Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Masalov (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Масалов; Russian: Александр Александрович Масалов; born 22 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Ufa.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Олександр Олександрович Масалов | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Sevastopol, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ufa | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | SDYuShOR-5 Sevastopol | ||
| 2011–2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Kolos Kovalivka (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 34 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Desna Chernihiv | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ufa | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Ukraine U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ukraine U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ukraine U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ukraine U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2021 | |||
Masalov is a youth product of Dynamo Kyiv.[2] In 2016 he moved to the Shakhtar Donetsk academy.
Masalov started his senior career with Kolos Kovalivka.[3]
In 2019 he moved to Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, where he played 34 matches.[4] He reached the quarter-final of the 2019–20 Moldovan Cup in his first season with the club.[5] On 27 August 2020, he played in the first qualifying of the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League against Ventspils.[6] In the 2020–21 Moldovan Cup, he helped the side reach the semi-final.[7]
In August 2021 he moved to Desna Chernihiv the Ukrainian Premier League on a one-year contract.[8] On 14 August he made his league debut for the club against SC Dnipro-1 at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin, replacing Vikentiy Voloshyn at the 74th minute.[9]
In August 2022, he signed for Ufa in the Russian First League.[10]
In August 2022, after the confirmation of his move to Russian side Ufa, members of supporters' club "Ultras Desna" recorded a video in which they burned what they alleged to be Masalov's Russian passport. In the video, in which they accused the footballer of "treason," the ultras claimed to have delivered his Ukrainian passport to the national security services, to "let the intelligence services deal with shit like you".[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kolos Kovalivka | 2017-18 | Ukrainian First League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 2019 | Moldovan National Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Moldovan National Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | Moldovan National Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Desna Chernihiv | 2021-22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ufa | 2022-23 | Russian First League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
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