Oleksandr Masalov

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Masalov (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Масалов; Russian: Александр Александрович Масалов; born 22 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Leon Saturn Ramenskoye.[1]

Oleksandr Masalov
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Masalov
Date of birth (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997
Place of birth Sevastopol, Ukraine
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Leon Saturn Ramenskoye
Number 97
Youth career
2009–2011 SDYuShOR-5 Sevastopol
2011–2016 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Kolos Kovalivka (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2021 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 34 (0)
2021–2022 Desna Chernihiv 6 (0)
2022–2023 Ufa 9 (0)
2023 Rubin Yalta
2023– Leon Saturn Ramenskoye 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Ukraine U16 2 (1)
2013 Ukraine U17 5 (0)
2015 Ukraine U18 2 (0)
2015 Ukraine U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2021

Club career

Masalov is a youth product of Dynamo Kyiv.[2] In 2016 he moved to the Shakhtar Donetsk academy.

Kolos Kovalivka

Masalov started his senior career with Kolos Kovalivka.[3]

Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol

In 2019 he moved to Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, where he played 34 matches.[4] He reached the quarter-final of the 2019–20 Moldovan Cup in his first season with the club.[5] On 27 August 2020, he played in the first qualifying of the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League against Ventspils.[6] In the 2020–21 Moldovan Cup, he helped the side reach the semi-final.[7]

Desna Chernihiv

In August 2021 he moved to Desna Chernihiv the Ukrainian Premier League on a one-year contract.[8] On 14 August he made his league debut for the club against SC Dnipro-1 at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin, replacing Vikentiy Voloshyn at the 74th minute.[9]

Ufa

In August 2022, he signed for Ufa in the Russian First League.[10] His contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent on 7 February 2023.[11]

Personal life

In August 2022, after the confirmation of his move to Russian side Ufa, members of supporters' club "Ultras Desna" recorded a video in which they burned what they alleged to be Masalov's Russian passport. In the video, in which they accused the footballer of "treason," the ultras claimed to have delivered his Ukrainian passport to the national security services, to "let the intelligence services deal with shit like you".[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 November 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kolos Kovalivka 2017-18 Ukrainian First League 9000000090
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 2019 Moldovan National Division 8000000080
2020-21 Moldovan National Division 250201[lower-alpha 1]000280
2021-22 Moldovan National Division 1020000030
Desna Chernihiv 2021-22 Ukrainian Premier League 6000000060
Ufa 2022-23 Russian First League 90100000100
Career total 580501000640
  1. one appearance in Europa League First qualifying round

Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk

References
  1. Oleksandr Masalov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  2. "ОЛЕКСАНДР ОЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ МАСАЛОВ". www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Oleksandr Masalov". www.footboom.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. "Oleksandr Masalov - Player Info". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. "Кубок Молдовы. "Кодру" - "Сперанца" 2:2 (0:1). Протокол матча". www.moldova.sports.md. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. "Ventspils (LVA) FK Ventspils 2 - 1 Dinamo-Auto (MDA)". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. "Dinamo-Auto – Sfîntul Gheorghe 1-2 în prelungiri". www.fmf.md. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. "У "Десні" ще один новий гравець". www.cheline.com.ua. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. "Десна 2 : 1 Дніпро-1". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. "Вата замість мозку. Колишній гравець Десни перейшов в російську Уфу". www.chesport.cn.ua. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. "Спасибо, Александр!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  12. ""Горы в аду, предатель": фанаты Десны сожгли паспорт перебравшегося в россию игрока – видео". www.sport.24tv.ua. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  13. Oleksandr Masalov at Soccerway
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