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{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Taras Stepanenko
| image = Taras Stepanenko2018.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Stepanenko with [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] in 2018
| full_name = Taras Mykolaiovych Stepanenko
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|08|08}}
| birth_place = [[Velyka Novosilka]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=551 |title=Taras Stepanenko &#124; First Team &#124; FC Shakhtar Donetsk |access-date=7 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150207194144/http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=551 |archive-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Eyüpspor]]
| clubnumber = 33
| youthyears1 = 2001–2003
| youthclubs1 = Torpedo-Kosmos Zaporizhzhia
| youthyears2 = 2003
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Arsenal Kharkiv|Arsenal Kharkiv]]
| youthyears3 = 2003–2004
| youthclubs3 = [[FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia|Torpedo Zaporizhzhia]]
| youthyears4 = 2004–2006
| youthclubs4 = Kosmos Zaporizhzhia
| years1 = 2006
| clubs1 = [[FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia|Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia]]
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2007–2010
| clubs2 = [[FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia|Metalurh Zaporizhzhia]]
| caps2 = 81
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2010–2025
| clubs3 = [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
| caps3 = 289
| goals3 = 22
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = [[Eyüpspor]]
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Ukraine national under-19 football team|Ukraine U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2011
| nationalteam2 = [[Ukraine national under-21 football team|Ukraine U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 27
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2010–
| nationalteam3 = [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
| nationalcaps3 = 87
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| club-update = 24 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 19 November 2024
}}
{{family name hatnote|Mykolaiovych|Stepanenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

'''Taras Mykolaiovych Stepanenko''' ({{langx|uk|Тара́с Микола́йович Степане́нко}}; born 8 August 1989) is a Ukrainian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for [[Eyüpspor]] and the [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine national team]].

Stepanenko started his career at [[FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia|Metalurh Zaporizhzhia]], making his debut in 2007, before joining Shakhtar in 2010.

==Club career==

===Metalurh Zaporizhzhia===
Taras began his career with [[FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia|Metalurh Zaporizhzhia]], playing for the [[FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia|junior team]] 16 times, scoring 1 goal, in the [[2006–07 Ukrainian Second League|2006–07 season]], before being promoted to the senior team for the rest of the [[2006–07 Ukrainian Premier League|season]].

He made his debut for the senior team on 4 March 2007 at the age of 17 in a 3–1 defeat to [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]. He ended his first season in the senior side with 12 appearances.

In his second [[2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League|season]] he scored his first goal for the club on 21 July 2007 in a 1–0 [[Ukrainian Premier League|Premier League]] victory over [[FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (1959–2013)|Kryvbas]]. He was just one month shy of his 18th birthday when he netted the goal. He went on to make 23 appearances for the club in that season, with 1 goal.

His third [[2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League|season]] saw him become an integral part of the team as he made 29 appearances for the club.

The following [[2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League|season]] he played 17 matches for the club. At the end of the season he agreed a deal to join reigning Premier League champions [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]. He made a total of 81 appearances for Metalurh's first team, scoring 1 goal.

===Shakhtar Donetsk===

====2010–11====
On 11 May 2010 the [[midfielder]] signed a five-year deal with [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] for an undisclosed, leaving [[FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia|Metalurh Zaporizhzhia]] with [[Serhiy Kryvtsov]] who also joined Shakhtar in a five-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Shakhtar Official Site|title=Fresh blood in Shakhtar|url=http://shakhtar.com/en/news/13174|access-date=11 May 2010}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in a 7–1 [[Ukrainian Super Cup|Super Cup]] victory over [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]], coming on as a substitute. This was his first trophy with the club. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 November 2010 in a 3–0 [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] victory over [[FK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]]. He made 20 appearances for Shakhtar in his first [[2010–11 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|season]], including 15 league appearances, scoring 1 goal. He helped Shakhtar to a treble, winning the [[2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League|Premier League]], [[Ukrainian Super Cup|Super Cup]] and the [[2010–11 Ukrainian Cup|Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2010/11Ukraine|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oekr2011.html|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref>

====2011–12====
In his second [[2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|season]] with the club he made 12 appearances, 9 in the league and 3 in the cup. He came on in the 109th minute of Shakhtar's 2–1 extra time victory over [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]] in the [[2011–12 Ukrainian Cup|Ukrainian Cup]] [[2012 Ukrainian Cup Final|Final]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Metalurh Donetsk vs Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/06/ukraine/cup/fc-metalurh-donetsk/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/1279360/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> Shakhtar also secured another [[2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League|Premier League]] title.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010/11Ukraine|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oekr2012.html|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref>

