Oleksandr Filippov (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Філіппов; born 23 October 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Latvian club Riga on loan from Sint-Truiden.
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| Full name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Filippov | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Avdiivka, Ukraine[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Riga | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | UOR Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Arsenal Kyiv | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Illichivets Mariupol | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol | 11 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 23 | (6) |
| 2016–2020 | Desna Chernihiv | 138 | (48) |
| 2020– | Sint-Truiden | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Riga (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Ukraine U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ukraine U21 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2016 | |||
Made his debut for FC Arsenal Kyiv entering as a substituted player in game against FC Dynamo Kyiv on 25 November 2012 in Ukrainian Premier League.[2]
In 2016, Filippov moved to Desna Chernihiv[3] and in the season 2016–17 he has been elected the best player of the round 4 and 33.[4][5] ending the season with 11 goals scored[6] With the club of Chernihiv he was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2017–18 season.[7][8] In the 2018–19 season in Ukrainian First League, he played 28 matches and scored 5 goals.[9] On 30 October 2019 he scored 2 goals in Ukrainian Cup against MFC Mykolaiv allowing Desna Chernihiv win 4-2 away at the Tsentralnyi Miskyi Stadion. On 15 September 2019 he scored the winning goal against Dynamo Kyiv in Kyiv at the NSC Olimpiyskiy for the Premier League in the 2019–20 season at the 52 minute helping Desna to win away for 1-2.[10] During the play off for the Ukrainian Premier League in the season 2019–20, 20 May 2020, he scored again against Dynamo Kyiv at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv allowing Desna drawing 1-1.[11] and he also scored two goals against FC Oleksandriya[12] and been elected the best player of the round 26.[13] On 12 June 2020 he scored against Shakhtar Donetsk during the play of the Championship round table.[14]
He was the second top scorer of the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2019–20 season with 16 goals[15] and with the club was promoted for the Europa League third qualifying round, for the first time in the history of the Club.[16]
Filippov was included in the best squad of the Ukrainian Premier League of the season 2019–20 season.[17]
from 2016 until 2020 and he become the second Top scorer of Ukrainian Premier League in the 2019–20 season. On 22 August 2020 Filippov scored a penalty during the winning victory of 3-1 against Zorya Luhansk at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv for the first match of the Ukrainian Premier League season 2020-21.[18]
Turkish club Sivasspor, showed interested to Filippov, that they were ready to pay 1.5 million euros for Filippov.[19]
The Belgian team Sint-Truiden in Belgian First Division A, offered 2 years contract and ready to pay 1.3 million euros for Filippov. The player of Desna attended also the medical test with the Belgian Club but Desna Chernihiv wanted 1.5 million euros for the Ukrainian Striker.[20][21]
Finally the agreement was done for 1.5 million of euro, Filippov become the most expensive player sold by Desna Chernihiv[22][23] Filippov became the seventh top scorer in the club of Chernihiv and he was named Best Player of Desna Chernihiv in 2020[24] and he got 14th place in the Ukrainian Footballer of the Year in 2020[25][26][27] Later, in January 2021, the President of Desna Chernihiv, Volodymyr Levin, admitted also that there were also Italian clubs interested in Filippov.[28][29]
On 22 September 2020 he signed three years contract with Sint-Truiden.[30][31][32] He made his debut with the new club in Belgian First Division A against Mechelen at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne replacing Facundo Colidio at the 66' minute.[33] On 17 October 2020 he scored his first goal in Belgian First Division A against Beerschot at the Olympisch Stadion.[34] On 3 February 2021, he made his debut in Belgian Cup against Lokeren-Temse at the Daknamstadion in the 2020–21 season.[35] On 20 May 2021, Oleksandr Filippov, who arrived in Chernihiv to visit his ex team mates and his ex-club Desna Chernihiv, and in an interview with "Profutbol Digital" spoke about the season in the Belgian "Saint-Truiden", adaptation in the Belgian championship, and relations with Oleksandr Ryabokon.[36] On 25 June 2021, he played in the friendly matches against Anderlecht[37]
In February 2022 he moved on loan to Riga in Latvian Higher League. On 13 February 2022 he scored against Rodina Moscow during the friendly match.[38][39][40] On 12 March 2022 he scored his first goal in Latvian Higher League by penalty against Valmiera in the season 2022.[41][42]On 14 April 2022, he scored against Metta in the Latvian Higher League in the 2022 season.[43] On 7 May 2022 Oleksandr Filippov, expressed the wish to return to play for Desna Chernihiv one day as it helped his career.[44]On 7 July 2022 he scored against Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry for the UEFA Europa Conference League in the first qualifying round of the season 2022–23. During this match, he also provided the assist for the goal of Gabriel Ramos, helping the club to win 2-0 in Ireland.[45][46]On 10 July 2022 he played against Valmiera in Latvian Football Cup in the season 2022. He also played in the return match against Derry City in UEFA Europa Conference League helping the club to qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round.[47][48]
In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Oleksandr Filippov, together with other Desna's ex-players like Andriy Totovytskyi, Yevhen Selin, Vladyslav Kalitvintsev, Yehor Kartushov, Pylyp Budkivskyi, Levan Arveladze, Ihor Lytovka, Andriy Dombrovskyi, Artem Favorov and Denys Favorov, transferred money for the civilian population of the city of Chernihiv.[49] In April 2022, the legendary striker of Desna Chernihiv's Oleksandr Filippov donated his Sint-Truiden's T-shirt for the lot. All proceeds from the sale organized with the club of Chernihiv and will go to the aid of the Armed Forces.[50]
In January 2013, he reached the final of the 2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup with the Ukraine-21 team, playing in four matches and scoring one goal.[51]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013-14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Illichivets Mariupol | 2014-15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol | 2014-15 | Ukrainian Second League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | 2015-16 | Ukrainian First League | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| Desna Chernihiv | 2016-17 | Ukrainian First League | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian First League | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | |
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sint-Truiden | 2020-21 | Belgian First Division A | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Riga (loan) | 2022 | Latvian Higher League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Career total | 173 | 56 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 209 | 62 | ||
| Ukraine U21 | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
| Ukraine U20 | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
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