16 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 73 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) | 34 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sevastopol (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 41 | (4) |
| 2016 | Dacia Chișinău | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Mariupol | 49 | (9) |
| 2018 | Veres Rivne | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Volyn Lutsk | 57 | (34) |
| 2020–2021 | Mynai | 20 | (0) |
| 2021– | Karpaty Lviv | 38 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Ukraine | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2018 | |||
Kozhanov started out his football career at the sports schools No.3 of Mariupol and later the FC Illichivets Mariupol academy. Upon graduation he signed with the regional leader FC Shakhtar Donetsk where for the first couple of years played for its second and third teams in lower leagues.
In 2007 Kozhanov was lent to Karpaty where he played at first in reserves. On 1 March 2008 he debuted in the Premier League. He became the top assister in the 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League, giving 13 assists.[1] He played 11 games and scored 2 goals in UEFA Europa League.
Kozhanov was recognized as the best player of October 2019 in the Ukrainian First League.[2] He became a second player for Volyn to receive such honors. Same season, 2019–20 Ukrainian First League, Kozhanov also became the season's top scorer with 18 goals.
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