Oleksandr Chyzhov
Ukrainian footballer (born 1986)
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Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Chyzhov (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Чижов; born 10 August 1986) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a defender. On August 20, 2024, he became the assistant head coach of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in Patrick van Leeuwen's coaching staff.[2] On May 20, 2025, after van Leeuwen was removed from his position,[3] Chizhov became the caretaker of Metalist 1925.[4]
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Full name
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Chyzhov
Date of birth
10 August 1986
Place of birth
Poltava, Ukrainian SSR
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Chyzhov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Poltava, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Horpynko Youth Sportive School Poltava | ||
| 2002–2003 | Molod Poltava | ||
| 2004–2006 | Vorskla Poltava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Vorskla Poltava | 57 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Vorskla-2 Poltava | 17 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Sevastopol (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Illichivets Mariupol | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Okzhetpes | 56 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Vorskla Poltava | 47 | (3) |
| Total | 236 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Ukraine U21 | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Vorskla Poltava (U19) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Vorskla Poltava (U19 assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Zorya Luhansk (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Shakhtar Donetsk (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 March 2017[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Super Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vorskla | 2005–06 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
| Shakhtar | 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total for Shakhtar | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Illichivets (loan) | 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Sevastopol (loan) | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total for Sevastopol | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Illichivets | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total for Illichivets | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Okzhetpes | 2015 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total for Okzhetpes | 56 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | |
| Vorskla | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 169 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 5 | |
Honours
Club
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League (3) : 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Ukrainian Cup (2) : 2010–11, 2011–12
- Ukrainian Super Cup (2) : 2008, 2010
- UEFA Cup: 2008–09
