Oleksandr Romanchuk (footballer, born 1999)
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Romanchuk with Universitatea Craiova in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Bohdanovych Romanchuk | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolomyia, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| 2016–2017 | Lviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Lviv | 45 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 31 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Lviv | 33 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Debrecen | 44 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | Universitatea Craiova | 25 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Ukraine U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2026 | |||
Oleksandr Bohdanovych Romanchuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Богданович Романчук; born 16 December 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.
Club career
Romanchuk was born in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and progressed through the academy of Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, before moving to the youth system of Lviv in 2016.[1]
He broke into Lviv's senior set-up in the Ukrainian Second League, and in July 2018 joined Dynamo Kyiv of the Ukrainian Premier League, although he did not feature for the first team.
Romanchuk returned to Lviv in August 2020, appearing for the reserve side before making his top flight debut on 12 September 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–4 away loss to Kolos Kovalivka.[2]
On 20 July 2022, Romanchuk moved abroad for the first time, signing for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Debrecen.[3]
Romanchuk returned to Ukraine on 25 July 2024, agreeing a three-year contract with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.[4]
On 7 July 2025, Romanchuk signed a three-year contract with Romanian first division team Universitatea Craiova for a rumoured fee of €750,000.[5][6] He made his official debut on 12 July 2025, opening the scoring in a 3–3 away Liga I draw at UTA Arad.
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 March 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lviv | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Amateur Championship | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian Second League | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 1 | ||||
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League Reserves | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Lviv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Debrecen | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 53 | 1 | |||
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2025–26 | Liga I | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12[b] | 2 | — | 39 | 6 | |
| Career total | 203 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Cupa României
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Two appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ "Коломиянин Олександр Романчук грає за київське «Динамо»" [Kolomyian native Oleksandr Romanchuk plays for Kyiv's "Dynamo"] (in Ukrainian). Dzerkalo Media. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Favbet Ліга. 2-й тур. Матч №11" [Favbet League. Match No. 11, round 2] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Premier League. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Tehetséges ukrán játékost igazolt a DVSC" [DVSC sign talented Ukrainian player] (in Hungarian). Debreceni VSC. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Oleksandr Romanchuk – FC Kryvbas player". FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "SuperLiga: Universitatea Craiova a transferat un fotbalist din Ucraina: "A fost inclus în cea mai bună echipă a sezonului trecut"" [SuperLiga: Universitatea Craiova signed a player from Ukraine: "He was included in the best team of last season"] (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Universitatea Craiova oficializează transferul anunţat exclusiv de ProSport: "Noul turn de control din defensivă"" [Universitatea Craiova officially confirms the transfer exclusively announced by ProSport: "The new defensive control tower"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Oleksandr Romanchuk at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
- Oleksandr Romanchuk at UAF (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Romanchuk at Soccerway