In the January transfer window for the 2007–08 season, he was loaned out to Anderlecht and made an immediate impact constantly being selected as a starter as well as scoring goals in the domestic league and the UEFA Cup.

[3] On 2 February 2016, Yakovenko signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv until the end of the 2015/16 season with the option to extend it, signing as a free agent after terminating his contract with his former club Fiorentina.

He was released at the end of the 2015–16 season[4] After failing to sign for the New York Red Bulls, Yakovenko retired at the age of 29.

[5] He is the older son of the former Ukrainian footballer and current coach Pavlo Yakovenko.

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