Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik (Ukrainian: Олексій Григорович Бєлік; born 15 February 1981) is a Ukrainian former professional football forward.

Oleksiy Byelik

Personal information
Full name	Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik
Date of birth	(1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth	Donetsk, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2008	Shakhtar Donetsk	144	(51)
2008	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	4	(0)
2008–2011	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	25	(4)
2011–2012	Metalurh Zaporizhya	24	(13)
Total		197	(68)
National team
2004–2007	Ukraine	19	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2013

He played for the Ukraine national football team[1] and appeared on the main squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Also with three goals scored, Byelik was a leading scorer for the Ukraine U-20 team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was also on the Ukraine U-18 squad at final of the 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

Career

Shakhtar Donetsk

Born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Byelik started his career in FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He was a regular starter for the club until 2006 FIFA World Cup, after which he was seldom used.

VfL Bochum

In the January 2008 transfer window, Byelik was loaned from Shakhtar to German Bundesliga side, VfL Bochum. He made his first start for VfL Bochum against VfL Wolfsburg where he hit the post and received a yellow card, but was substituted in the 58th minute. He was used in a total of four games and returned to Shakhtar in the summer of 2008.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

On 5 August 2008, after some short negotiations Byelik signed with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on a three-year contract, with a transfer fee of $5.5 million.[2] He debuted for the club on 23 August 2008, in a league match which Dnipro ended drawing 0–0. Byelik was subbed in the 59th minute and made an impact with a few of his shots. He also got a yellow card in the 90+1 minute for shooting the ball after it was called offside.[3]

Metalurh Zaporizhya

He last played for Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Ukrainian First League.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 April 2012

International goals

Source:[4]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 September 2004	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	1–2	Won	2006 World Cup qualification
2.	12 October 2004	Ukraina Stadium, Lviv, Ukraine	Georgia	2–0	Won	2006 World Cup qualification
3.	28 May 2006	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine	Costa Rica	4–0	Won	Friendly
4.	5 June 2006	Sportanlage Buechenwald, Gossau, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Libya	0–3	Won	Friendly
5.	15 August 2006	Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine	Azerbaijan	6–0	Won	Friendly

Honours

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06
• Ukrainian Cup: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04

See also

• 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Ukraine

References

External links

• Oleksiy Byelik at the Professional Football League of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksiy Byelik at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksiy Byelik at Soccerway
• Oleksiy Belik – from Argentine to Shakhtar deepness (in Russian)

На других языках

[fr] Oleksiy Byelik

[it] Oleksij Bjelik

[ru] Белик, Алексей Григорьевич