Oleksandr Hladkyy

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Oleksandr Hladkyy
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Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladkyy
Date of birth (1987-08-24) 24 August 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Lozova, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zorya Luhansk
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Metalist Kharkiv 17 (4)
2005–2007 Kharkiv 64 (18)
2007–2010 Shakhtar Donetsk 82 (27)
2010–2014 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 23 (2)
2012–2014 → Karpaty Lviv (loan) 59 (18)
2014–2016 Shakhtar Donetsk 36 (15)
2016–2017 Dynamo Kyiv 8 (0)
2017 → Karpaty Lviv (loan) 13 (4)
2017 Karpaty Lviv 9 (1)
2018 Chornomorets Odesa 9 (2)
2018 Çaykur Rizespor 8 (0)
2019–2020 Adana Demirspor 24 (8)
2020– Zorya Luhansk 29 (11)
National team‡
2004–2009 Ukraine U-21 15 (5)
2007–2015 Ukraine 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2019
In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Mykolayovych and the family name is Hladkyy.

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladkyy (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Гладкий, born 24 August 1987) is a Ukrainian football forward who plays for Zorya Luhansk. He has also appeared for the Ukraine national team. His last name is variously transliterated into English as Hladkiy,[2] Gladkiy[3] and Gladkyy.[4]

Club career[]

Kharkiv[]

Hladkyy began his career in Metalist Kharkiv's football academy, and soon after, the young player was invited to another professional club from the Kharkiv, FC Kharkiv. Under direction of coach Volodymyr Bessonov, Hladkyy became a regular player for the club and soon established himself as one of the best strikers in the league. His first fame came in the 2006–07 season, when after scoring 13 goals to finish as the Ukrainian league's top scorer.

Shakhtar Donetsk[]

After this success, Hladkyy attracted the notice of giants Shakhtar Donetsk, and on 8 June 2007, he signed a five-year deal worth €2.5 million with the club. On his Shakhtar debut, a friendly match, he scored the winning goal. He scored two goals in another friendly.

On 7 May 2008, in the Ukrainian Cup final, during which he scored and also received a red card, Hladkyy earned the first trophy in his career when Shakhtar defeated rivals Dynamo Kyiv 2–0.

Hladkyy won the Premier League with Shakhtar that season, but fell one goal short of making Ukrainian Premier League history by being the top goalscorer for two consecutive years. However, with the addition of strikers Yevhen Seleznyov and Marcelo Moreno, and with coach Mircea Lucescu using only one forward in a 4-5-1 formation, Hladkyy had difficulty keeping his spot in the starting line-up or even a place on the bench, leaving his future in doubt . After 10 league games with only 1 win, Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu started Hladkyy, who scored in the 28th minute in a 3–0 win over Chornomorets Odessa. Mircea gave Hladkyy another starting opportunity due to an injury to Luiz Adriano, and he scored the third goal in Shakhtar's 4–2 win over FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Hladkyy scored a winner for Shakhtar against Olexandria in the 93rd minute in a Ukrainian Cup quarter final, although he also injured his own side's second-choice goalkeeper Rustam Khudzhamov during a collision in the Shakhtar penalty area. He scored his first two UEFA Champions League goals in a historic 3–2 victory in Spain over F.C. Barcelona, ending the latter's streak of 20 games without defeat. As a result of the win, Shakhtar collected more points in the group stage than ever before (9).

Unable to gain a regular place at Shakhtar Donetsk, he transferred to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 17 August 2010.[5]

Shakhtar Donetsk return[]

In May 2014, Hladkyy departed for FC Shakhtar Donetsk, signing a two-year contract.[6]

Dynamo Kyiv[]

Upon the expiration of his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, Hladkyy signed a 3-year contract as a free agent with the Ukrainian champions, Dynamo Kyiv, on 23 May 2016.

