Illya Badenko

Ukrainian footballer

Illya Badenko
Personal information
Full name	Illya Vadymovych Badenko
Date of birth	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Kherson, Ukraine
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dnipro-1
Number	23
Youth career
2018–2019	Krystal Kherson
2019–2022	Dnipro
2022–2024	Dnipro-1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Dnipro-1	1	(0)
International career^‡
2024–	Ukraine U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Illya Badenko (Ukrainian: Ілля Вадимович Баденко; born 31 March 2005) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Club career

Born in Kherson,^[1] Badenko began his career in the Krystal Kherson academy, then he continued in the Dnipro and Dnipro-1, joining latter in August 2022, where he played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves.

He made his debut as a second half-time substituted player for Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League in an away match against LNZ Cherkasy on 12 March 2024.^[2]

International career

In March 2024, Melnychenko was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elit round matches.^[3]

References

^ "Ілля Баденко (народився у Херсоні) дебютував в УПЛ у віці 18 років" (in Ukrainian). Kherson Regional Football Association Official Web Site. 24 March 2024.
^ "VBET Ліга. 21-й тур Матч №164" (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 24 March 2024.
^ "Євро-2024 (U-19). Дмитро Михайленко визначився зі складом юнацької збірної України для участі в еліт-раунді відбору" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Football Association. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.