Viktor Korniyenko
Viktor Korniyenko (; born 14 February 1999) is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Career. Born in the Poltava Oblast, Korniyenko began to play with Vorskla Poltava youth sportive school system and after continued in the different Ukrainian youth sportive schools. He made his début for FC Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League as a start squad player in a drawing match against FC Karpaty Lviv on 11 August 2019 and was substituted in a second-half. International career. Korniyenko was a part of the Ukraine national under-20 football team  that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played one of the key roles in Ukraine's success, appearing in all 7 of his team's matches (6 of them without substitutions). He made his Ukraine national football team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against the Czech Republic, a 1–1 away draw. He scored Ukraine's goal. Personal life. As for 2019 he is married with a wife Arina. The couple has a daughter Sofiya. Honours. Orders. Order of Merit, 3rd Class