Karina Olkhovik

Karina Olkhovik
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Dzyatlava, Belarus
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Isloch-RGUOR 69 (86)
2020–2021 Dynamo-BSUPC 45 (51)
2022 Chievo Verona 5 (3)
2022–2023 Sassuolo 1 (0)
2023 → Cesena (loan) ? (4)
2023–2024 ALG Spor 29 (16)
2024– Fenerbahçe 4 (1)
International career‡
2019– Belarus 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2022

Karina Olkhovik (Belarusian: Карына Альховік,[1] Russian: Карина Ольховик,[2] born 17 June 2000) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Fenerbahçe and the Belarus national team.

Club career

Olhovik began her football career with Lida, before joining Isloch-RGUOR in 2012.[citation needed] On April 17, 2016, she made her senior debut for the latter club in a 7–1 league win over Slavyanka: in the same instance, she also scored her first senior goal.[3] In the following years, she repeatedly became the Premier League's top scorer:[4] she achieved her highest tally at the end of the 2018 season, having scored 42 goals,[5] and was eventually named the Best Belarusian Football Player of the Year for her performances.[6]

In January 2020, she left Isloch-RGUOR,[5] and subsequently joined newly created side Dynamo-BSUPC.[citation needed] On April 30, she made her debut for the club against ABFF, scoring a brace in the process.[7] In the debut season, she won both the league title and Belarusian Women's Cup with Dynamo.[6][8] The club achieved the same feat in the 2021 season, while also winning the Belarusian Super Cup.[6] In January 2022, the forward left the Minsk-based club.[8]

On 21 January 2022, Olhovik joined Serie B side Chievo Verona.[6][9] She scored three goals for the club,[10] as the club finished fourth in the league table.[11]

On 30 July of the same year, Olhovik joined Serie A side Sassuolo on a permanent deal.[12][13] She made her debut for the club on September 12, 2022, coming on for Refiloe Jane in the 67th minute of a 2–1 league loss to Parma.[11][14] In November 2022, the forward received her second award as the Best Belarusian Football Player of the Year.[11][15]

On 5 January 2023, Olhovik joined Serie B club Cesena on loan until the end of the season.[16] She scored four league for the team,[17] which finished seventh in the league table.[18]

On 23 August 2023, Olhovik joined Turkish club ALG Spor on a permanent deal.[19][20]

On 6 September 2024, she transferred to Fenerbahçe in Istanbul.[21]

International career

Olhovik represented Belarus at youth international level, having played for the under-17 and under-19 national teams.[citation needed]

In 2017, she received her first call-up to the Belarusian senior national team,[22] and won her first cap on 15 September of the same year, coming on for Ekaterina Lutskevich in the 62nd minute of a 4–1 defeat to Poland, a match from the 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification.[23] On 7 June 2018, she scored her first goal for Belarus in a 2–1 loss to Scotland, also in the World Cup qualifiers.[24]

Career statistics

International

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2019 Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus  Faroe Islands 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2. 4–0
3. 22 September 2020 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–0
4. 11 April 2021 AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 1–1 3–1 Friendly
5. 8 June 2021 Spartak Stadium, Mogilev, Belarus  Iran 1–0 6–0
6. 4–0
7. 14 June 2021 Vitebsky Central Sport Complex, Vitebsk, Belarus  Uzbekistan 1–0 1–1
8. 15 November 2022 Ararat Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Iran 1–1 1–1 Friendly
9. 12 July 2024 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
10. 16 July 2024  Cyprus 3–0 5–0

References

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  2. ^ "Карина Ольховик". FC Dinamo Minsk (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Slavyanka vs. Isloch-RGUOR – 17 April 2016 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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  19. ^ "Gaziantep ALG Spor, Sassuolo'dan transfer yaptı: Karina Olkhovik". Fanatik (in Turkish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  20. ^ Cozzi, Martino (23 August 2023). "UFFICIALE – Karyna Olkhovik lascia il Sassuolo Femminile e si trasferisce in Turchia". Canale Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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  24. ^ "Scotland – Belarus 2:1 (Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018, Group 2)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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