Karpaty Lviv[]

On 2 March 2017 it was officially announced that Hladkyi is being loaned to Karpaty Lviv.[7] It was his second stint in the club over his career. In July of 2017 Dynamo has given Hladkyi a status of free agent and he signed a full-fledged contract with Karpaty.[8][9] While playing for Karpaty in April of 2017 he was recognized as a player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League.[10]

Turkish Super League[]

Before signing his first contract with foreign club in August of 2018 and moving to Turkey,[11][12] Hladkyi earlier in 2018 spent his time playing for Chornomorets Odesa that struggled to stay in the Ukrainian premiers.[13]

International career[]

Oleksandr Hladkyy was a regular member of the Ukraine national under-21 football team and scored 6 goals in 12 games. On 22 August 2007, he made his debut for the senior Ukraine national football team in a friendly against Uzbekistan and scored the opening goal, his only goal in 11 matches for Ukraine's senior squad.[14] Since 2007, he has been called up to the main squad by Oleg Blokhin and then Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, but has not appeared for Ukraine since 2015.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 16 March 2019
Club Season League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metalist Kharkiv 2003–04 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
2004–05 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Total 17 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 4
Kharkiv 2004–05 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
2005–06 25 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 27 2
2006–07 29 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 13
Total 64 18 3 1 0 0 0 0 67 19
Shakhtar Donetsk 2007–08 29 17 7 1 9 2 1 1 46 21
2008–09 26 4 5 1 10 2 1 0 42 7
2009–10 22 6 2 1 6 1 0 0 30 8
2010–11 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Total 82 27 14 3 25 5 3 3 124 38
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2010–11 19 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 25 4
2011–12 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 23 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 31 4
Karpaty Lviv 2011–12 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 4
2012–13 23 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 5
2013–14 28 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
Total 59 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 66 19
Shakhtar Donetsk 2014–15 19 11 7 4 3 0 1 1 30 16
2015–16 17 4 3 2 10 3 1 0 31 9
Total 36 15 10 6 13 3 2 1 61 25
Dynamo Kyiv 2016–17 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
Total 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
Karpaty Lviv 2016–17 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4
2017–18 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 22 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 5
Chornomorets Odesa 2017–18 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
Total 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
Çaykur Rizespor 2018–19 8 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
Total 8 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
Adana Demirspor 2018–19 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Total 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Career total 333 94 47 16 43 8 5 4 428 122

International[]

As of 16 March 2019
Ukraine
Year Apps Goals
2007 5 1
2008 3 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 0 0
2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
Total 11 1

International goals[]

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.[15]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 August 2007 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine  Uzbekistan 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours[]

Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Individual
  • Ukrainian Premier league Top Goalscorer (13 goals): 2007
  • Ukrainian Premier League Top Assister (11 assists): 2008

See also[]

  • 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Ukraine

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Blokhin fits up trusted squad". Article at ffu.org.ua. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  3. ^ Player profile at uefa.com, uefa.com, accessed 7 October 2007
  4. ^ Player profile at shakhtar.com Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, shakhtar.com, accessed 7 October 2007
  5. ^ "Александр Гладкий: "О переходе в "Днепр" долго не думал" (Oleksandr Hladkyy: About the transfer to "Dnipro" did not think long about it)" (in Russian). ua-football.com. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  6. ^ Гладкий підписав контракт із Шахтарем на два роки. www.champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). champion.com.ua. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Офіційно: Олександр Гладкий - гравець Карпат" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ^ Гладкий і Мякушко покинуть «Динамо»
  9. ^ Гладкий повернувся в «Карпати»
  10. ^ http://www.upl.ua/news/view/892
  11. ^ Гладкий перейшов в «Ризеспор»
  12. ^ "Çaykur Rizespor'umuz Ukraynalı Santrafor Oleksandr Gladkiy'i Transfer Etti" (in Turkish). 31 August 2018.
  13. ^ ""Чорноморець" вніс до заявки Олександра Гладкого". . 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  14. ^ Game report from ScoresPro.com Game Report on ScoresPro.com Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Kravets, Artem". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

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