 Aliyev in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Aliyev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khabarovsk, Soviet Union (now Russia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SKA Khabarovsk | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Spartak Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Obukhiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Borysfen-2 Boryspil | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | Dynamo Kyiv | 51 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 99 | (53) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | → Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 25 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv | 35 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Rukh Vynnyky (amateurs) | 23 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Katanzaro Kyiv (amateurs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Taraz | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Katanzaro Kyiv (amateurs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Khmelnytskyi (amateurs) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Meliorator Bucha (amateurs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Juniors Shyptky (amateurs) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Ukraine U17 | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Ukraine U21 | 30 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Ukraine | 28 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Khmelnytskyi (amateurs) (player-manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Meliorator Bucha (amateurs) (player-manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Aliyev (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Алієв, Russian: Александр Александрович Алиев; born 3 February 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Debuting at professional level for Dynamo Kyiv in 2002 at the age of 17 years and 6 months,[1] Aliyev was known for his spectacular goals from direct free kicks. His former coach at Dynamo, Yuri Syomin, described him as "...the best free kick taker in Europe".
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Aliyev joined the Ukrainian army.[2]
- ^ Oleksandr Aliyev (Александр Алиев). Dynamomania. 2013
- ^ ‘We could play at Wembley’: Ukraine manager on war, the World Cup and his hatred of Russia, The Guardian (1 April 2022)