Oleksandr Hladkyi

Kharkiv

Hladkyi began his career in Metalist Kharkiv's football academy, and soon after, the young player was invited to another professional club from the Kharkiv, FC Kharkiv. Under the direction of coach Volodymyr Bessonov, Hladkyi became a regular player for the club and soon established himself as one of the best strikers in the league. His first fame came in the 2006–07 season, when after scoring 13 goals to finish as the Ukrainian league's top scorer.

Shakhtar Donetsk

After this success, Hladkyi attracted the notice of giants Shakhtar Donetsk, and on 8 June 2007, he signed a five-year deal worth €2.5 million with the club. On 7 May 2008, in the Ukrainian Cup final, during which he scored and also received a red card, Hladkyi earned the first trophy in his career when Shakhtar defeated rivals Dynamo Kyiv 2–0. Hladkyi won the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar, but fell one goal short of making Ukrainian Premier League history by being the top goalscorer for two consecutive years. However, with the addition of strikers Yevhen Seleznyov and Marcelo Moreno, and with coach Mircea Lucescu using only one forward in a 4-5-1 formation, Hladkyi had difficulty keeping his spot in the starting line-up or even a place on the bench, leaving his future in doubt. After 10 league games with only 1 win, Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu started Hladkyi, who scored in the 28th minute in a 3–0 win over Chornomorets Odesa. Mircea gave Hladkyi another starting…

Oleksandr Hladkyi was a regular member of the Ukraine national under-21 football team and scored 6 goals in 12 games. On 22 August 2007, he made his debut for the senior Ukraine national football team in a friendly against Uzbekistan and scored the opening goal, his only goal in 11 matches for Ukraine's senior squad. Since 2007, he has been called up to the main squad by Oleg Blokhin and then Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, but has not appeared for Ukraine since 2015.

Club

As of 16 March 2019

International

As of 16 March 2019

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.

Shakhtar Donetsk

Vyshcha Liha/Ukrainian Premier League: 2007–08, 2009–10 Ukrainian Cup: 2007–08, 2015–16 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015 UEFA Cup: 2008–09 Dynamo Kyiv

Ukrainian Super Cup: 2016 Individual

Vyshcha Liha Top Scorer: 2006–07 (13 goals) Vyshcha Liha Top Assist Provider: 2007–08 (11 assists) Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2016–17 (April)