Name Oleksiy Byelik Years Team | Number 9 Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Football player | |
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Full name Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik Date of birth (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 (age 34) | ||
Current team FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||
Oleksiy Hryhorovych Bielik (Ukrainian: Олексій Григорович Бєлік; born 15 February 1981 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a professional Ukrainian football striker who plays for Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Ukrainian First League. He played for the Ukraine national football team and appeared on the main squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Shakhtar Donetsk
Byelik started his career in 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 dollars. 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.