Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik ( uk, Олексій Григорович Бєлік; born 15 February 1981) is a Ukrainian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a forward. He played for the Ukraine national team and appeared on the main squad for the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...

. 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 The 2000 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Germany. Players born after 1 January 1981, were eligible to participate in this competition. The tournament also served as the European qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Champio ...

Career

Shakhtar Donetsk

Born in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loca ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

, Byelik started his career in

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

. He was a regular starter for the club until

, after which he was seldom used.

VfL Bochum

In the January 2008 transfer window, Byelik was loaned from Shakhtar to

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

side

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seasons in the Bundeslig ...

. He made his first start for VfL Bochum against

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

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

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. 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.

Metalurh Zaporizhya

He last played for Metalurh Zaporizhya in the

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is t ...

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Templatonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Byelik goal.''

Honours

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...

: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06 *

Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003� ...

: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04

References

External links

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Oleksiy Belik – from Argentine to Shakhtar deepness
{{DEFAULTSORT:Byelik, Oleksiy 1981 births Living people Footballers from Donetsk Association football forwards Ukrainian footballers Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukraine youth international footballers Ukraine international footballers Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Bundesliga players FC Dnipro players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players VfL Bochum players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Expatriate footballers in Germany Recipients of the Order For Courage, 3rd class Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Germany