Oleksandr Hladky
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| Oleksandr Hladky | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladky | |
| Date of birth | August 24, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Lozova, Kharkiv, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007-present |
Metalist Kharkiv FC Kharkiv Shakhtar Donetsk |
9(1) 52(14) 29(17) |
| National team2 | ||
| ?-2007 2007- |
Ukraine U-21 Ukraine |
15(6) 6(1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladky (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Гладкий) (born August 24, 1987 in Lozova, Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian football forward. He plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national football team. His last name can also be transliterated as Hladkiy[1], Gladkiy[2] and Gladkyy[3].
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[edit] Career
[edit] Club career
Oleksandr Hladky started his career in Metalist Kharkiv football academy, and soon after, the young player was invited to another professional club from the city, FC Kharkiv. Under direction of coach Volodymyr Bessonov, Hladky became a regular player for the club and soon established himself as one of the best strikers in the league. Oleksandr's first fame came in season of 2006-07, when after scoring 13 goals, Hladky became the Ukrainian league's top scorer.
After this success, Oleksandr Hladky was noticed by one of Ukrainian leaders FC Shakhtar Donetsk and on June 8, 2007, he signed a 5-year deal worth €2.5 million with the club. On his debut for the club (friendly match), he scored the winning goal. Not long after, he scored two goals in a friendly. On May 7, 2008 Gladlky got his first piece of silverware in his career when his Shakhtar beat Dynamo Kyiv 2-0, in the Ukrainian Cup Final where he scored and was also sent off. He won the premiership with Shakhtar that season but fell 1 goal short of breaking Ukrainian Premier League history by being the top goal scorer two consecutive years.
[edit] International
Oleksandr Hladky was a regular member of the Ukraine national under-21 football team and scored 6 goals in 12 games. On August 22, 2007, he made his debut for the senior Ukraine national football team in a friendly against Uzbekistan and scored the opening goal.[4] Since then, he has been called up to the main squad for every game under both Oleg Blokhin, and now, Oleksiy Mykhailychenko.
[edit] Honours
- Club
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- 2008
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- 2008
- Individual
- Ukrainian Premier league Top Goalscorer (13 goals): 2007
- Runner Up-Top Goalscorer (17 goals): 2008
[edit] References
- ^ Blokhin fits up trusted squad. Article at ffu.org.ua (October 5, 2007). Retrieved on October 7, 2007.
- ^ Player profile at uefa.com, uefa.com, accessed 7 October 2007
- ^ Player profile at shakhtar.com, shakhtar.com, accessed 7 October 2007
- ^ Game report from ScoresPro.com Game Report on ScoresPro.com
| Preceded by Brandão Emmanuel Okoduwa |
Ukrainian Premier League top scorer 2006-07 |
Succeeded by Marko Dević |
[edit] External links
- FC Kharkiv Official Website (Russian)
- Profile at the Ukrainian Football Federation Website (Ukrainian)
- Player Profile at Shakhtar Donetsk Official Website (English)
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