Mykola Ihorovych Kukharevych (Ukrainian: Микола Ігорович Кухаревич; born 1 July 2001) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian, on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mykola Ihorovych Kukharevych | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Udrytsk, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hibernian (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Volyn Lutsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Volyn Lutsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Rukh Lviv | 24 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Troyes | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → OH Leuven U23 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Hibernian (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2023– | Swansea City | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Hibernian (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2023 | Ukraine U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 2024 | Ukraine U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:49, 19 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Dubrovytsia Raion, Kukharevych is a product of the Volyn Lutsk sportive school system.[1]
He was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League along with his team Rukh Lviv and made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Rukh on 23 August 2020, playing as the start-squad player in a losing away match against FC Vorskla Poltava.[2]
Following the weeks of rumors on 17 December 2020 Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi, the president of Rukh Lviv confirmed the preliminary agreement for Kukharevych transfer to Anderlecht, which should be announced officially in January 2021 with the opening of winter transfer window.[3] The transfer was not finalized, instead in on 26 March Rukh Lviv made an announcement of the deal on Kuharevich transfer to Troyes AC on 1 July 2021.[4]
In September 2022, Kukharevych joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan until the end of the season.[5] Kukharevych scored his first Hibernian goal in a 2–1 home defeat against St Johnstone on 21 October.[6] He missed a few months of playing time due to a medial ligament injury,[7] returning to action in early March with a goal in a 4–1 win against Livingston.[8][9]
In July 2023, Kukharevych joined EFL Championship club Swansea City on a permanent signing. On 3 August 2024, he joined Hibernian on loan for the second time. [10] He scored his first goal in his second loan period for Hibs against Celtic at Celtic Park in the Scottish League Cup on Sunday 18th August 2024.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 4 August 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rukh Lviv | 2019–20 | Ukrainian First League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Troyes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| OH Leuven U23 (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | |
| Swansea City | 2023–24 | Championship | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Hibernian (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hibernian (loan) Total | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | ||
References
edit- ^ Микола Кухаревич (in Ukrainian). FC Rukh Lviv Official Site. 23 September 2020.
- ^ Favbet Ліга. 1-й тур Матч №6 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "ЕКСКЛЮЗИВ. Президент Руха розповів про трансфер Кухаревича в Андерлехт" (in Ukrainian). FootballHub. 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Микола Кухаревич продовжить кар'єру у Францiї" (in Ukrainian). FC Rukh Lviv. 26 March 2021.
- ^ "6ft 4' Striker Mykola Kukharevych Joins On Loan!". Hibernian F.C. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ McCafferty, Gavin (22 October 2022). "VAR smooth Premiership start as St Johnstone beat Hibs 2-1 with Martin Boyle booked for diving". Scottish Daily Express. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Kukharevych sidelined by medial ligament damage". BBC Sport. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ McPartlin, Patrick (3 March 2023). "Hibs injury update as key duo set to return against Livingston but midfield trio will miss out". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Hibernian hammer Livingston in Premiership clash to go clear in fourth place". STV News. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Mykola Kukharevych: Swansea striker back at Hibs on loan". BBC Sport. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Mykola Kukharevych at Soccerway
External links
edit- Mykola Kukharevych at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Mykola Kukharevych at Soccerway
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