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Milevskyi in 2011
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| Full name | Artem Volodymyrovych Milevskyi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Soviet Union (now Belarus) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Second striker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Smena Minsk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Obukhiv | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Borysfen-2 Boryspil | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv | 178 | (57) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 54 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Gaziantepspor | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Hajduk Split | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | RNK Split | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Tosno | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Dynamo Brest | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kisvárda | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Dynamo Brest | 53 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mynai | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 400 | (105) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Belarus U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Ukraine U17 | 5 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Ukraine U21 | 31 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Ukraine | 50 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Artem Volodymyrovych Milevskyi (born on January 12, 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer. He played as a second striker. He was known for his great skill and strong physical play.
Artem also played for the Ukrainian national team. He played in 50 matches for his country. He even represented Ukraine in big tournaments like the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
Artem's sister, Ksenia Milevskaya, is a Belarusian tennis player.
Contents
Artem Milevskyi's Football Journey
Starting Out and Dynamo Kyiv Years
Artem Milevskyi began his youth football career in Belarus with Smena Minsk. In 2000, he moved to Ukraine. He joined Boryfsfen Boryspil before moving to Dynamo Kyiv in 2002.
He made his first big team appearance for Dynamo Kyiv. This was in a UEFA Champions League match in December 2003. He was only 18 years old then. In the 2005–06 season, Artem started to show his amazing talent. He scored 4 goals in 13 games for Dynamo.
In August 2006, football experts voted Artem the best player in Ukraine for that month. He scored 8 goals in 21 games during the 2006–07 season. Dynamo Kyiv did not lose any domestic games that year.
On August 6, 2008, Artem scored a very important penalty kick. This helped Dynamo Kyiv win a UEFA Champions League qualifying match. A week later, he scored two goals and helped with another goal. This led Dynamo to a big 4–1 win against Spartak Moscow. He scored another two goals in the return game.
Artem had his best season in 2008–09, scoring 18 goals in 41 games. The next season was even better. He scored 19 goals in 37 matches. On October 31, 2010, Artem scored his first hat-trick. He ended that game with four goals! Dynamo Kyiv reached the semi-finals of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League that season.
After 2011, Artem's time at Dynamo Kyiv became more difficult. He played less and scored fewer goals. He left Dynamo Kyiv at the end of the 2012–13 season.
Playing for Other Clubs
After leaving Dynamo Kyiv, Artem played for several other clubs. In 2013, he signed with Gaziantepspor in Turkey. His time there was short, and he left in December 2013.
In July 2014, Artem joined Hajduk Split in Croatia. He made his first appearance in a big 6–0 win. He scored his first goal for Hajduk in a 2–2 draw. He came into the game late and helped his team get a point. He left Hajduk Split in September 2015.
After Hajduk, he briefly played for their city rivals, RNK Split. He also played for Concordia Chiajna in Romania. Later, he joined Tosno in Russia. He left Tosno in July 2017.
Artem returned to Dynamo Brest in Belarus in January 2019. He played there until the end of 2020. In December 2020, he signed with Mynai. This brought him back to play in the Ukrainian Premier League.
On September 23, 2021, Artem Milevskyi announced that he was ending his professional football career.
Playing for Ukraine
Artem Milevskyi first played for Belarus's youth teams. But then he decided to play for Ukraine. This caused some discussion between the football groups of both countries. They finally agreed, and he joined the Ukrainian team.
He was part of the Ukraine under-19 team. They reached the semi-finals of the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The next year, he played in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Artem also played for Ukraine's under-21 team. They finished second in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Experts picked him as one of the best players in the tournament. During this tournament, he became famous for a special way of taking penalty kicks. He used a "Panenka-style" kick, which is a soft chip down the middle.
Later in 2006, Artem was chosen for Ukraine's team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played his first game for the senior team on June 19, 2006. This was against Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine won 4–0.
In the World Cup knockout stage, Ukraine played against Switzerland. The game ended in a 0–0 draw. It went to a penalty shootout. Artem scored one of the penalties, using his famous Panenka trick again. Ukraine won the shootout 3–0. They reached the quarter-finals but lost to Italy, who later won the World Cup.
Artem scored his first goal for the senior team on February 6, 2008. This was in a friendly game against Cyprus. He also scored a penalty kick against Slovakia in 2009.
In 2012, he was called up for UEFA Euro 2012. He played in three games during the tournament. Ukraine was eliminated in the group stage. He last played for the national team in October 2012.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borysfen-2 Boryspil | 2001–02 | Second League | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | 3 | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2002–03 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2004–05 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 22 | 6 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2008–09 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 19 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | – | 43 | 17 | |||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 178 | 57 | 44 | 11 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 278 | 87 | ||
| Gaziantepspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2014–15 | Croatian First Football League | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |
| RNK Split | 2015–16 | Croatian First Football League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2015–16 | Liga I | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 6 | ||
| Tosno | 2016–17 | Russian National Football League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Brest | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 2018 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | ||
| Kisvárda | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dinamo Brest | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Dinamo Brest total | 55 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 310 | 81 | 65 | 14 | 55 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 434 | 114 | ||
International
Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Ukraine | 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 8 | |
International goals
Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Milevskyi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 6 February 2008 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 12 |  Cyprus |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 February 2009 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | 17 |  Slovakia |
3–2 | 3–2 | |
| 3 | 5 September 2009 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | 22 |  Andorra |
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5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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| 5 | 8 October 2010 | 31 |  Canada |
1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 8 February 2011 | Municipal Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus | 34 |  Romania |
2–0 | 2–2 | |
| 7 | 15 November 2011 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | 42 | Romania |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 8 | 28 May 2012 | Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria | 44 |  Estonia |
4–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
Club Trophies
- Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League (4): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09
- Ukrainian Cup (4): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Ukrainian Super Cup (3): 2006, 2009, 2011
- Dinamo Brest
- Belarusian Premier League (1): 2019
- Belarusian Cup (1): 2017–18
- Belarusian Super Cup (2): 2018, 2019
International Achievements
Ukraine U-21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: runner-up 2006
Individual Awards
- Top assister of the Ukraine Premier League: 2008–09
- Top scorer of the Ukraine Premier League: 2009–10
- Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 2008, 2009
- Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year: 2009
See Also
In Spanish: Artem Milevskiy para niños
- 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Ukraine
