Daryna Apanashchenko

Daryna Apanashchenko (Ukrainian: Дарина Олександрівна Апанащенко; born 16 May 1986) is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a striker for Zhytlobud-1. Long time (over 10 years) played in Russia for leading teams Energiya Voronezh, Ryazan VDV, and Zvezda Perm.

Daryna Apanashchenko

in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Daryna Apanaschenko
Date of birth	(1986-05-16) 16 May 1986
Place of birth	Krivyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Zhytlobud-1
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	WFC Kyivska Rus Kyiv	6	(0)
2001–2003	WFC Lehenda Chernihiv	29	(18)
2004	Energiya Voronezh
2004	Ryazan VDV
2009–2017	Zvezda Perm	93	(36)
2017–	Zhytlobud-1	18	(10)
National team‡
	Ukraine	57	(34)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 August 2020

Apanashchenko started her career at the capital team Kyivska Rus when she was 15 sometime in 2001.[1] In her interview in 2010 Apanashchenko mentioned that women football was completely ignored in Ukraine.[1]

In the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup semifinals' second leg in Umea she scored two goals that sealed Zvezda's shocking qualification for the final. She also scored Zvezda's only goal in the two-legged final.

As a member of the Ukrainian national team Apanashchenko scored 3 goals at the qualifying stage for the 2009 Euro including winners against Denmark and Scotland, and contributed further to Ukraine's qualification for the tournament scoring three more goals at the play-off against Slovenia. In the Euro she scored again against Denmark, but that time it wasn't enough to win the match.