Born in
Kharkiv, Andriy Dykan began his career in the Ukrainian lower league clubs. He moved to
Russian First Division side
SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk in 1999, where he became the first-choice goalkeeper and even regularly took penalties, scoring 9 goals in his 5 years with the club. Young and gifted goalkeeper was noticed by a number of top flight Russian clubs, but deal offers from
Lokomotiv Moscow and
Rubin Kazan were rejected fo various reasons. In 2004, Dykan signed for
FC Kuban Krasnodar, where he also became a regular starter, but following an illness, lost his first-team place to
Vladimir Gabulov. Dykan moved back to Ukraine and joined
FC Tavriya Simferopol in 2008. In 2009, he left Tavriya on a free transfer and moved to
FC Terek Grozny. His outstanding performances in the first half of 2010 season earned him an offer from Russian giants
FC Spartak Moscow. In 2010, Dykan signed a contract with the
Moscow club. In his only second competitive game for Spartak, an
UEFA Champions League away match against
Olympique de Marseille on 15 September 2010, Dykan became the hero of the hour, keeping the clean sheet and making many crucial saves, as Spartak went on to win the game 1–0. He maintained steady performances in
2010–11 UEFA Europa League, keeping two clean sheets against
AFC Ajax in the round of sixteen and thus helping Spartak to defeat Dutch team 4-0 on aggregate. Dykan's form in
Russian Premier League was solid, finally ending Spartak's goalkeeping troubles that emerged after the departure of
Stipe Pletikosa. Dykan's ability to make spectacular saves, as well as virtual absence of blunders, have earned him much respect from the fans. After recovering from injury, Dykan was forced to settle for a place on the bench due to the outstanding performances of
Sergei Pesyakov and
Artyom Rebrov, previously Spartak's second and third-choice keepers, respectively. However, he then returned to being Spartak's first choice 'keeper, putting in an impressive performance against city rivals
CSKA. Dykan played the final years of his career at
FC Krasnodar. == International career ==