Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Safronov ( uk, Олександр Олександрович Сафронов; born 11 June 1999) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Zalaegerszeg.

Club career

Safronov is a product of the

FC Metalurh Zaporizhia MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a "phoenix club" of the original Soviet ...

and the

FC Dnipro 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 ...

academy systems. In March 2017, he was promoted to the senior squad of FC Dnipro but never made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Dnipro-1

In June 2017, Safronov joined the newly-created

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. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a Ukrainian Second League match against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on 15 July. In January 2020, he moved on loan to

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club

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, where he played 8 games and scored 2 goal in the 2020 season. Following his stint in Estonia, Safronov returned to Dnipro-1 in Ukraine.

Desna Chernihiv

On 14 July 2021 he signed a two-year contract with

Desna Chernihiv Football Club Desna Chernihiv ( uk, ФК «Десна» Чернігів) is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" (FC Avanhard Chernihiv) during its first year of existence as part of a repu ...

in the Ukrainian Premier League. On 25 July, he made his league debut against

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ...

at the

Stadion Yuri Gagarin Olympic sports training center "Chernihiv" (formerly Yuri Gagarin Stadium) ( uk, Олімпійський навчально-спортивний центр «Чернігів») is a multi-purpose stadium in Chernihiv, Ukraine. The stadium was ...

Nafta 1903 (on loan)

On 26 March 2022, Safronov moved on loan to Slovenian club Nafta 1903. On 18 April, he made his debut against Ilirija.

Zalaegerszeg

On 10 June 2022 he signed a two-year contract with Zalaegerszeg in the

International career

On 15 June 2019, Safronov won the

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with the Ukraine under-20 national team.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Zalaegerszegi

* Magyar Kupa:

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Dnipro-1

* Ukrainian Second League: 2017–18

International

Ukraine U20

* FIFA U-20 World Cup:

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Ukraine U17

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: 2018
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References

External links

Profile on Official FC Desna Chernihiv website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Safronov, Oleksandr 1999 births Living people Footballers from Zaporizhzhia Ukrainian men's footballers FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi players SC Dnipro-1 players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Slovenian Second League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players FCI Levadia Tallinn players Meistriliiga players FC Desna Chernihiv players NK Nafta Lendava players Zalaegerszegi TE players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Dnipro Academy people FC Dnipro players