Olexandr Melaschenko

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Oleksandr Melaschenko
Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Melsachenko
Date of birth	13 December 1978 (1978-12-13) (age 29)
Place of birth	Poltava, Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Number	8
Youth clubs
	Vorskla Poltava
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2001 2001-2003 2004-2007 2007-	Vorskla Poltava Dynamo Kyiv Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	052 0(10) 056 0(19) 0580(13)
National team2
2000-2003	Ukraine	16 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:29, 22 November 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Oleksandr Melaschenko, born December 13, 1978 in Poltava, Ukraine) is an Ukrainian footballer, who currently plays for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. He plays as a striker. His previous clubs include Vorskla Poltava, Dynamo Kyiv and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In 2001 playing for Dynamo Kyiv, he was voted as the third best Ukrainian Footballer of the Year, after Andriy Shevchenko, and Hennady Zubov. He was part of the Ukrainian National Team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds.