Illya Badenko

Illya Badenko (Ілля Вадимович Баденко; born 31 March 2005) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Club career
Born in Kherson, Badenko began his career in the Krystal Kherson academy, then he continued in the Dnipro and Dnipro-1, joining latter in August 2022, where he played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves.

He made his debut as a second half-time substituted player for Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League in an away match against LNZ Cherkasy on 12 March 2024.

International career
In March 2024, Melnychenko was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elit round matches.