Oleh Mykolayovych Shelayev ( uk, Олег Миколайович Шелаєв, born 5 November 1976) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

international

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er who plays for

FC Vovchansk FC Vovchansk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Вовчанськ») is a Ukrainian football club from Vovchansk Vovchansk ( uk, Вовчанськ, ) is a Ukrainian city in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast (province). It hosts the admin ...

Career

Shelayev plays in a defensive midfield position and was the captain of his club team,

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...

. In December 2008 the club loaned him to FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. At the end of the 2008–09 season he signed with

FC Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...

. On 4 January 2015 Shelayev became a sports director of the

Academy.Shelayev is a new sports director of the Dnipro Academy (Шелаев – новый спортивный директор Академии Днепра)

. 4 January 2015

International career

He was a member of the Ukraine national team until his retirement from international football in 2007. On 28 April 2004 Shelayev made his debut in home draw against

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. He played in several games for Ukraine in the

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International goals

References

External links

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Official team website
* * 1976 births Living people Footballers from Luhansk Ukrainian footballers FC Dnipro players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Ukraine international footballers FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka players FC Vovchansk players Association football midfielders Dnipro Academy people {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub