Career
After three seasons at Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk Ishchenko found it difficult to break through in the starting line up. The former captain of Football Club Karpaty Lviv was signed by Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk for $3.3 million transfer fee. He made his premier league debut against Football Club Lviv.
Despite the 2–0 loss of Shakhtar, Ishchenko was voted man-of-the-match.