Oleksandr Melaschenko

Oleksandr Melaschenko
Oleksandr Melaschenko
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Petrovych Melaschenko
Date of birth 13 December 1978 (1978-12-13) (age 32)
Place of birth Poltava, Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club FC Nove Zhittia
Number 11
Youth career
Vorskla Poltava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2001 Vorskla Poltava 52 (10)
2001–2003 Dynamo Kyiv 56 (19)
2004–2007 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 58 (13)
2007–2009 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 50 (4)
2010– FC Metalurh Zaporizhia
– Nove Zhyttya (Ama.)
National team‡
2000–2003 Ukraine 16 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 July 2009

Oleksandr Melaschenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Мелащенко) (born 13 December 1978 in Poltava, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian footballer, who currently plays for FC Nove Zhyttya in the Poltava Oblast league. He plays as a striker. His previous clubs include Vorskla Poltava, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and ended his professional career with [[Metalurh Zaporizhya]. 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.

References

  1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias and Mamrud, Roberto (2009-08-28). "Ukraine – Record International Players". RSSSF. http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oekr-recintlp.html. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 

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