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Oleg Shelayev

Oleg Shelayev

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age49
CitizenshipUkraine
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornNovember 5, 1976
👕500+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
top club · 168 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#89
goals rank
#25
assists rank
47
season goals
32
season assists

Among 228 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.25m
peak value · 2008
top transfer fee
7
best season · 00/01
36 / 1
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Shares 1976-11-05 · 1 player total

551Appearances
47Goals
32Assists
110Yellow cards
1Red cards
158Full matches (90′)
Full nameOleg Shelayev
Name in home countryШелаєв Олег Миколайович
Date of birth1976-11-05 (49 yrs)
Place of birthLugansk, Ukraine
CitizenshipUkraine
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2022
Transfer: FC Vovchansk → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Transfer: Career break → FC Vovchansk
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Vovchansk
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2020
Transfer: FC Vovchansk → Career break
20/21 · Transfer
Dec 2018
Transfer: Dnipro 1918 → FC Vovchansk
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: FC Vovchansk → Dnipro 1918
18/19 · Transfer
Jun 2017
Transfer: Career break → FC Vovchansk
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: VPK-Agro → Career break
15/16 · Transfer
Apr 2015
Transfer: Career break → VPK-Agro
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Metalist Kharkiv → Career break
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Metalist Kharkiv
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Metalist Kharkiv
16 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Metalist Kharkiv
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Metalist Kharkiv
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Metalist Kharkiv
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Dnipro → Metalist Kharkiv
09/10 · Transfer
Jun 2009
Transfer: Kryvbas → Dnipro
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Dnipro → Kryvbas
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
17 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
26 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
31 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
36 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
36 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
40 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
27 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
33 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
28 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Shakhtar D. → Dnipro
00/01 · Transfer
Jun 2000
Transfer: Metalurg D. → Shakhtar D.
99/00 · Return from loan
Mar 2000
Transfer: Shakhtar D. → Metalurg D.
99/00 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Shakhtar-2 Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk, Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015)
30 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 1999
Transfer: Dnipro → Shakhtar D.
98/99 · Return from loan
Apr 1999
Transfer: Shakhtar D. → Dnipro
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — Shakhtar-2 Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
31 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar-2 Donetsk
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar-2 Donetsk
26 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: Zorya Lugansk → Shakhtar D.
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1995
95/96 — Zorya-Mals Lugansk
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Zorya-Mals Lugansk
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Zorya-Mals Lugansk
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1993
Transfer: Zorya U17 → Zorya-Mals
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 185 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 0.76/90
97
Assists3 total · 0.76/90
99
G+A6 total · 1.53/90
99
Yellow cards5 total · 1.27/90
4
14,213 min
Minutes played by club
Shakhtar Donetsk 2.6%
Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) 2.5%
Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 6.6%
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 31.1%
Zorya-Mals Lugansk 18.9%
FC Vovchansk 0.0%
Metalist Kharkiv 9.2%
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 24.4%
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 0.0%
Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 4.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Shakhtar Donetsk 4 96/97 99/00 52 3 1 372
Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) 1 99/00 99/00 14 3 3 354
Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 4 96/97 99/00 26 1 0 945
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 00/01 98/99 168 22 16 4,421
Zorya-Mals Lugansk 3 93/94 95/96 71 1 0 2,680
FC Vovchansk 1 21/22 21/22 2 0 0 0
Metalist Kharkiv 5 09/10 13/14 100 3 3 1,305
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 4 05/06 08/09 102 12 8 3,463
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 1 08/09 08/09 8 0 1 0
Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 2 00/01 01/02 8 2 0 673

