page_title: Taras Stepanenko
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Taras Stepanenko / International career
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Stepanenko battling for the ball with Franck Ribéry
context_page_description: Taras Mykolayovych Stepanenko is a Ukrainian footballer, who is currently playing for FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He started his career at Metalurh Zaporizhya, making his debut in 2007, before joining Shakhtar in 2010.
context_section_description: He is captain of Ukraine national under-21 football team. He 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.
  On 17 November 2010, he made his debut for the senior side in the 2:2 draw with Switzerland in a friendly match, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Taras Mykhalyk. His first start came on 8 February 2011 in a 2–2 draw against Romania. He made another appearance the following day in a 1–1 draw with Sweden. He played in a 0–2 defeat to Italy on 29 March 2011. On 15 August 2012 he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Shakhtar Donetsk teammate Marko Dević in a 0–0 draw with Czech Republic. On 26 March 2013 Stepanenko received red card for high kick on Vitaliy Bordiyan in a World Cup qualification match against Moldova.
  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.
caption: Stepanenko battling for the ball with Franck Ribéry
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