Serhiy Valyayev ( uk, Сергій Валентинович Валяєв; born 16 September 1978) is a retired

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 ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

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and manager.

Club career

Valyayev become one of several footballers that were bought by

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 ...

in 2005 by the new manager

Myron Markevych Myron Bohdanovych Markevych ( uk, Мирон Богданович Маркевич; born 1 February 1951) is a Ukrainian football manager and a former midfielder. He worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian national ...

. Since then, the team has won three bronze titles in the Ukrainian championship.

International career

Valyayev was called up to the national team of Ukraine when Metalist Kharkiv began having successes in UEFA Cup, finishing on top of their group. He was called up along with fellow team-mates

Marko Dević Marko Dević ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Девић; ukr, Марко Девiч, Marko Devich; born 27 October 1983) is a retired football player. A naturalized Ukrainian citizen since 2008, Serbian-born Dević made his international debut for his a ...

and Valentyn Slyusar by

Oleksiy Mykhailychenko Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko ( uk, Олексій Олександрович Михайличенко; born 30 March 1963) is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional player. He is a Distinguished Master of Sports of the U ...

for a friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2008.Mykhailychenko called up three players from Metalist
– UA-Football.com, , 10 November 2008 His second appearance for the team was significant, as he scored the opening goal in the tenth minute of a friendly match 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 ...

on 10 February 2009.

International goal

:''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Profile on Official Metalist website
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