====2012–13====
He played the full 90 minutes of Shakhtar's 2–0 [[Ukrainian Super Cup|Super Cup]] victory over [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]], picking up a yellow card in the 60th minute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metalurh Donetsk vs Shakhtar 0–2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/06/ukraine/cup/fc-metalurh-donetsk/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/1279360/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> On 6 August 2012, he assisted [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] for the second goal in a 4–0 [[2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League|Premier League]] victory over [[FC Volyn Lutsk|Volyn Lutsk]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Volyn vs Shakhtar Donetsk 0–4|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/06/ukraine/premier-league/fc-volyn-lutsk/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/1289257/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> He assisted [[Oleksandr Kucher]] for the first goal in a 3–1 victory over [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]] on 2 September.<ref>{{cite web|title= Shakhtar Donetsk vs Dynamo Kyiv 3–1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/02/ukraine/premier-league/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/fc-dynamo-kyiv/1289288/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> On 28 September he picked up a red card in the 89th minute after receiving a second yellow card in a match against [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]], however it did not affect Shakhtar as they won the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shakhtar vs Dnipro 2–1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/28/ukraine/premier-league/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/fc-dnipro-dnipropetrovsk/1289308/|access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref> On 19 October he assisted [[Dmytro Chyhrynskyi]] for the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against [[FC Illichivets Mariupol|Illichivets Mariupol]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shakhtar vs Illichivets 2–1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/19/ukraine/premier-league/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/fc-illychivets-mariupol/1289324/|access-date=29 October 2012}}</ref>

====Rivalry with Yarmolenko====
In a match in October 2015 [[Andriy Yarmolenko]] committed a dangerous challenge which almost broke Stepanenko's leg. The two made up after the game and exchanged jerseys, but afterwards Yarmolenko threw Stepanenko's shirt on the ground while he thanked the Dynamo Kyiv fans. In the Shakhtar-Dynamo derby in April 2016 after the former won 3–0 Stepanenko went in front of the Dynamo fans kissing his badge. In a brawl that escalated Yarmolenko kicked and beat Stepanenko to the ground.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Frankov|first=Artem|date=5 June 2016|title=Taras Stepanenko: the Ukraine midfielder who fought Yarmolenko but still made Euro 2016|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/05/taras-stepanenko-ukraine-fought-yarmolenko|access-date=16 June 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After the brawl, three red cards were shown; a straight red card to Yarmolenko and [[Oleksandr Kucher]], and a second yellow to Stepanenko.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.us/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/2863955/shakhtar-and-dynamo-kiev-rivalry-could-hurt-ukraine-chances-at-euro-2016|title=Shakhtar and Dynamo Kiev rivalry could hurt Ukraine at Euro 2016|date=4 May 2016|access-date=4 May 2016|work=[[ESPNFC]]|author=Michael Yokhin}}</ref>

====2023–24====
On 26 September 2023, Stepanenko made his 400th appearance for Shakhtar Donetsk in their [[2023–24 Ukrainian Cup|Ukrainian Cup]] Round of 16 game against [[NK Veres Rivne|Veres Rivne]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taras Stepanenko's 400th appearance for Shakhtar |url=https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2023/september/26_news/26_stepanenko_400/ |website=shakhtar.com |publisher=FC Shakhtar Donetsk |access-date=27 September 2023 |date=26 September 2023}}</ref>

On 20 January 2024, Stepanenko extended his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk until the summer of 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taras Stepanenko extended his contract with Shakhtar for one year |url=https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2024/january/20_news/20_stepanenko/ |website=shakhtar.com |publisher=FC Shakhtar Donetsk |access-date=22 January 2024 |date=20 January 2024}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Stepanenko5.jpg|thumb|230px|Stepanenko battling for the ball with [[Franck Ribéry]]]]
He was the captain of [[Ukraine national under-21 football team]]. He has appeared for [[Ukraine national under-19 football team|Ukraine's under-19 team]] four times, the [[Ukraine national under-21 football team|under-21 team]] on 22 occasions, scoring one goal, and the [[Ukraine national football team|senior team]] five times.
On 17 November 2010, he made his debut for the senior side in the 2:2 draw with [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in a [[friendly match]], coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for [[Taras Mykhalyk]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Switzerland vs Ukraine 2–2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/11/17/world/friendlies/switzerland/ukraine/983867/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> His first start came on 8 February 2011 in a 2–2 draw against [[Romania national football team|Romania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Romania vs Ukraine 2–2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/02/08/world/friendlies/romania/ukraine/1070418/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> He made another appearance the following day in a 1–1 draw with [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Sweden vs Ukraine 1–1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/02/09/world/friendlies/sweden/ukraine/1077914/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> He played in a 2–0 defeat to [[Italy national football team|Italy]] on 29 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine vs Italy 0–2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/03/29/world/friendlies/ukraine/italy/1085692/|access-date= 8 September 2012}}</ref> On 15 August 2012, he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] teammate [[Marko Dević]] in a 0–0 draw with [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Ukraine vs Czech Republic 0–0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/15/world/friendlies/ukraine/czech-republic/1313643/|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> On 26 March 2013, Stepanenko received red card for high kick on [[Vitaliy Bordiyan]] in a World Cup qualification match against Moldova.<ref>{{cite web|title= The clearest red card EVER?! Taras Stepanenko's shocking foul (Ukraine) v Moldova
| url=http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/the-clearest-red-card-ever-taras-stepanenkos-shocking-foul-ukraine-v-moldova/|access-date=29 March 2013}}</ref>

Stepanenko was included in Ukraine's squad for the [[UEFA Euro 2016]], making three appearances as Ukraine finished bottom of the group with no points.

