Oleksandr Sukhenko

Oleksandr Sukhenko
Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Ihorovych Sukhenko
Position(s)	Right winger, forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Chayka Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Ihorovych Sukhenko (25 September 1996 – 24 March 2022) was a Ukrainian footballer who played as a right winger and forward for several clubs in the Kyiv Oblast. He was killed by Russian occupiers during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Biography

Oleksandr Sukhenko was born in the village of Motyzhyn in the Makariv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. His parents played important roles in the village life - his mother was the head of Motyzhyn, and his father was a member of the village council and president of the local football club, "Kolos".^[1] Sukhenko started his football career at this club, winning championships and cups in the Makariv Raion.

From 2018 to 2019, he played for "Chayka" in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, competing in the Ukrainian Second League. Over two seasons, he played 21 matches and scored 4 goals. He also contributed to the team's efforts in the Ukrainian Cup.

Later, he played for the amateur football club "Kudrivka", with which he won the Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion championship^[2] and Kyiv Oblast championship, and for "Sokil" from Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka, where he was part of the team that won the Kyiv Oblast Cup.^[3]

On 23 March 2022, during the Russian occupation of Motyzhyn, Sukhenko disappeared along with his father and mother. The bodies of the Sukhenko family were found in a mass grave on 2 April 2022 after the liberation of Motyzhyn. They all had been tortured before their death.^[4]

Honours

Kyiv Oblast Football Championship (1): 2020
Kyiv Oblast Football Cup (1): 2020

Career statistics

Season	Team	League	Appearances	Goals	Cup	Appearances	Goals	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Total	Appearances
2017–2018	Chayka Petropavlivska Borshchahivka				Ukrainian Cup	1	0				1	0
2018–2019		Ukrainian Second League	14	2	Ukrainian Cup	1	0				15	2
2019–2020		Ukrainian Second League	7	1	Ukrainian Cup	2	1				9	2
Total at Chayka	21	3		4	1		0	0	25	4
Total career	21	3		4	1		0	0	25	4

Family

Mother – Olha Sukhenko (1971–2022), head of Motyzhyn (2006–2022)
Father – Ihor Vasyl'ovych Sukhenko (1966–2022), deputy of Motyzhyn village council, president of the amateur football club "Kolos" (Motyzhyn)