Serhiy Oleksandrovych Sydorchuk (Ukrainian: Сергій Олександрович Сидорчук; born 2 May 1991) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo and the Ukraine national team.
Sydorchuk with Dynamo Kyiv in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Serhiy Oleksandrovych Sydorchuk | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Dzhankoi, Crimean ASSR, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Westerlo | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 63 | (4) |
| 2013–2023 | Dynamo Kyiv | 213 | (18) |
| 2023– | Westerlo | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ukraine U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Ukraine U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2013– | Ukraine | 61 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024 | |||
Serhiy was born in Dzhankoi, Crimean ASSR, Ukrainian SSR but moved at the age of one with his parents to Zaporizhzhia.[2] Sydorchuk is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia academy.[3] He made his debut for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia entering as a second-half substitute against Metalurh Donetsk on 23 August 2009 in the Ukrainian Premier League.
On 21 December 2012, Sydorchuk signed a five-year contract with Dynamo. On 11 August 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against FC Chornomorets Odesa. On 29 September 2015, Sydorchuk made his UEFA Champions League debut in the second match of the group stage against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv away from home, which Dynamo won 2–0.
On 5 September 2023, Belgian Pro League club Westerlo announced the signing of Sydorchuk on a three-year contract.[4]
Sydorchuk made his full international debut for Ukraine on 9 October 2014, replacing captain Ruslan Rotan in the 64th minute of a European qualifier away to BelarusinBarysaw. In added time, he scored the second goal of a 2–0 win, a close-range finish set up by Andriy Yarmolenko.[5] Three days later in the next qualifier at the Arena Lviv, he scored the only goal to defeat Macedonia.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 2008–09 | Ukrainian Second League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Ukrainian First League | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 70 | 5 | ||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6[f] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11[g] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[h] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[i] | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 213 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 83 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 327 | 21 | ||
| Westerlo | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 322 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 443 | 27 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2014 | Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus |  Belarus |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 2 | 12 October 2014 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine |  Macedonia |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | 24 March 2021 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  France |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Dynamo Kyiv
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
