Yevhen Khacheridi is a Ukrainian former professional footballer known for his defensive skills.
He played for FC Dynamo Kyiv from 2008 to 2018, winning multiple league titles and cups.
At PAOK FC, he won the Super League Greece and the Greek Cup in the 2018-19 season.
Biography
Early Life
Yevhen Hryhorovych Khacheridi, born in Ukraine, is a former professional footballer known for his role as a centre-back. He hails from a family with deep roots in the Pontic Greek community, with his father being a member of this group that has been settled in Ukraine since the Middle Ages. Khacheridi pursued his education at Melitopol Bohdan Khmelnytsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, where he studied to become a physical education teacher.
Career
Khacheridi's professional career began at SC Olkom Melitopol, where he played from 2005 to 2008, before moving to FC Volyn Lutsk for a similar duration. In 2008, he joined FC Dynamo Kyiv, where he enjoyed significant success, winning the Ukrainian Premier League three times and the Ukrainian Cup twice. His tenure at Dynamo Kyiv lasted until 2018, after which he transferred to PAOK FC in Greece, where he won the Super League Greece and the Greek Cup in his first season.
In 2020, Khacheridi signed with FC Dynamo Brest in Belarus, where he won the Belarusian Super Cup shortly after joining. He later trained with Desna Chernihiv in 2021 but did not finalize a contract. As of 2025, he is associated with FC Chornomorets Odesa.
International Career
Khacheridi made his international debut for the Ukraine national team in 2009 against England. He played a crucial role in the team during UEFA Euro 2012, starting all three group-stage matches. His international career spanned nearly a decade, concluding in 2018, and he was a key player in various qualifying campaigns, including the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
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He made his international debut for Ukraine against England on a 1–0 victory for Ukraine, in Dnipro Arena on 10 October 2009, playing as centre back. He also played in the last group-stage game against Andorra in Andorra La Vella, on a 6–0 Ukrainian victory. Ukraine ended up 2nd in the group, behind England, so they played against his ancestral country Greece. The first game in Athens finished 0–0. However, Ukraine could not obtain a place on the 2010 World Cup final stage, because the second leg, played in Donbas Arena, ended in a 1–0 Greek victory, with a goal scored by Dimitris Salpingidis. Khacheridi was rostered for neither game, playing the full 90 minutes in both of them. Khacheridi represented Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2012, having played all three games in Group Stage as a starter, though Ukraine was eliminated. His partners were his teammate Taras Mykhalyk and Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
Dynamo Kyiv
In 2010 he moved to the senior club of Dynamo Kyiv. Here he won the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2008–09, 2014–15 and 2015–16. He also won the Ukrainian Cup in the season 2013–14, 2014–15 and the Ukrainian Super Cup in the season 2009, 2011 and 2016.
PAOK FC
In summer 2018 he moved to PAOK, in Greece. With the club of Thessaloniki, he won the Super League Greece in the season 2018–19 and the Greek Cup in the season 2018–19.
Dynamo Brest
Khacheridi signed a contract with Belarusian Premier League club Dynamo Brest in October 2019, effective from 1 January 2020 until the end of 2021. On 4 March 2020 he won Belarusian Super Cup.
Training with Desna Chernihiv
In summer 2021 he started training with Desna Chernihiv, the main city in Chernihiv in Ukrainian Premier League. The president of Desna Volodymyr Levin in an interview, confirmed the news and that the club was interested in signing the player. On 25 August 2021, Khacheredi left Desna's training camp after spending about three weeks in the location of the Desna Chernihiv, with which he maintained training form, the parties did not come to a common denominator regarding the signing of the contract. Khacheridi left the training camp of Oleksandr Ryabokon's team on his own initiative. It is unknown whether the search for a new club will continue. These news were also confirmed to by the Desna, Sport Director Vadym Melnyk.
Chornomorets Odesa
On 25 August 2025,…
- Club
- SC Olkom Melitopol (2005–2008)
- Club
- FC Volyn Lutsk (2006–2008)
- Club
- Ukraine men's national football team (2009–2018)
- Club
- FC Dynamo Kyiv (2008–2018)
- Club
- PAOK FC (2018–2019)
- Club
- FC Dynamo Brest (2020–2020)
- National team
- Ukraine
- Club
- FC Chornomorets Odesa (2025–2025)
Personal
Khacheridi's father belongs to the community of Pontic Greeks settled in Ukraine since the Middle Ages, while his mother is Ukrainian. Khacheridi has graduated from Melitopol Bohdan Khmelnytsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, where he was studying to be a physical education teacher.
Clubs
- SC Olkom Melitopol2005–2008
- FC Volyn Lutsk2006–2008
- FC Dynamo Kyiv2008–2018
- Ukraine men's national football team2009–2018
- PAOK FC2018–2019
- FC Dynamo Brest2020–2020
- FC Chornomorets Odesa2025–2025
Played together with
Aderinsola Habib EseolaFC Dynamo Kyiv · 2009–2010
Admir MehmediFC Dynamo Kyiv · 2012–2014
Adolphe TeikeuFC Chornomorets Odesa · 2014–2015Adrian NeagaFC Volyn Lutsk · 2010–2011
Akhrik TsveibaFC Dynamo Kyiv · 1990–1993
Aleksandar DragovićFC Dynamo Kyiv · 2013–2016
Aleksandr FilimonovFC Dynamo Kyiv · 2001–2001
Aleksandr PavlovetsFC Dynamo Brest · 2019–2020
Aleksandr PavlovetsFC Dynamo Brest · 2025
Aleksandre AmisulashviliFC Dynamo Kyiv · 2003–2005
Aleksei IgoninFC Chornomorets Odesa · 2004–2004
AlessandroFC Dynamo Kyiv · 2003–2004
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Yevhen Hryhorovych Khacheridi is a Ukrainian former professional footballer.
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