Dmytro Chygrynskiy

Dmytro Anatoliyovych Chygrynskiy (Ukrainian: Дмитро Анатолійович Чигринський; correct transliteration is Chyhrynskyi, born 7 November 1986) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek club AEK Athens.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Anatoliyovych and the family name is Chygrynskiy.

Dmytro Chygrynskiy
Chygrynskiy with AEK Athens in 2016
Personal information
Full name Dmytro Anatoliyovych Chygrynskiy
Date of birth (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986
Place of birth Iziaslav, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 19
Youth career
2000–2002 UFK Lviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Shakhtar Donetsk 83 (7)
2005–2006 → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) 15 (2)
2009–2010 Barcelona 12 (0)
2010–2015 Shakhtar Donetsk 37 (4)
2015–2016 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 15 (1)
2016– AEK Athens 76 (5)
National team‡
2002 Ukraine U16 4 (1)
2002–2003 Ukraine U17 5 (0)
2003–2004 Ukraine U18 7 (0)
2004 Ukraine U19 4 (0)
2003–2006 Ukraine U21 16 (2)
2006–2011 Ukraine 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2018

He spent most of his professional career, from 2002 to 2015, in two spells with Shakhtar Donetsk. He won honours at the club including five Ukrainian Premier League titles, as many Ukrainian Cups, and the UEFA Cup in 2009. He spent the 2009–10 season with Barcelona in Spain, joining for €25 million, playing rarely and returning to Shakhtar for €15 million.

Chygrynskiy represented the Ukraine national football team from 2007 to 2011, making 29 appearances. He was in the nation's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but did not play due to injury.

Early life

Chygrynskiy was born in Iziaslav, Khmelnytsky Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. He was a player in the UFK Lviv youth system before moving to Donetsk at the age of 14, completing his development at the Shakhtar academy.[2] He holds a Master's degree in liberal arts.[3]

Club career

Shakhtar Donetsk

Chygrynskiy earned his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2004, at the age of 17. In 2005, he was loaned out to Ukrainian club Metalurh Zaporizhzhya, where he experienced continuous top flight football. After a successful stint at Metalurh, Dmytro was brought back to Donetsk. He quickly emerged as a consistent defender and a leading figure, and first experienced Champions League football when coming on as a substitute against FC Barcelona during the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. The young player cemented a starting position at the team in the 2006–07 season, by the end of which, at the age of 20, he captained Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Cup final against Dynamo Kyiv in the absence of the regular captain, Matuzalém.

Chygrynskiy with Shakhtar in July 2008

During the 2007–08 season, Chygrynskiy was selected as the vice-captain of the team. During the season, he was voted man of the match in the 2–0 win over rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Cup Final. Also in the same season, he won the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar.

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Chygrynskiy helped the squad win the Ukrainian Super Cup. With Shakhtar, he played in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, finishing third in the group behind Barcelona and Sporting Clube de Portugal. This was not the end of the club's European journey, however, as they parachuted down to the UEFA Cup. He helped them team make it to the quarter-final stage, defeating 1993 European Champions Olympique de Marseille. They then progressed to the semi-finals, where they played Ukrainian rivals Dynamo Kyiv. Shakhtar progressed to the 2009 UEFA Cup Final against DFB-Pokal champions Werder Bremen – Chygrynskiy and Shakhtar won the trophy 2–1 after extra time.[4]

Barcelona

On 26 August 2009, after long negotiations between Shakhtar and FC Barcelona,[5] a deal was reached for the transfer of Chygrynskiy.[6] The transfer was valued at around €25 million and included the clause that Chygrynskiy play in the UEFA Super Cup for his former club, coincidentally against Barcelona.[7][8] On 31 August 2009, Barcelona confirmed that Chygrynskiy had passed a medical and signed for five years.[9] Chygrynskiy was the first Ukrainian player to ever play for Barcelona and was expected to display his ability with the ball at his feet and "aerial presence and strong defensive skills" .[10]

Chygrynskiy made his debut for Barcelona on 12 September 2009 in La Liga against Getafe CF.[11] He played a full 90 minutes on his debut, a 2–0 victory.[12]

Though Barcelona retained the title, Chygrynskiy fared poorly in his debut season with the club. Despite this, manager Pep Guardiola had been keen to keep him.[13]

Return to Shakhtar Donetsk
Chygrynskyi defending against Parid Xhihani of FC Zorya Luhansk in November 2010

On 6 July 2010, the 23-year-old centre back signed a five-year deal to return to his former club Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of €15 million, making Shakhtar a profit of €10 million.[14] after spending just one season with the Spanish team, playing just 14 times.[15] On 3 November 2010, Chygrynskiy scored a header against Arsenal in the Champions League from a Jádson free-kick via a deflection off Craig Eastmond.[16]

