# Vitaliy Vernydub

Vitaliy Yuriyovych Vernydub (Ukrainian: Віталій Юрійович Вернидуб; born 17 October 1987) is a Ukrainian football manager and retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

## Career
### Club

Vernydub is a graduate of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Youth school system, where he was trained by Oleksandr Rudyka. He was loaned off to Kryvbas Kryvyy Rih for the second half of the 2006–2007 season, where he managed to play 9 matches for the club. Vernydub debuted for the senior Metalurh Zaporizhzhia team on 13 July 2007, at a home game against rivals Karpaty Lviv, which the club won 1–0.

#### Gabala

On 11 June 2015, Vernydub signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK. On 11 May 2017, Vernydub signed a new one-year contract, leaving Gabala on 31 May 2018.

#### Return to Zorya Luhansk

On 19 June 2018, Vernydub signed a two-year contract with Zorya Luhansk.

#### Return to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

On 2 July 2022 he moved to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

### International career
## Personal life

His father Yuriy Vernydub is a formal coach of Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 28 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia (loan) | 2003–04 | Ukrainian Second League | 5 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia (loan) | 2004–05 | Ukrainian Second League | 3 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia (loan) | 2005–06 | Ukrainian Second League | 11 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia (loan) | 2006–07 | Ukrainian Second League | 2 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia (loan) | Total | Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 2006–07 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2007–08 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 3 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2008–09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 1 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Total | Total | 95 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 0 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 2 |
| Zorya Luhansk | Total | Total | 72 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 5 |
| Gabala | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| Gabala | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 3 |
| Gabala | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| Gabala | Total | Total | 45 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - | - | 78 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 242 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 15 |

### International

Ukraine :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2014

## Personal life

He is a son of the Ukrainian coach Yuriy Vernydub.