International Career
Iachtchouk has played for all of Ukraine's youth national teams (Under-16, Under-18 and Under-21), including a spell alongside Andriy Shevchenko for the Under-18s. In 1994 he became his team's best scorer at the European Under-16 Championship in Ireland where Ukraine finished 3rd. One of the three goals Iachtchouk scored at the tournament was against Belgium.
However, Iachtchouk has not won a single full international cap due to persistent injuries. After he finally recovered he found that his dual Ukrainian/Belgian citizenship is a major obstacle to his call-up for Ukraine; while he does not see himself playing for his new home country.
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