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Biography
Serhiy Yuriyovych Nazarenko (born 16 February 1980 in Kirovohrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian football midfielder.
Club career
Serhiy Nazarenko first began his career his hometown of Kirovohrad in the then-Ukrainian Premier League club Zirka Kirovohrad. He made his move to Dnipro in 1997 and although he debuted for the main team on 3 October 1999, Nazarenko appeared for lower levels of the club until the 2002–03 season.
In 2006–07 season he received the best player award of the Ukrainian Premier League, according to a poll conducted by "Sport-Express" newspaper.
On 29 July, scoring two goals against FC Metalurh Donetsk, he became the top Dnipro's goalscorer in Ukrainian Premier League of all time with 32 goals, overtaking Oleh Venglinsky with 31.
He signed a 3-year contract with Tavriya Simferopol after his contract with Dnipro has expired. In the summer of 2014 Serhiy signed for club Chornomorets Odesa. On January 28, 2015 it was reported that Serhiy Nazarenko has had his contract mutually terminated by Chornomorets Odesa.
International career
Serhiy Nazarenko debuted for the Ukraine national football team on 11 October 2003 in a match against Macedonia which ended in a 0–0 draw. On 11 February 2009 Serhiy Nazarenko scored a goal against Serbia in a friendly match. On 10 June 2009 his double was the essential to gain an important win over the team from Kazakhstan after trailing behind after the first 30 minutes into the game. At that his total goals scored was 10 which put him right behind Rebrov and Shevchenko in the list of top scorers on the Ukrainian national football team.
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 August 2005 | Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv |  Serbia and Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 May 2006 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv |  Costa Rica | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3. | 15 August 2006 | Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 6–0 | |
| 4. | 26 March 2008 |  Serbia | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5. | 1 June 2008 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |  Sweden | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| 6. | 10 September 2008 | Ortaliq Stadium, Almaty |  Kazakhstan | 0–1 | 1-3 | WC 2010 Qual |
| 7. | 1–3 | |||||
| 8. | 11 February 2009 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia | Serbia | 0–1 | 0-1 | Friendly |
| 9. | 10 June 2009 | Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv | Kazakhstan | 1–1 | 2-1 | WC 2010 Qual |
| 10. | 2–1 | |||||
| 11. | 10 October 2009 | Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk |  England | 1–0 | 1-0 | |
| 12. | 11 November 2011 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv |  Germany | 3–1 | 3-3 | Friendly |