Volodymyr Yevhenovych Kostevych (Ukrainian: Володимир Євгенович Костевич, Polish: Wołodymyr Kostewycz; born 23 October 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for II liga club Sokół Kleczew.
 Kostevych with Karpaty Lviv in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Volodymyr Yevhenovych Kostevych | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Derevnya,[1] Lviv Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sokół Kleczew | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Rukh Vynnyky | ||
| 2005–2009 | UFK Lviv | ||
| 2010–2014 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Karpaty-2 Lviv | 8 | (1) |
| 2010–2016 | Karpaty Lviv | 85 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Lech Poznań | 100 | (1) |
| 2019 | Lech Poznań II | 3 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Rukh Lviv (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Warta Poznań | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sokół Kleczew | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ukraine U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:16, 9 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editKostevych is the product of the UFK Lviv Sportive School System. His first trainer was Oleksandr Voytyuk. In 2010, he signed a contract with Karpaty Lviv. Kostevych made his debut for Karpaty in a match against Chornomorets Odesa on 19 November 2011 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]
On 22 March 2023, after stints with Dynamo Kyiv and Rukh Lviv, during which he made no official appearances, he joined Warta Poznań on a deal until the end of the season, with an extension option. Kostevych previously represented another team from Poznań, Lech, from 2017 until 2020.[3]
After his contract with Warta expired, Kostevych stayed at the club to continue training. In early 2024, he underwent trials at Ruch Chorzów,[4][5] Lech Poznań II,[6] and Arka Gdynia,[7] but was unable to secure a contract.
On 19 August 2024, Kostevych joined Polish I liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.[8] He made his debut as a substitute in the 84th minute of a 4–0 away loss to Znicz Pruszków on 25 August,[9] making it his first competitive appearance since 12 July 2020.[10] On 22 June 2025, Kostevych was released from his contract.[11]
On 9 October 2025, Kostevych signed with II liga side Sokół Kleczew.[12]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karpaty Lviv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 93 | 5 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2016–17[15] | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[16] | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[17] | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[10] | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 119 | 2 | |||
| Lech Poznań II | 2018–19[17] | III liga, group II | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20[10] | II liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rukh Lviv (loan) | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warta Poznań | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 2024–25 | I liga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Sokół Kleczew | 2025–26 | II liga | 14 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editLech Poznań II
- III liga, group II: 2018–19[18]
References
edit- ↑ Владимир Костевич: "Место, где я родился, так и называется – "Деревня"! (in Russian). footboom.com. 6 November 2015.
- ↑ Футбол : Костевич дебютував у Прем’єр-лізі (in Ukrainian). UFK Official Site. 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Wołodymyr Kostewycz piłkarzem Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "Wołodymyr Kostewycz na testach w Ruchu". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Kadra Ruchu na obóz w Turcji". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 20 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Lech II Poznań 0-1 Śląsk II Wrocław". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Wołodymyr Kostewycz trenuje z Arką" (in Polish). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "🤍💙Volodymyr Kostevych nowym zawodnikiem Kotwicy Kołobrzeg!🤍💙" (in Polish). Kotwica Kołobrzeg. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ Bernard, Aleksander (23 June 2025). "Polski klub upada. Wyciekł mail od prezesa. "Zwalniam wszystkich"". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ↑ Cichocki, Krystian (9 October 2025). "Były piłkarz Lecha Poznań nowym zawodnikiem Sokoła Kleczew". przegladkoninski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ↑ "Wołodymyr Kostewycz". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Volodymyr Kostevych". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Sezon 2016/17". 90minut. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ↑ "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Sezon 2018/19". 90minut. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ↑ "Oni wywalczyli awans: bramkarze i obrońcy" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links
edit- Volodymyr Kostevych at UAF (in Ukrainian)
- Volodymyr Kostevych at Soccerway
- Volodymyr Kostevych at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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