1. Taras Mykolaiovych Stepanenko is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eyupspor and the Ukraine national team.
15 Facts About Taras Stepanenko
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Taras Stepanenko ended his first season in the senior side with 12 appearances.
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Taras Stepanenko was just one month shy of his 18th birthday when he netted the goal.
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Taras Stepanenko went on to make 23 appearances for the club in that season, with 1 goal.
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Taras Stepanenko made a total of 81 appearances for Metalurh's first team, scoring 1 goal.
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Taras Stepanenko made 20 appearances for Shakhtar in his first season, including 15 league appearances, scoring 1 goal.
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Taras Stepanenko helped Shakhtar to a treble, winning the Premier League, Super Cup and the Cup.
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On 26 September 2023, Taras Stepanenko made his 400th appearance for Shakhtar Donetsk in their Ukrainian Cup Round of 16 game against Veres Rivne.
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On 20 January 2024, Taras Stepanenko extended his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk until the summer of 2025.
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Taras Stepanenko was the captain of Ukraine national under-21 football team.
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Taras Stepanenko has appeared for Ukraine's under-19 team four times, the under-21 team on 22 occasions, scoring one goal, and the senior team five times.
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On 26 March 2013, Taras Stepanenko received red card for high kick on Vitaliy Bordiyan in a World Cup qualification match against Moldova.
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Taras Stepanenko was included in Ukraine's squad for the UEFA Euro 2016, making three appearances as Ukraine finished bottom of the group with no points.
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Taras Stepanenko spoke against the tattoo culture among football players and cited his Christian beliefs as the reason.
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Taras Stepanenko is an avid reader, his favourite genre being biographies of great men.