Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik (Ukrainian: Олексій Григорович Бєлік; born 15 February 1981) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Ukraine national team,[1] and appeared on the main squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Also with three goals scored, Byelik was a leading scorer for the Ukraine U-20 team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was also on the Ukraine U18 squad at final of the 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

Oleksiy Byelik
Personal information
Full name Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik
Date of birth (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Donetsk, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1998 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2008 Shakhtar Donetsk 144 (51)
1998–2004Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 60 (15)
2008VfL Bochum (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2011 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 25 (4)
2011–2012 Metalurh Zaporizhya 24 (13)
Total 257 (83)
International career
2000–2003 Ukraine U21 29 (7)
2004–2007 Ukraine 19 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Runner-up 2000 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Shakhtar Donetsk

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Born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Byelik started his career in Shakhtar Donetsk. He was a regular starter for the club until 2006 FIFA World Cup, after which he was seldom used.

VfL Bochum

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In the January 2008 transfer window, Byelik was loaned from Shakhtar to Bundesliga side VfL Bochum. He made his first start for VfL Bochum against VfL Wolfsburg, where he hit the post and received a yellow card, but was substituted in the 58th minute. He was used in a total of four games and returned to Shakhtar in the summer of 2008.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

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On 5 August 2008, after some short negotiations Byelik signed with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on a three-year contract, with a transfer fee of $5.5 million.[2] He debuted for the club on 23 August 2008, in a league match which Dnipro ended drawing 0–0. Byelik was subbed in the 59th minute and made an impact with a few of his shots. He also got a yellow card in the 90+1 minute for shooting the ball after it was called offside.[3]

Metalurh Zaporizhya

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He last played for Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Ukrainian First League.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 13 April 2012
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar 1999–00 8 4 2 0 10 4
2000–01 11 2 3 2 11 2 25 6
2001–02 21 3 3 0 3 0 27 3
2002–03 28 21 7 3 3 1 38 25
2003–04 11 2 2 1 4 0 18 3
2004–05 19 5 5 1 2 0 26 6
2005–06 23 7 3 1 5 0 1 0 32 8
2006–07 21 7 4 3 4 0 29 10
2007–08 2 0 3 0 5 0
Total 144 51 32 11 32 3 1 0 209 65
VfL Bochum (loan) 2007–08 4 0 4 0
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2008–09 18 4 2 2 20 6
2009–10 7 0 2 0 9 0
2010–11
Total 25 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 29 6
Metalurh Zaporizhya 2011–12 16 13 2 0 18 13
2012–13 8 0 8 0
Total 24 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 13
Career total 197 68 38 13 32 3 1 0 268 85

International

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Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Byelik goal.
List of international goals scored by Oleksiy Byelik[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2004 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan 1–2 2006 World Cup qualification
2 12 October 2004 Ukraina Stadium, Lviv, Ukraine   Georgia 2–0 2006 World Cup qualification
3 28 May 2006 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine   Costa Rica 4–0 Friendly
4 5 June 2006 Sportanlage Buechenwald, Gossau, St. Gallen, Switzerland   Libya 3–0 Friendly
5 15 August 2006 Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine   Azerbaijan 6–0 Friendly

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matthias Arnhold (15 July 2011). "Oleksiy Hryhoriyovych Byelik – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. ^ Андрей Стеценко: "Белик обошелся в $5 млн." (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Live commentaries of the match". Official Dnipro website (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Football PLAYER: Oleksiy Byelik". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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