Serhiy Valyayev

Serhiy Valyayev
Personal information
Full nameSerhiy Valyayev
Date of birth16 September 1978
Place of birthMakiyivka, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Unattached
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997Shakhtar Makiyivka
1997–2003Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk100(13)
2004Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih6
2005–2012FC Metalist Kharkiv137(11)
2012FC Hoverla Uzhhorod1(0)
2012–2013FC Arsenal Kyiv12(0)
2013FC Helios Kharkiv7(0)
National team
2008–Ukraine3(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2010

Serhiy Valyayev (born 16 September 1978 in Makiyivka, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian football midfielder unattached.

Club career

Valyayev become one of several footballers that were bought by Metalist Kharkiv in 2005 by the new manager Myron Markevych. 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 and Valentyn Slyusar by Oleksiy Mykhailychenko for a friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2008.[1] His second appearance for the team was significant, as he scored the opening goal in the tenth minute of a friendly match against Cyprus on 10 February 2009.[2]

References

  1. Mykhailychenko called up three players from Metalist – UA-Football.com, (Ukrainian), 10 November 2008
  2. Cyprus tournament: Slovakia v Ukraine – Ukrainian Soccer Portal, 10 February 2009

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