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€563K6€1.1M8€1.7M11€2.3M00/01 — 7 goals (Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk)00/01 — 4 assists1100/0101/02 — 6 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)01/02 — 1 assists701/0202/03 — 2 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)02/03 — 3 assists502/0303/04 — 5 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)03/04 — 1 assists603/0404/05 — 2 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)04/05 — 3 assists504/0505/06 — 6 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020))05/06 — 2 assists805/0606/07 — 2 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020))06/07 — 3 assists506/0707/08 — 4 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020))07/08 — 2 assists607/0808/09 — 2 assists208/0909/1010/11 — 2 goals (Metalist Kharkiv)10/11 — 1 assists310/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 1 goals (Metalist Kharkiv)12/13 — 1 assists212/1395/96 — 1 goals (Zorya-Mals Lugansk)195/9696/97 — 2 goals (Shakhtar Donetsk)96/97 — 1 assists396/9798/99 — 4 goals (Shakhtar-2 Donetsk)98/99 — 4 assists898/9999/00 — 3 goals (Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015))99/00 — 3 assists699/0006/07 — €1.2M07/08 — €2M08/09 — €2.3M09/10 — €1.2M10/11 — €1.2M11/12 — €1M12/13 — €700KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 7700/0101/02: 6601/0202/03: 2202/0303/04: 5503/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 6605/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1421/22: 0021/2293/94: 0093/9494/95: 0094/9595/96: 1195/9696/97: 2296/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 4498/9999/00: 3399/00

Assists by season

00/01: 4400/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 3302/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 3304/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1421/22: 0021/2293/94: 0093/9494/95: 0094/9595/96: 0095/9696/97: 1196/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 4498/9999/00: 3399/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Persha Liga Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 11 0 0 1 0 0
99/00 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Ukrainian Cup Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) 1 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 Vyshcha Liga Metalurg Donetsk (- 2015) 13 3 3 3 0 354
99/00 Vyshcha Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 4 0 0 1 0 0
98/99 Persha Liga Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 12 1 0 2 0 945
98/99 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 3 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 12 2 4 3 0 536
98/99 Vyshcha Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 0 0 0 49
97/98 Cup Winners' Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 Rel. Persha Liga Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 2 0 0 1 0 0
97/98 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 Vyshcha Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 11 0 0 1 0 0
96/97 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 0 1 0 0
96/97 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 1 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Vyshcha Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 19 2 1 0 0 323
95/96 Ukrainian Cup Zorya-Mals Lugansk 1 0 0 0 0 0
95/96 Vyshcha Liga Zorya-Mals Lugansk 32 1 0 3 0 2,680
94/95 Ukrainian Cup Zorya-Mals Lugansk 1 0 0 1 0 0
94/95 Vyshcha Liga Zorya-Mals Lugansk 28 0 0 3 0 0
93/94 Ukrainian Cup Zorya-Mals Lugansk 1 0 0 0 0 0
93/94 Vyshcha Liga Zorya-Mals Lugansk 8 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Druga Liga FC Vovchansk 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier Liga Metalist Kharkiv 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ukrainian Cup Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier Liga Metalist Kharkiv 15 0 0 3 0 0
12/13 Ukrainian Cup Metalist Kharkiv 1 1 1 0 0 90
11/12 Europa League Metalist Kharkiv 5 0 1 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier Liga Metalist Kharkiv 12 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Ukrainian Cup Metalist Kharkiv 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Metalist Kharkiv 6 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Metalist Kharkiv 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Premier Liga Metalist Kharkiv 23 1 1 5 0 1,135
10/11 Ukrainian Cup Metalist Kharkiv 1 1 0 0 0 80
09/10 Europa League Qualifying Metalist Kharkiv 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Premier Liga Metalist Kharkiv 26 0 0 5 0 0
09/10 Ukrainian Cup Metalist Kharkiv 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Premier Liga Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 8 0 1 3 0 0
08/09 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 7 0 1 2 0 0
08/09 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 22 2 2 8 0 988
07/08 UEFA Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 2 0 1 0 90
06/07 UI Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 26 2 3 4 0 1,009
05/06 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 26 3 1 6 0 780
05/06 UEFA Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 6 1 1 1 0 506
05/06 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 2 0 0 0 90
05/06 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 0 1 4 0 0
04/05 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 24 2 2 3 0 992
03/04 UEFA Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 0 1 1 0 0
03/04 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 0 0 2 0 0
03/04 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 1 0 1 1 461
03/04 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 26 4 0 5 0 517
02/03 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 0 0 2 0 0
02/03 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 21 2 3 3 0 825
01/02 Persha Liga Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 4 1 0 0 0 315
01/02 UEFA Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4 2 0 4 0 195
01/02 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 23 3 1 6 0 590
00/01 Persha Liga Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 4 1 0 0 0 358
00/01 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 0 0 1 0 0
00/01 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 22 6 4 9 0 305
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
93/94 1993-07-01 Zorya U17 Zorya-Mals Transfer 0
96/97 1996-07-01 Zorya Lugansk Shakhtar D. Transfer 0
98/99 1999-04-01 Shakhtar D. Dnipro Loan 0
98/99 1999-06-30 Dnipro Shakhtar D. Return from loan 0
99/00 2000-03-22 Shakhtar D. Metalurg D. Loan 0
99/00 2000-06-30 Metalurg D. Shakhtar D. Return from loan 0
00/01 2000-07-01 Shakhtar D. Dnipro Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-01 Dnipro Kryvbas Loan 1000000
08/09 2009-06-30 Kryvbas Dnipro Return from loan 1000000
09/10 2009-07-01 Dnipro Metalist Kharkiv Transfer 1000000
14/15 2014-07-01 Metalist Kharkiv Career break Transfer 0
14/15 2015-04-10 Career break VPK-Agro Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 VPK-Agro Career break Transfer 0
16/17 2017-06-01 Career break FC Vovchansk Transfer 0
18/19 2018-08-01 FC Vovchansk Dnipro 1918 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-12-01 Dnipro 1918 FC Vovchansk Transfer 0
20/21 2020-08-11 FC Vovchansk Career break Transfer 0
21/22 2021-08-18 Career break FC Vovchansk Transfer 0
22/23 2022-07-01 FC Vovchansk Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current€100k
Peak€2.25m
Low
Δ since start+€100k
€563k€1.13m€1.69m€2.25m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3699 #8 36 1 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
00/01 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 22
03/04 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4 26
01/02 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3 23

