Oleksiy Byelik

Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik (Ukrainian: Олексій Григорович Бєлік; born 15 February 1981) is a Ukrainian former professional football forward.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Hryhorovych and the family name is Byelik.

Oleksiy Byelik
Personal information
Full name Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik
Date of birth (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981
Place of birth Donetsk, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2008 Shakhtar Donetsk 144 (51)
2008 → VfL Bochum (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2011 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 25 (4)
2011–2012 Metalurh Zaporizhya 24 (13)
Total 197 (68)
National team
2004–2007 Ukraine 19 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2013

He played for the Ukraine national football team[1] and appeared on the main squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Also with three goals scored, Bielik was a leading scorer for the Ukraine U-20 team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was also on the Ukraine U-18 squad at final of the 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

Career

Shakhtar Donetsk

Born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Byelik started his career in FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He was a regular starter for the club until 2006 FIFA World Cup, after which he was seldom used.

VfL Bochum

In the January 2008 transfer window, Byelik was loaned from Shakhtar to German Bundesliga side, VfL Bochum. He made his first start for VfL Bochum against VfL Wolfsburg 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.[2] 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 offsides.[3]

Metalurh Zaporizhya

He last played for Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Ukrainian First League.

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 April 2012
Club Season League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shakhtar 1999–00 8420----104
2000–01 11232112--256
2001–02 2133030--273
2002–03 28217331--3825
2003–04 1122140--183
2004–05 1955120--266
2005–06 237315010328
2006–07 2174340--2910
2007–08 2030----50
Bochum 2007–08 40------40
Dnipro 2008–09 18422----206
2009–10 7020----90
2010–11 -
Metalurh Z 2011–12 161320----1813
2012–13 80------80
Total for Shakhtar 1445132113231020965
Career total 1976838133231026885

International goals
Source:[4]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2004Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1–2Won2006 World Cup qualification
2.12 October 2004Ukraina Stadium, Lviv, Ukraine Georgia2–0Won2006 World Cup qualification
3.28 May 2006Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Costa Rica4–0WonFriendly
4.5 June 2006Sportanlage Buechenwald, Gossau, St. Gallen, Switzerland Libya0–3WonFriendly
5.15 August 2006Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine Azerbaijan6–0WonFriendly

Honours

See also

References
  1. Matthias Arnhold (15 July 2011). "Oleksiy Hryhoriyovych Byelik – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. Андрей Стеценко: "Белик обошелся в $5 млн." (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. "Live commentaries of the match". Official Dnipro website (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 March 2008.
  4. "Football PLAYER: Oleksiy Byelik". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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