Bayer's goalkeeper Oleksandr Petrenko, who was formerly with Dynamo Kyiv, expressed his gratitude to the capital's club.
Alexander Petrenko"I played at Shakhtar, I liked everything. Time passed and I was asked: "Would you like to try out for Dynamo? I didn't mind, because I wanted to try something new for myself. I never got hung up on the club I was playing for. Both of these teams played a big role in my life. Both clubs taught me a lot - I took something from Shakhtar and something else from Dynamo. I cannot say that the Donetsk club was not involved in my development. I am grateful to both of these teams.
When the full-scale war started, Dynamo and I left for Hungary. It was not safe to stay in Ukraine, so the club decided to take us out so that we could develop further. In Hungary, we were provided with training facilities, but we still didn't get much playing time. Many players were immediately loaned out to Kisvárda, a team from the city where we were staying. I trained with their U-19 team and managed to play a few matches, but it was not the top flight," Petrenko said.
