1. Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Aliyev is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
17 Facts About Oleksandr Aliyev
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Aliyev began his career in Borysfen-2 Boryspil in Druha Liha A It was a youth club that was participating on the professional level similar to FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv and Aliyev at that time was a minor.
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Oleksandr Aliyev was really successful in the Dynamo-2 so he was loaned of to Ukrainian Premier League side Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.
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Oleksandr Aliyev was an instrumental player throughout the campaign here too.
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Oleksandr Aliyev played in most of the games, helping Dynamo get to the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by fellow Ukrainian rivals, and eventual UEFA Cup Champions Shakhtar Donetsk.
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On recovery Oleksandr Aliyev was not able to secure a starting position and asked for a transfer during the winter break.
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In January 2014 Oleksandr Aliyev moved from Dynamo Kyiv to Anzhi Makhachkala on a 2.5-year contract.
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In 2015 Oleksandr Aliyev returned to Ukraine playing for FC Rukh Vynnyky along with his former teammate Maksim Shatskikh at the 2015 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.
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In June 2016, after eighteen-months without a professional club, Oleksandr Aliyev signed for FC Taraz of the Kazakhstan Premier League until the end of the 2016 season.
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Oleksandr Aliyev left Taraz prior to the expiration of his contract on 6 October 2016.
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Oleksandr Aliyev played the under-20 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Netherlands.
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Oleksandr Aliyev was one of the top scorers of the tournament with five goals, one less than Lionel Messi, the top scorer.
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Oleksandr Aliyev played in the Ukraine national under-21 football team in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, helping his side reach the final.
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Oleksandr Aliyev's set piece goal from more than 40 yards that hit the cross-bar and went in against Turkey in the U-21 Championship has been regarded as one of the best goals in U-21 Football history.
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Oleksandr Aliyev is the current top goalscorer of the Ukrainian under-21 team with eight goals.
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On 6 September 2008, Oleksandr Aliyev got his first senior cap for Ukraine.
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Oleksandr Aliyev was substituted on for Maksym Kalynychenko starting from the second half.