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Oleksandr Hladkyi
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladkyi
Date of birth (1987-08-24) 24 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Lozova, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Avanhard Lozova
Youth career
2001–2003 Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Metalist Kharkiv 17 (4)
2004 → Metalist-2 Kharkiv 3 (2)
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)
2020–2022 Zorya Luhansk 38 (14)
2022–2023 Chornomorets Odesa 17 (1)
2024– Avanhard Lozova
International career
2003–2004 Ukraine U17 17 (11)
2004–2005 Ukraine U19 15 (3)
2005 Ukraine U20 2 (0)
2004–2009 Ukraine U21 15 (5)
2007–2015 Ukraine 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2022
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mykolayovych and the family name is Hladkyi.

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladkyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Гладкий, born 24 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for an amateur side Avanhard Lozova. He has also appeared for the Ukraine national team. His last name is variously transliterated into English as Hladkyy.

Club career

Kharkiv

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

Hladkyi won the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar, 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, Hladkyi 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 Hladkyi, who scored in the 28th minute in a 3–0 win over Chornomorets Odesa. Mircea gave Hladkyi 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. Hladkyi 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.

Shakhtar Donetsk return

In May 2014, Hladkyi departed for FC Shakhtar Donetsk, signing a two-year contract.

Dynamo Kyiv

Upon the expiration of his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, Hladkyi 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. It was his second stint in the club over his career. In July 2017 Dynamo has given Hladkyi a status of free agent and he signed a full-fledged contract with Karpaty. While playing for Karpaty in April 2017 he was recognized as a player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Turkish Super League

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

International career

Oleksandr Hladkyi 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. 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 National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metalist Kharkiv 2003–04 Ukrainian First League 8 3 0 0 – – 8 3
2004–05 Vyshcha Liha 9 1 2 0 – – 11 1
Total 17 4 2 0 – – 19 4
Kharkiv 2004–05 Vyshcha Liha 10 4 0 0 – – 10 4
2005–06 Vyshcha Liha 25 1 2 1 – – 27 2
2006–07 Vyshcha Liha 29 13 1 0 – – 30 13
Total 64 18 3 1 – – 67 19
Shakhtar Donetsk 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha 29 17 7 1 9 2 1 1 46 21
2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 26 4 5 1 10 2 1 0 42 7
2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 22 6 2 1 6 1 0 0 30 8
2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 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 Ukrainian Premier League 19 2 4 2 2 0 – 25 4
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 2 0 – – 6 0
Total 23 2 6 2 2 0 – 31 4
Karpaty Lviv 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 8 3 2 1 – – 10 4
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 23 5 3 0 – – 26 5
2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 28 10 2 0 – – 30 10
Total 59 18 7 1 – – 66 19
Shakhtar Donetsk 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 19 11 7 4 3 0 1 1 30 16
2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 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 Ukrainian Premier League 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
Karpaty Lviv 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 13 4 0 0 – – 13 4
2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 9 1 1 0 – – 10 1
Total 22 5 1 0 – – 23 5
Chornomorets Odesa 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 9 2 0 0 – – 9 2
Çaykur Rizespor 2018–19 Süper Lig 8 0 4 3 – – 12 3
Adana Demirspor 2018–19 TFF First League 5 3 0 0 – – 5 3
Career total 333 94 47 16 43 8 5 4 428 122
  1. ^ Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.
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

  • Ukrainian Super Cup: 2016

Individual

  • Vyshcha Liha Top Scorer: 2006–07 (13 goals)
  • Vyshcha Liha Top Assist Provider: 2007–08 (11 assists)
  • Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2016–17 (April)

See also

References

  1. "Players : Oleksandr Gladkyy | Shakhtar Football Club | Official website". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  2. "Александр Гладкий: "О переходе в "Днепр" долго не думал" (Oleksandr Hladkyi: About the transfer to "Dnipro" did not think long about it)" (in Russian). ua-football.com. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. Гладкий підписав контракт із Шахтарем на два роки. www.champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). champion.com.ua. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. "Офіційно: Олександр Гладкий - гравець Карпат" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. Гладкий і Мякушко покинуть «Динамо»
  6. Гладкий повернувся в «Карпати»
  7. "Олександр Гладкий — найкращий гравець Ліги Парі-Матч у квітні!".
  8. Гладкий перейшов в «Ризеспор»
  9. "Çaykur Rizespor'umuz Ukraynalı Santrafor Oleksandr Gladkiy'i Transfer Etti" (in Turkish). 31 August 2018.
  10. ""Чорноморець" вніс до заявки Олександра Гладкого". UA-Футбол. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  11. Game report from ScoresPro.com Game Report on ScoresPro.com Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Kravets, Artem". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

External links

Ukrainian Premier League top scorers
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