Oleh Shelayev

Oleh Shelayev
Personal information
Full name	Oleh Mykolayovych Shelayev
Date of birth	(1976-11-05) 5 November 1976 (age 37)
Place of birth	Luhansk, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Metalist Kharkiv
Number	4
Youth career
	Zorya Luhansk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1996	Zorya Luhansk	68	(1)
1996–2000	Shakhtar Donetsk	36	(3)
1999	→ Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan)	12	(2)
2000	→ Metalurh Donetsk (loan)	13	(3)
2000–2008	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	207	(24)
2009	→ FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan)	8	(0)
2009–	Metalist Kharkiv	75	(1)
National team‡
2004–2007	Ukraine	36	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007

Oleh Mykolayovych Shelayev (Ukrainian: Олег Миколайович Шелаєв, born 5 November 1976 in Luhansk, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian international footballer for FC Metalist Kharkiv.

Career

Shelayev plays in a defensive midfield position and was the captain of his club team, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In December 2008 the club loaned him to FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. At the end of the 2008–09 season he signed with FC Metalist Kharkiv.

International

He was a member of the Ukrainian national team until his retirement from international football in 2007. He played in several games for Ukraine in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

External links

• (Russian) Official team website