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
00/01 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4 22
98/99 Vyshcha Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 4 14
02/03 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3 21

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
08/09 2009-06-30 Kryvbas Dnipro Return from loan €1.00m
08/09 2009-01-01 Dnipro Kryvbas Loan €1.00m
99/00 2000-06-30 Metalurg D. Shakhtar D. Return from loan
99/00 2000-03-22 Shakhtar D. Metalurg D. Loan
98/99 1999-06-30 Dnipro Shakhtar D. Return from loan
98/99 1999-04-01 Shakhtar D. Dnipro Loan

Teams faced most often by Oleg Shelayev's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Borussia Dortmund 4 0 2 2 4 10 -6 0%
Juventus 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 0%
Chelsea FC 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 50%
FC Nordsjælland 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 100%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 30 354 5 0 0 1.27
98/99 31 1,530 5 1 0 0.35
97/98 17 0 2 0 0 0
96/97 26 323 1 0 0 0.28
95/96 33 2,680 3 0 0 0.1
94/95 29 0 4 0 0 0
21/22 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 16 90 3 0 0 3
11/12 19 0 2 0 0 0
10/11 32 1,215 7 0 0 0.52
09/10 31 0 7 1 0 0
08/09 17 0 6 0 0 0
07/08 26 1,078 9 1 0 0.83
06/07 31 1,009 4 1 0 0.45
05/06 36 1,376 8 0 0 0.52
04/05 36 992 8 1 0 0.82
03/04 40 978 9 3 1 1.2
02/03 27 825 5 0 0 0.55
01/02 33 1,100 11 0 0 0.9
00/01 28 663 10 0 0 1.36

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Vyshcha Liga
412 apps
34 G
27 A
Ukrainian Cup
48 apps
5 G
1 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
13 apps
4 G
0 A
Persha Liga
31 apps
3 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
22 apps
1 G
3 A
Europa League
11 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Oleg Shelayev

Who is Oleg Shelayev?

Oleg Shelayev is an Ukraine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Oleg Shelayev?

Oleg Shelayev is 49 years old. He was born on November 5, 1976 in Lugansk.

What position does Oleg Shelayev play?

Oleg Shelayev plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Oleg Shelayev play for?

Oleg Shelayev currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Oleg Shelayev scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Oleg Shelayev has scored 47 goals in 551 appearances.