Akymenko was born in Antratsyt, Soviet Union, and trained at the Luhansk College of Physical Culture football section.

Than he joined Stal Alchevsk and made his debut coming in as a second-half substitute against Shakhtar Donetsk on 18 September 2005 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

In 2018, as a player of Inhulets Petrove, Akymenko became Ukrainian First League top goalscorer for the second time.

[2] On 30 September 2018, Akymenko became the fourth player to score 100 goals in the Ukrainian First League in the 1–0 away win against Sumy.

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