Oleksii Shliakotin

Ukrainian footballer

Oleksii Shliakotin
Shliakotin with Rangers in 2017
Personal information
Full name Oleksii Ihorovych Shliakotin
Date of birth (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 30
Youth career
1997–2007 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
2008–2009 Czarni Żagań 8 (0)
2009–2010 Chornomorets-2 Odesa 7 (0)
2010–2011 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 31 (0)
2011–2012 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)
2020–2022 Rangers 11 (0)
2022– Sham Shui Po 13 (0)
2024– → Rangers (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2005–2006 Ukraine U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024

Oleksii Ihorovych 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 Rangers, on loan from Sham Shui Po.

Club career

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. By doing so, Aleks left his family home when was eleven.[1] In 2005 Aleks 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.[2] In January 2011 Shliakotin got an offer from the MŠK Žilina (champions of Slovakia), but transfer wasn't realized.[3]

In January 2012 Aleks was brought to the attention of Leszek Ojrzynski,[4] and subsequently signed for Korona Kielce,[5] where he has worked with Maciej Szczesny.

In early July 2015, he signed a two-year deal with recently promoted C.F. União.[6][7]

In 2016 Aleks moved to Hong Kong, and signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Biu Chun Glory Sky.[8]

In May 2017, Aleks was nominated for "Goalkeeper of the Year", and "Player of The Year" in Hong Kong Premier League.[9] Three of his saves were nominated for "Save of the Year" in Hong Kong Premier League.[10]

On 2 August 2017, it was revealed that Rangers had signed Aleks.[11]

On 22 October 2020, Rangers announced that Aleks would return to the club after two years away from the game.[12]

On 4 October 2022, Aleks joined Sham Shui Po.[1] He later joined the club to get first team football.[1]

On 31 January 2024, Aleks was loaned to Rangers.

Personal life

Aleks is married to Panamanian restaurateur Elizabeth Caballero. [13] Aleks spoke out about the invasion in Ukraine, saying: "It’s definitely the worst feeling I’ve ever experienced in my life – definitely the hardest moments I’ve ever been through" and that his parents were living in Kyiv when the invasion took place.[14] As a result, his parents and sister lost their house and took refuge in Germany, where they received "refugee status".[1]

Having lived in Hong Kong for seven years, Aleks said he's open to play for the national team and is eligible to apply for a Hong Kong passport.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ukrainian goalkeeper Oleksii Shliakotin: 'I felt guilty when war began, but I am lucky – and I want to play for Hong Kong'". South China Morning Post. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ukraiński wielkolud na "Ludowym" - sportowezaglebie.pl". sportowezaglebie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ Sport.sk, SPORT.SK. "MŠK Žilina "testuje" ukrajinského brankára". msport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ Шаповалов, Михаил. "Алексей ШЛЯКОТИН: "Тренер Короны – суперчеловек!"". СПОРТ.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Szlakotin podpisał kontrakt". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ "União da Madeira anuncia chegada de guarda-redes" [União da Madeira announces goalkeeper arrival] (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. ^ football24.ua. "Шлякотин: "Униан Мадейра" пригласил меня без всяческих просмотров - Футбол 24". Футбол 24. Retrieved 16 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Hong Kong Football Association Ltd". hkfa.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Russian Club in Hong Kong". Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via Facebook.
  10. ^ "我撐本地波". Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via Facebook.
  11. ^ "季前熱身初戰取勝 標準流浪下周試阿根廷前鋒". Upower. Retrieved 2 August 2017. (in Chinese)
  12. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "流浪飛馬漸揭神秘面紗 林嘉緯有望重遇盧均宜：很期待". HK01. Retrieved 22 October 2020. (in Chinese)
  13. ^ "Алексей ШЛЯКОТИН: "У Короны – задача выступить успешнее"". СПОРТ.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Hong Kong-based Ukraine footballer Oleksii Shliakotin describes 'helplessness' as parents forced into Kyiv bomb shelters". South China Morning Post. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

External links

  • Oleksii Shliakotin at Soccerway
  • Oleksii Shliakotin on Instagram
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