Chygrynskiy left Shakhtar by mutual consent on 2 February 2015.[17]

Dnipro

Seven days after leaving Shakhtar, Chygrynskiy joined fellow league team FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on a free transfer and signed a 1-year contract.[18]

AEK Athens

On 11 June 2016, Chygrynskiy signed a two-year deal with a possible extension for a third with Greek Superleague club AEK Athens.[19] On 26 February 2017 he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against AEL.[20] The following 4 February, he scored in a 2–1 away win against champions Olympiacos, his first goal for the 2017–18 season.[21]

International career
Chygrynskiy with Ukraine in 2009

After a successful 2005–06 season, Chygrynskiy was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad by coach Oleg Blokhin, following the injury to Serhiy Fedorov. Shortly before the World Cup, Chygrynskiy was a member of the Ukraine under-21 team, which finished as runners-up in the 2006 UEFA U-21 Championship. Showing impressive form during the championship, he was selected as a member of the team of the tournament by UEFA.[22] Although set to be a part of Ukraine's World Cup squad, Chygrynskiy suffered an injury during the closing stages of under-21 competition, which forced him out of the entire forthcoming tournament.

Following his recovery from injury, Chygrynskiy established himself as a starter for the Ukrainian football team in the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 November 2020[23]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar 2003–04 Ukrainian Premier League 1000000010
2004–05 001010—20
2005–06 1130020—133
2006–07 1704180—291
2007–08 273618010424
2008–09 2313015011422
2009–10 40—40—80
2010–11 1620051—213
2011–12 601020—90
2012–13 1113010—151
2013–14 3100001041
2014–15 102100—31
Total 120112034613118916
Metalurh Z (loan) 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 15230——182
Total 15230——182
Barcelona 2009–10 La Liga 1202000—140
Total 1202000—140
Dnipro 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 202000—40
2015–16 1314020—191
Total 1516020—231
AEK Athens 2016–17 Superleague Greece 1614020—221
2017–18 1516070—281
2018–19 1506050—260
2019–20 2134010—263
2020–21 300040—70
Total 705200190—1095
Career total 232195136713135324

International
As of 17 September 2018
Ukraine
Year Apps Goals
2007 70
2008 60
2009 80
2010 50
2011 30
Total 290

Honours

Club
Shakhtar Donetsk
Barcelona
AEK Athens

Individual
  • European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2006

References
  1. http://www.aekfc.gr/pld/ntmitro-tsigkrinski-47976.htm?lang=en&path=2026807004
  2. Shakhtar get Chygrynskiy back UEFA, 6 July 2010
  3. Chygrynskyy has got a diploma FC Shakhtar Donetsk, 27 July 2009
  4. S Donetsk 2-1 W Bremen (aet) BBC Sport, 20 May 2009
  5. Report: Barcelona Preparing Improved Bid For Chygrynskiy Goal.com, 22 August 2009
  6. Txiki Begiristain: Dmytro Chygrynskiy Is On His Way To Barcelona Goal.com, 27 August 2009
  7. Collett, Mike (27 August 2009). "Chygrynskiy plays last match before move to Barca". Yahoo!. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  8. Report: Barcelona To Unveil Dmytro Chygrynskiy On Saturday Goal.com, 27 August 2009
  9. "Chygrynskiy signs for five years". FC Barcelona. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  10. "Youth, strength and good ball skills". FC Barcelona. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  11. Perfect debut for Chygrynskiy FC Barcelona, 12 September 2009
  12. "Getafe vs Barcelona LIVE Commentary". Goal.com. 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  13. "Barcelona fail to pay player wages for June". BBC Sport. 7 July 2010.
  14. Chygrynskiy completes move to Shakhtar FC Barcelona, 6 July 2010
  15. Chygrynskiy exits Barca Sky Sports, 6 July 2010
  16. Eduardo haunts Gunners Archived 10 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Sky Sports, 3 November 2010
  17. "Dmytro Chygrynskiy leaves Shakhtar". shakhtar.com/. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  18. "Ukraine's Chygrynskiy signs for Dnipro". USA Today. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  19. Dmytro Chygrynskiy joins AEK FC
  20. "Εύκολη επικράτηση για την Ένωση!" (in Greek). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  21. "Ολυμπιακός – ΑΕΚ LIVE" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 4 February 2018.
  22. "uefa.com's Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. UEFA. 5 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  23. "Ukraine – D.Chygrynskiy – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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