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Rod Dyachenko
Personal information
Full nameRodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko
Date of birth (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 42)
Place of birthGeorgiyevsk, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PositionForward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2005UNLV Rebels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008D.C. United41(1)
2009Minnesota Thunder27(2)
2010Real Maryland Monarchs6(0)
2011Samut Songkhram1(0)
2012–2013Pattaya United30(8)
2014Samut Songkhram11(0)
2015Putrajaya SPA10(3)
2016Than Quang Ninh24(12)
2017Ho Chi Minh City11(4)
2017Than Quang Ninh12(12)
2018Can Tho FC2(0)
2019Than Quang Ninh21(10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2019

Rodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko (Родион Сергеевич Дьяченко; born 22 September 1983 in Georgiyevsk) is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Youth and college

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Dyachenko was born in the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union prior to the breakup of the country in the early 1990s. After moving with his family to the United States as a child, Dyachenko attended Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington, played club soccer with West Villa Thunder, FC Portland and Westside Metros and played college soccer with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005, scoring 23 goals in those four years.

Professional

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Dyachenko was selected in the third round (31st overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, but did not play regularly with the team in his first year in the league, He was selected in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft by Toronto FC, but was re-acquired by D.C. in February 2007 in a trade for a first round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, after he ran into difficulty obtaining permission to work in Canada:[1] Dyachenko holds a U.S. green card, allowing him to be counted as an American domestic player under MLS roster rules, but no passport from any country. Dyachenko was released by D.C. in January 2009 after playing 41 games and scoring one goal for the team.

On February 26, 2009, the Minnesota Thunder announced the signing of Dyachenko to a two-year contract.[2] He played 27 games and scored 2 goals for the team in his debut season, but along with the rest of the Minnesota Thunder team had his contract terminated in December 2009.

In November 2009 Dyachenko signed to play professional indoor soccer for Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.

Honors

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D.C. United

Than Quang Ninh

References

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  1. ^ Goff, Steve (1 February 2007). "Rod's Wild Ride". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Thunder sign Dyachenko, Costanzo". Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
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    Rod Dyachenko
    Personal information
    Full nameRodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko
    Date of birth (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 42)
    Place of birthGeorgiyevsk, Soviet Union
    Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
    PositionForward
    College career
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    2002–2005UNLV Rebels
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    2006–2008D.C. United41(1)
    2009Minnesota Thunder27(2)
    2010Real Maryland Monarchs6(0)
    2011Samut Songkhram1(0)
    2012–2013Pattaya United30(8)
    2014Samut Songkhram11(0)
    2015Putrajaya SPA10(3)
    2016Than Quang Ninh24(12)
    2017Ho Chi Minh City11(4)
    2017Than Quang Ninh12(12)
    2018Can Tho FC2(0)
    2019Than Quang Ninh21(10)
    * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2019

    Rodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko (Родион Сергеевич Дьяченко; born 22 September 1983 in Georgiyevsk) is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward.

    Career

    Youth and college

    Dyachenko was born in the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union prior to the breakup of the country in the early 1990s. After moving with his family to the United States as a child, Dyachenko attended Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington, played club soccer with West Villa Thunder, FC Portland and Westside Metros and played college soccer with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005, scoring 23 goals in those four years.

    Professional

    Dyachenko was selected in the third round (31st overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, but did not play regularly with the team in his first year in the league, He was selected in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft by Toronto FC, but was re-acquired by D.C. in February 2007 in a trade for a first round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, after he ran into difficulty obtaining permission to work in Canada:[1] Dyachenko holds a U.S. green card, allowing him to be counted as an American domestic player under MLS roster rules, but no passport from any country. Dyachenko was released by D.C. in January 2009 after playing 41 games and scoring one goal for the team.

    On February 26, 2009, the Minnesota Thunder announced the signing of Dyachenko to a two-year contract.[2] He played 27 games and scored 2 goals for the team in his debut season, but along with the rest of the Minnesota Thunder team had his contract terminated in December 2009.

    In November 2009 Dyachenko signed to play professional indoor soccer for Baltimore Blast in the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 2009/10 USL-1 offseason.

    Honors

    D.C. United

    Than Quang Ninh

    References

    1. ^ Goff, Steve (1 February 2007). "Rod's Wild Ride". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.
    2. ^ "Thunder sign Dyachenko, Costanzo". Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
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