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Oleksandr Melashchenko
Oleksandr Melaschenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Мелащенко; born 13 December 1978) is a Ukrainian footballer. He played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Petrovych Melaschenko | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Poltava, Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ukraine U21 (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vorskla Poltava | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Vorskla Poltava | 53 | (10) |
| 1997–2000 | → Vorskla-2 Poltava (loan) | 50 | (17) |
| 2001–2003 | Dynamo Kyiv | 56 | (19) |
| 2001–2003 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv (loan) | 28 | (16) |
| 2004–2006 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 58 | (13) |
| 2004 | → Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 50 | (4) |
| 2010 | Metalurh Zaporizhia | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Nove Zhyttya Andriivka | 22 | (17) |
| 2015 | Dynamo Reshetylivka | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2003 | Ukraine | 16 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Nove Zhyttya Andriivka | ||
| 2016– | Ukraine U21 (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2009 | |||
Career edit
In 2013, he played for FC Nove Zhyttya in the Poltava Oblast league. His previous clubs include Vorskla Poltava, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and ended his professional career with Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. In 2001, playing for Dynamo Kyiv, he was voted as the third best Ukrainian Footballer of the Year, after Andriy Shevchenko, and Hennady Zubov.
Melaschenko has made 16 appearances for the Ukraine national football team,[1] and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 February 2001 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–4 | Cyprus International Football Tournament |
| 2. | 15 August 2001 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
| 3. | 20 November 2002 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
References edit
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias & Mamrud, Roberto (28 August 2009). "Ukraine – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Match log for Oleksandr Melashchenko". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
External links edit
- Oleksandr Melashchenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Oleksandr Melashchenko at UAF and (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Melashchenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)