Artem Lyehostayev

Artem Serhiiovych Lyehostayev (; born 11 August 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Viktoriya Sumy.

Playing career Early career Born in Kryvyi Rih, Lyehostayev is a graduate of the Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih academy system. In 2021 he played for the Finnish team PS Kemi and in 2023 he played for a short time for the Polish team Sokół Ostróda. In 2023 he played also for Karpaty-2 Lviv in Lviv Oblast.

Kudrivka In March 2024, he signed for Kudrivka in Ukrainian First League. On 1 June 2025, he helped the club to secure promotion to Ukrainian Premier League after win against FC Vorskla Poltava on aggregate 1–1 and win penalty 3–4. In summer 2025, many clubs from polish Ekstraklasa, such as ŁKS Łódź were interested on him.

On 3 August 2025, he made his debut in Ukrainian Premier League against Oleksandriya at the Obolon Arena in Kyiv. On 11 August 2025, he scored his first goal in Ukrainian Premier League against Zorya Luhansk at the Lobanovskyi Stadium in Kyiv.

On 9 June 9, he scored against Ahrobiznes Volochysk in the play-offs which ended on penalties where Artem scored the fifth penalty of the victory allowing Kudrivka to remain in the Ukrainian Premier League. After unsuccessful negotiations for a loan to Chernihiv, he was released by the club on 16 July 2026.

Viktoriya Sumy On 21 July 2026, he signed for Viktoriya Sumy.

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