==Personal life==
Taras Stepanenko spoke against the [[tattoo]] culture among football players and cited his [[Christianity|Christian]] beliefs as the reason.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports.ru/football/1035646689.html|title=Тарас Степаненко: "Татуировки – языческие символы. Я человек верующий"}}</ref> He is also an avid reader, his favourite genre being biographies of great men.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uafootball.segodnya.ua/chua_news/taras-stepanenko-tatuirovki-eto-yazycheskie-simvoly-mne-takoe-ne-nuzhno-677078.html|title=Тарас Степаненко: "Татуировки - это языческие символы, мне такое не нужно"}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2" width="100"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia|Metalurh Zaporizhzhia]]
|[[2006–07 Ukrainian Premier League|2006–07]]
|rowspan="4" | [[Ukrainian Premier League]]
|12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League|2007–08]]
|23||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||24||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League|2008–09]]
|29||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||30||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League|2009–10]]
|17||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!81!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!83!!1
|-
|rowspan="16"|[[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|[[2010–11 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2010–11]]
|rowspan="15"|Ukrainian Premier League
|15||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||1||0||20||1
|-
|[[2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2011–12]]
|9||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|[[2012–13 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2012–13]]
|18||0||3||0||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1||0||25||0
|-
|[[2013–14 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2013–14]]
|18||2||4||0||4{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||1||0||27||2
|-
|[[2014–15 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2014–15]]
|22||4||5||0||7{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1||0||35||5
|-
|[[2015–16 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2015–16]]
|18||2||5||0||16{{efn|Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||1||0||40||3
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2016–17]]
|27||1||3||1||10{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||2||1||0||41||4
|-
|[[2017–18 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2017–18]]
|26||0||3||0||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1||0||38||0
|-
|[[2018–19 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2018–19]]
|26||4||2||0||7{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1||0||36||4
|-
|[[2019–20 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2019–20]]
|24||1||1||1||11{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||1||0||37||3
|-
|[[2020–21 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2020–21]]
|18||2||0||0||5{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1||0||24||2
|-
|[[2021–22 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2021–22]]
|13||2||0||0||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1||0||22||2
|-
|[[2022–23 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2022–23]]
|26||3||0||0||10{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||36||3
|-
|[[2023–24 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2023–24]]
|20||0||3||0||8{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||31||0
|-
|[[2024–25 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season|2024–25]]
|9||1||1||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||16||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!289!!22!!35!!2!!105!!6!!11!!0!!440!!30
|-
|[[Eyüpspor]]
|[[2024–25 Eyüpspor season|2024–25]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|7||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!377!!23!!39!!2!!105!!6!!11!!0!!531!!31
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 26 June 2024}}<ref>{{NFT player|40601}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||3||0
|-
|2012||2||0
|-
|2013||7||0
|-
|2014||5||1
|-
|2015||7||0
|-
|2016||11||2
|-
|2017||7||0
|-
|2018||8||0
|-
|2019||6||0
|-
|2020||2||0
|-
|2021||10||1
|-
|2022||4||0
|-
|2023||8||0
|-
|2024||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!85!!4
|}

:''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stepanenko goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Taras Stepanenko
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 22 May 2014 || [[Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium|V. Lobanovskyi Stadium]], [[Kyiv]], Ukraine || {{fb|NIG}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="4"|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 24 March 2016 || [[Chornomorets Stadium]], [[Odesa]], Ukraine || {{fb|CYP}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0
|-
| align="center"|3 || 3 June 2016 || [[Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia]], [[Bergamo]], Italy || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|4 || 11 November 2021 || Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa, Ukraine || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1
|}

==Honours==
'''Shakhtar Donetsk'''
* [[Ukrainian Premier League]] (11): [[2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League|2013–14]], [[2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League|2018–19]], [[2019-20 Ukrainian Premier League|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League|2023–24]]
* [[Ukrainian Cup]] (8): [[2010–11 Ukrainian Cup|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Ukrainian Cup|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Ukrainian Cup|2012–13]], [[2015–16 Ukrainian Cup|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Ukrainian Cup|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Ukrainian Cup|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Ukrainian Cup|2018–19]], [[2023–24 Ukrainian Cup|2023–24]]
* [[Ukrainian Super Cup]] (7): [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2010]], [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2012]], [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2013]], [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2014]], [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2015]], [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2017]], [[2021 Ukrainian Super Cup|2021]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Soccerway|taras-stepanenko/37038}}
* {{FFU|15972}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080501140842/http://www.ukrainiansoccer.net/upl/onevsall.asp?champID=17&Team=Metalurh+Z Ukrainian Premier League statistics]

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