体坛英语新闻：Dynamo Kiev captain Yarmolenko joins Borussia Dortmund

KIEV, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Andriy Yarmolenko, the team captain of Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev, has joined German Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Dortmund, the press-service of Dynamo said Monday.

"Yarmolenko is now a player of Borussia Dortmund," said a statement on Dynamo's official website.

Although the Ukrainian club has not revealed the details of the contract, local media said that the 27-year-old forward, who is one of the leaders of Ukraine's national football team, has signed a four-year deal with Borussia.

The transfer fee of the player was estimated by various media at between 25 million euros (about 29.8 million U.S. dollars) and 30 million euros (about 35.8 million dollars).

Yarmolenko played for Dynamo since 2008, scoring 137 goals in 339 appearances.

For the national team, Yarmolenko netted 28 goals in 65 competitive games, becoming the second-best goal scorer after Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko.