Oleksii Shliakotin (Ukrainian: Олексій Ігорович Шлякотін; born 2 September 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po, on loan from Rangers.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oleksii Ihorovych Shliakotin | ||
Date of birth | (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sham Shui Po | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2007 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Czarni Żagań | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 31 | (0) |
2011–2012 | MŠK Žilina | 0 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Korona Kielce | 9 | (0) |
2015 | União da Madeira | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Biu Chun Glory Sky | 8 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Rangers | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Rangers | 11 | (0) |
2022– | → Sham Shui Po (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Ukraine U-17 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2022 |
Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aleks is a graduate of the Dynamo Kyiv football academy of Valeriy Lobanovskyi, where he was enrolled in 1997 (aged 8) by Oleksandr Lysenko, and played at its various levels. In 2005 he was called up to Ukraine national under-17 football team. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with the second division team Dynamo-3 Kyiv.
In July 2010 (aged 20), Aleks moved to Poland, where he has played for the next 5 years.[1] In January 2011 Shliakotin got an offer from the MŠK Žilina (champions of Slovakia), but transfer wasn't realized.[2]
In January 2012 Aleks was brought to the attention of Leszek Ojrzynski,[3] and subsequently signed for Korona Kielce,[4] where he has worked with Maciej Szczesny.
In early July 2015, he signed a two-year deal with recently promoted C.F. União.[5][6]
In 2016 Aleks moved to Hong Kong, and signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Biu Chun Glory Sky.[7]
In May 2017, Aleks was nominated for "Goalkeeper of the Year", and "Player of The Year" in Hong Kong Premier League.[8] Three of his saves were nominated for "Save of the Year" in Hong Kong Premier League.[9]
On 2 August 2017, it was revealed that Rangers had signed Aleks.[10]
On 22 October 2020, Rangers announced that Aleks would return to the club after two years away from the game.[11]
On 4 October 2022, Aleks joined Sham Shui Po on loan.
Aleks is married to Panamanian restaurateur Elizabeth Caballero.[12]
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