Taras Stepanenko's 400th appearance for Shakhtar
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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The captain of the Miners passed the grandmaster milestone
The match of the Ukrainian Cup Round of 16 between Veres and Shakhtar was the 400th anniversary game in the jersey of the Orange-and-Blacks for Shakhtar midfielder and captain Taras Stepanenko.
The beginning of the journey
Stepanenko moved to Shakhtar in May 2010 from Metalurh Zaporizhzhia and made his debut for the Miners immediately winning the trophy – on July 4, 2010, in the victorious Ukrainian Super Cup match against Tavriia (7-1), Taras came on as a substitute in the 58th minute instead of Tomas Hubschman. The midfielder scored a goal in his first match in the Champions League against Partizan (3-0), and on April 17, 2016, he played his first game as a captain in the UPL against Olimpik Donetsk (3-0).
14 seasons, 6 coaches, 23 trophies
The new season was Stepanenko's 14th season at Shakhtar. During this time, the team had 6 different coaches: Mircea Lucescu, Paulo Fonseca, Luis Castro, Roberto De Dzerbi, Igor Jovicevic, Patrick van Leeuwen. Together with the Miners Taras won 23 trophies: 9 titles of the Champions of Ukraine (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023), 7 Ukrainian Cups (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) and 7 Ukrainian Super Cups (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021).
Statistics for tournaments
In 400 matches, Stepanenko played 30,807 minutes, scored 29 goals and provided 24 assists. Stepanenko led Shakhtar with the captain’s armband in 85 matches.
Ukrainian League – 265 matches, 21 goals, 18 assists
Champions League – 65 matches, 2 goals, 4 assists
Europa League – 27 matches, 4 goals, 1 assist
Ukrainian Cup – 32 matches, 2 goals, 1 assist
Ukrainian Super Cup – 11 matches
Club 400
Taras Stepanenko was included in the list of 5 Shakhtar players who conquered the milestone of 400 apps for the club. Only such renowned legends as Darijo Srna (536 games), Mykhailo Sokolovskyi (485), Andrii Piatov (482) and Serhii Yashchenko (444) are ahead of the current captain in this list.
The beginning of the journey
Stepanenko moved to Shakhtar in May 2010 from Metalurh Zaporizhzhia and made his debut for the Miners immediately winning the trophy – on July 4, 2010, in the victorious Ukrainian Super Cup match against Tavriia (7-1), Taras came on as a substitute in the 58th minute instead of Tomas Hubschman. The midfielder scored a goal in his first match in the Champions League against Partizan (3-0), and on April 17, 2016, he played his first game as a captain in the UPL against Olimpik Donetsk (3-0).
14 seasons, 6 coaches, 23 trophies
The new season was Stepanenko's 14th season at Shakhtar. During this time, the team had 6 different coaches: Mircea Lucescu, Paulo Fonseca, Luis Castro, Roberto De Dzerbi, Igor Jovicevic, Patrick van Leeuwen. Together with the Miners Taras won 23 trophies: 9 titles of the Champions of Ukraine (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023), 7 Ukrainian Cups (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) and 7 Ukrainian Super Cups (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021).
Statistics for tournaments
In 400 matches, Stepanenko played 30,807 minutes, scored 29 goals and provided 24 assists. Stepanenko led Shakhtar with the captain’s armband in 85 matches.
Ukrainian League – 265 matches, 21 goals, 18 assists
Champions League – 65 matches, 2 goals, 4 assists
Europa League – 27 matches, 4 goals, 1 assist
Ukrainian Cup – 32 matches, 2 goals, 1 assist
Ukrainian Super Cup – 11 matches
Club 400
Taras Stepanenko was included in the list of 5 Shakhtar players who conquered the milestone of 400 apps for the club. Only such renowned legends as Darijo Srna (536 games), Mykhailo Sokolovskyi (485), Andrii Piatov (482) and Serhii Yashchenko (444) are ahead of the current captain in this list.