Serhiy Petrov

Serhiy Petrov
Petrov in 2016
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Volodymyrovych Petrov
Date of birth (1997-05-21)21 May 1997
Place of birth Yevpatoriya, Crimea, Ukraine
Date of death 14 February 2026(2026-02-14) (aged 28)
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
2011–2014 BRW-BIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi
2014 Volyn Lutsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Volyn Lutsk 45 (4)
2017–2018 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 15 (3)
2018 Lviv 2 (0)
2019 Rukh Vynnyky 1 (0)
2019 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2 (0)
2020–2021 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 36 (5)
International career
2013 Ukraine U16 3 (0)
2016 Ukraine U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Serhiy Volodymyrovych Petrov (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Петров; 21 May 1997 – 14 February 2026) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Petrov attended the different Sportive youth schools in Volyn Oblast. He made his debut for Volyn Lutsk playing in a main-squad in the game against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 1 March 2015 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Petrov returned to his native Crimea, where he briefly played for local teams there until he started playing for teams in Uzbekistan, including FC Mash'al and FC Kokand 1912.[2] The last team he played for was "Tavriya‑Energo", a local amateur club within the occupied areas of Ukraine.[3]

Death

Petrov joined the Russian army in summer 2025 and was killed in action on 14 February 2026 in the Russo-Ukrainian war. He was 28.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 15 тур. Матч № 105 1 March 2015 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 11 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Koval, Tymur (15 February 2026). "ЗСУ ліквідували колишнього гравця «Волині» та збірної України U-21 Сергія Петрова, який воював на боці РФ". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Kostenko, Andriy (15 February 2026). "ЗСУ ліквідували футболіста-зрадника: конкурент Довбика у збірній України воював за росіян". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 February 2026.