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Oleh Ocheretko
Ukrainian footballer
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Oleh Andriiovych Ocheretko (Ukrainian: Олег Андрійович Очеретько; born 25 May 2003) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.
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Ocheretko with Karpaty Lviv in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oleh Andriiovych Ocheretko | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Makiivka, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 44 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | → Mariupol (loan) | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Dnipro-1 (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Ukraine U17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ukraine U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Ukraine U21 | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Ukraine U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ukraine | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ocheretko is a product of Shakhtar Donetsk youth sportive school system and signed a loan contract with FC Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League in September 2020.[1]
He made his debut for FC Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second half-time substitute in the drawing away match against Inhulets Petrove on 25 October 2020.[2]
On 10 August 2024, Ocheretko was loaned by Karpaty Lviv.[3]
International career
He was selected in the squad to compete in the men's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In May 2024, Ocheretko was called up by Ruslan Rotan to the Ukraine Olympic football team squad to play at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[4]
On 5 September 2025, Ocheretko debuted for the senior national team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against France.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Ukrainian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17[b] | 1 | — | 46 | 4 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | ||
| Mariupol (loan) | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Dnipro-1 (loan) | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 7 June 2026[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Ukraine | 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 October 2025 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 5–3 | 5–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk
Ukraine U21
