Svyatik Artemenko

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Svyatik Artemenko
Personal information
Full name Svyatoslav Artemenko
Date of birth (2000-02-11) February 11, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Odesa, Ukraine
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rivers FC
Number 1
Youth career
Bonivital SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Guelph Gryphons 15 (0)
2023– Thompson Rivers WolfPack 12 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 WSA Winnipeg 14 (0)
2019 → Valour FC (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 Guelph United FC 25 (0)
2022 → York United (loan) 0 (0)
2022 FC Berlin 7 (0)
2023 Electric City FC 18 (0)
2024– Rivers FC 2 (0)
2024– → Valour FC (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 20, 2024

Svyatik Artemenko (born February 11, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League on loan from Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.

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Early life

Artemenko was born in Odesa, Ukraine. [1] [2] At the age of two, he moved with his family to Winnipeg, Canada. [3] He played youth soccer with Bonivital SC [4] and represented Manitoba at the 2017 Canada Summer Games. [5]

University career

In 2021, he began attending Guelph University, where he played for the men's soccer team. [6] He was named the team Rookie of the Year in 2021. [7] He helped the team win the OUA Championship and was named the OUA goalkeeper of the year and to the U SPORTS National Championship All-Tournament team. [8]

In 2023, he began attending Thompson Rivers University, where he played for the men's soccer team. [9]

Club career

In 2019, he played with WSA Winnipeg in USL League Two. [10] Also in 2019, he signed with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League as an emergency backup goalkeeper, but did not appear in any matches. [11] He attended training camp the following years with Valour, but did not earn a contract. [12] [13]

In 2021, he joined Guelph United F.C. in League1 Ontario. [14] He was named a West Division All-Star and West Division Top Goalkeeper. [15] [16] In the playoff semi-final, Artemenko scored the winning penalty kick, before making the winning save in a penalty shootout against Master's FA to advance to the next round, [17] where Guelph won the championship defeating Blue Devils FC. [18]

In early 2022, he went to Ukraine to trial to earn a professional contract with FC Podillya in the second tier Ukrainian First League, earning a contract on February 23. [19] However, the next day, Russia invaded Ukraine suspending all soccer activities in the country and Artemenko registered for the Ukrainian army. [20]

On May 5, 2022, following his military service in Ukraine, he returned to Guelph United to re-join them for their 2022 season. [21] [22] [23] He made his return in a Canadian Championship match against Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC. [24] In August 2022, he joined Canadian Premier League side York United FC as an emergency goalkeeper substitute for a few matches following an injury to Niko Giantsopoulos. [25]

In August 2022, he joined FC Berlin of the United Premier Soccer League ahead of the 2022 UPSL Fall season. [26]

In March 2023, he joined Electric City FC in League1 Ontario. [27] [28]

In 2024, he began playing with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia. [29] In May 2024, he joined Valour FC on a short-term replacement player contract, following an injury to their starting goalkeeper. [29]

Military career

Between the ages of 16 and 18, Artemenko trained as a combat engineer with the Canadian Reserve Forces in Winnipeg. [30]

In February 2022, Artemenko, who was in Ukraine pursuing a professional soccer career, enlisted with the Armed Forces of Ukraine following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [31] [32] While he was not required to enlist in the army as he was a Canadian citizen, he felt it was his duty to protect his ancestral homeland. [33] He was initially not allowed to join due to not being a Ukrainian citizen, however, the next day his application was approved as part of an International Legion. [34] His club team, Guelph United hosted a fundraiser to raise funds for the Ukrainian Red Cross in support of Artemenko's cause. [35] He returned to Canada in early May, following a two-month tour of duty. [36] [37] In April 2024, Canadian sports broadcasting channel TSN filmed a documentary focusing on Artemenko and his experience. [38]

Career statistics

As of August 19, 2023 [39]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WSA Winnipeg 2019 [10] USL League Two 140———140
Valour FC (loan) 2019 Canadian Premier League 00—00—00
Guelph United FC 2021 [14] League1 Ontario 13020——150
2022 [23] 130—10—140
Total260201000290
York United FC (loan) 2022 Canadian Premier League 00—00—00
FC Berlin 2022 [40] United Premier Soccer League 70———70
Electric City FC 2023 [41] League1 Ontario 180———180
Career total650201000680
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.

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