Oleksiy Byelik

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Hryhorovych and the family name is Byelik.

Oleksiy Byelik

Personal information
Full name	Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik
Date of birth	(1981-02-15) 15 February 1981
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)
International career
2004–2007	Ukraine	19	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2013

Oleksiy Hryhorovych Byelik (Template:Lang-uk; born 15 February 1981) is a Ukrainian former professional football forward.

He played for the Ukraine national football team and appeared on the main squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Also with three goals scored, Bielik 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. 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 offsides.

Metalurh Zaporizhya

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 April 2012

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Super Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar	1999–00	8	4	2	0	-	-	-	-	10	4
	2000–01	11	2	3	2	11	2	-	-	25	6
	2001–02	21	3	3	0	3	0	-	-	27	3
	2002–03	28	21	7	3	3	1	-	-	38	25
	2003–04	11	2	2	1	4	0	-	-	18	3
	2004–05	19	5	5	1	2	0	-	-	26	6
	2005–06	23	7	3	1	5	0	1	0	32	8
	2006–07	21	7	4	3	4	0	-	-	29	10
	2007–08	2	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	5	0
Bochum	2007–08	4	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0
Dnipro	2008–09	18	4	2	2	-	-	-	-	20	6
	2009–10	7	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	9	0
	2010–11	-
Metalurh Z	2011–12	16	13	2	0	-	-	-	-	18	13
	2012–13	8	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	0
Total for Shakhtar		144	51	32	11	32	3	1	0	209	65
Career total		197	68	38	13	32	3	1	0	268	85

International goals

Source:

#	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

External links

• Oleksiy Belik – from Argentine to Shakhtar deepness (in Russian)