Viktor Korniyenko

Viktor Valeriyovych Korniyenko (; born 14 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Career Born in the Poltava Oblast, Korniyenko began to play with Vorskla Poltava youth sports school system and after continued in the different Ukrainian youth sportive schools.

He made his début for FC Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League as a starting squad player in a drawing match against FC Karpaty Lviv on 11 August 2019 and was substituted in the second-half.

International career Korniyenko was a part of the Ukraine national under-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played one of the key roles in Ukraine's success, appearing in all 7 of his team's matches (6 of them without substitutions).

He made his Ukraine national football team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against the Czech Republic, a 1–1 away draw. He scored Ukraine's goal.

International goal Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 September 2021 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic 1–0 1–1 Friendly match

Personal life As for 2019 he is married with a wife Arina. The couple has a daughter Sofiya.

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Honours International Ukraine U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2019

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