Artem Kravets

Artem Anatoliyovich Kravets (Ukrainian: Артем Анатолійович Кравець; born 3 June 1989) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Konyaspor.

Club Career

Dynamo Kyiv

2007–2009: Early years

Kravets appeared for regularly for the Dynamo Reserves and Dynamo-2 Kyiv until he was noticed by Dynamo's new coach Yuriy Semin, who took him to the main team in the 2007–08 season, who recognized the player's great potential. He made his professional debut on 17 June 2007 in the last championship round against Arsenal Kyiv, replacing Balazs Farkas at half time. It was his only appearance of the season, as Dynamo Kyiv won the title for the 12th time; this also marked Kravets' first senior trophy.

On 12 December 2007, aged 18, Kravets made his UEFA Champions League by playing for 33 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat to Sporting CP in the last match that season's group stage. Dynamo Kyiv eventually finished last in their group by losing all matches.

Kravets scored his first goal for Dynamo Kyiv senior squad on 2 March 2008 in a 4–0 home win against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He found more space in his second season with the senior side, netting three goals in 11 appearances.

One of his most notable appearance was in UEFA Cup game against Valencia which ended in 2–2 draw on 27 February 2009, helping Kyiv to advance by aggregate goals. Kravets scored both goals for Dynamo on 34th and 73rd minutes. In July 2009, Kravets suffered a thigh injury and the surgery was needed. He was operated in Munich, and the recovery time was at least six weeks. His recovery was completed in late September where he finally returned in action, being named in the squad for the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Barcelona.

He concluded the 2009–10 season by netting only in 11 appearance. His last appearance of the season, on 6 March 2010 against Mariupol, was his 50th overall for Dynamo Kyiv.

2010–201

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