Oleksandr Volchkov

Oleksandr Volchkov

Volchkov in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Volchkov
Date of birth	(1985-07-18) 18 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Uspenovka, Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk	9	(0)
2005	Mykolaiv	3	(0)
2006	Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk	14	(0)
2007–2008	Bastion Illichivsk (AAFU)
2008–2010	Bastion Illichivsk	48	(5)
2011	Mykolaiv	10	(0)
2012	Nyva Vinnytsia	13	(0)
2012	Odesa	17	(0)
2013	Nistru Otaci	1	(0)
2013–2014	Levadia	15	(1)
2014	→ Levadia II	9	(0)
2014	→ Lokomotiv (loan)	14	(1)
2015	Ararat Yerevan	11	(0)
2015	Alashkert	0	(0)
2015–2016	Zaria Bălți	0	(0)
2015–2016	FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni	15	(0)
2016–2017	FC Inhulets Petrove	8	(0)
2017–2021	FC Vorkuta	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017

Oleksandr Volchkov (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Анато́лійович Волчко́в; born 18 July 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Ukraine

Volchkov began his career in 2004 in the Ukrainian Second League with FC Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk and later played with MFC Mykolaiv.[1] In 2007, he played in the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship with FC Bastion Chornomorsk and won promotion to the Second League in 2008.[2]

In the winter of 2011, he made his debut in the Ukrainian First League with MFC Mykolaiv.[3] Volchkov continued playing in the second division by securing a contract with Nyva Vinnytsia in 2012.[4] He would appear in 13 matches for Nyva.[5] After a season in Western Ukraine, he signed with his hometown club FC Odesa in the summer of 2012.[6]

Moldova

In the summer of 2013, he played abroad in the Moldovan top division with Nistru Otaci.[7] In total, he appeared in 1 match for Nistru.[5]

Estonia

The following season he was transferred to the Meistriliiga to play with FC Levadia Tallinn.[8][9] During his stint with Levadia, he featured in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League against CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[10][11][12] In his debut season with the club, he played in 13 matches and scored 1 goal.[5] Throughout his tenure with Levadia, he secured a league double (league title and Estonian Cup).[13]

After two seasons with Levadia, he was loaned out to Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv in 2014.[14][15]

Armenia

In January 2015, Volchkov joined Armenian side Ararat Yerevan on trial,[16] before later signing permanently for the club.[17] In total, he would in 11 matches for Aarat.[5] Six months later, in June 2015, Volchkov moved to fellow Armenian Premier League side Alashkert.[18]

Europe

Following his brief stint in the Caucasus, he returned to the Moldavian top-tier to play with FC Zaria Bălți.[19] However, his stay in Moldova was short-lived as he failed to receive the necessary work permit to remain in the country.[20] After his release from Zaria, he returned to his native country to once more play in the second-tier league this time with Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni.[21][22] After a single season with the club, he departed in the summer of 2016.[23][24]

His final season in the Ukrainian circuit was in the 2016-17 campaign after he signed with newly promoted Inhulets Petrove in the summer transfer window.[25] After appearing in 8 matches during the first period of the season he became a free agent in the winter transfer window.[26][27]

Canada

He went overseas in 2017 to play in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta.[28][29] Volchkov would assist the club in securing the First Division title.[30][31] Vorkuta would be eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by Scarborough SC.[32] After the conclusion of the 2017 season, he extended his contract for another season.[30] In his second year with Vorkuta, he helped the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[33] Ultimately, the club reached the championship final where they successfully defeated Scarborough for the title.[34][35]

He would return for his third season in 2019.[36] Throughout the season he assisted the club in securing their second divisional title.[37] In the first round of the postseason, he contributed a goal against Kingsman SC but was eliminated from the competition after a penalty shootout.[38] Volchkov returned for the 2020 season.[39] The team secured a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[40] In the preliminary round of the postseason, Vorkuta defeated the Serbian White Eagles to advance to the championship final.[41] Volchkov would help the club secure their second championship title after defeating Scarborough.[42][43]

The 2021 season would mark his final term with the organization.[44] During the campaign, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's third regular season title.[45][46] The club would also win the ProSound Cup where they defeated Scarborough once again.[47]

Honours

FC Levadia Tallinn

• Meistriliiga: 2014
• Estonian Cup: 2013–14

FC Vorkuta

• CSL Championship: 2018, 2020
• Canadian Soccer League First Division/Regular Season: 2017, 2019, 2021

References

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External links

• Oleksandr Volchkov at Soccerway