Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Masalov ( uk, Олександр Олександрович Масалов; russian: Александр Александрович Масалов; born 22 January 1997) is a
Ukrainian
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professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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for
Leon Saturn Ramenskoye.
Club career
Masalov is a youth product of
Dynamo Kyiv
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. In 2016 he moved to the
Shakhtar Donetsk academy.
Kolos Kovalivka
Masalov started his senior career with
Kolos Kovalivka.
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol
In 2019 he moved to
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, where he played 34 matches. He reached the quarter-final of the
2019–20 Moldovan Cup
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in his first season with the club. On 27 August 2020, he played in the first qualifying of the
2020-21 UEFA Europa League
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against
Ventspils. In the
2020–21 Moldovan Cup
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, he helped the side reach the semi-final.
Desna Chernihiv
In August 2021 he moved to
Desna Chernihiv
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the
Ukrainian Premier League on a one-year contract. On 14 August he made his league debut for the club against
SC Dnipro-1 at the
Stadion Yuri Gagarin
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, replacing
Vikentiy Voloshyn at the 74th minute.
Ufa
In August 2022, he signed for
Ufa in the
Russian First League. His contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent on 7 February 2023.
Personal life
In August 2022, after the confirmation of his move to Russian side Ufa, members of supporters' club "
Ultras Desna
Ultra Desna ( uk, Ультрас Десна) is the organized supporters group of the Ukrainian multi-sports club Desna Chernihiv. They are quite famous for supporting and following their team, at home and away. In particular they show a warm welc ...
" recorded a video in which they burned what they alleged to be Masalov's Russian passport. In the video, in which they accused the footballer of "treason," the ultras claimed to have delivered his Ukrainian passport to the national security services, to "let the intelligence services deal with shit like you".
Career statistics
Club
Honours
;Shakhtar Donetsk
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Ukrainian Premier League Reserves
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runners-up
2016–17
References
External links
Oleksandr Masalov at FC Desna Chernihiv*
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1997 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sevastopol
Men's association football defenders
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukraine men's youth international footballers
FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
FC Kolos Kovalivka players
FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol players
FC Desna Chernihiv players
FC Ufa players
FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players
Ukrainian First League players
Moldovan Super Liga players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Caetgory:Russian Second League players
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Ukrainian sportspeople in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War