Oleksandr Karavayev
Ukrainian footballer (born 1992)
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Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Karavayev (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Олекса́ндрович Карава́єв, born 2 June 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.
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Full name
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Karavayev
Date of birth
2 June 1992
Place of birth
Kherson, Ukraine
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
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Karavayev with Dynamo Kyiv in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Karavayev | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kherson, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | FC Osvita Kherson | ||
| 2005–2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2017 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 24 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | → Sevastopol (loan) | 60 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 66 | (16) |
| 2017 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Zorya Luhansk | 57 | (9) |
| 2019–2026 | Dynamo Kyiv | 149 | (11) |
| 2026– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Ukraine U16 | 10 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Ukraine U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Ukraine U18 | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ukraine U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Ukraine U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Ukraine U21 | 27 | (1) |
| 2015– | Ukraine | 50 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Karavayev was born in Kherson, Ukraine. In 2017, he played for Fenerbahçe SK[2] in the Süper Lig on loan from FC Shakhtar Donetsk.[3][4] He signed six-month loan deal with the club. [5]
International career
Karavayev was a member of different Ukrainian national football teams. He was a member of the Ukraine U21, called up by Pavlo Yakovenko for a friendly match against the Czech Republic on 17 November 2010.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 September 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 2008–09 | Ukrainian Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | ||||
| Sevastopol (loan) | 2011–12 | Ukrainian First League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 66 | 9 | ||||
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 12 | |||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| Total | 66 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | 95 | 20 | |||
| Fenerbahçe (loan) | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| Total | 57 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 71 | 11 | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[g] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[h] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9[i] | 2 | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2025–26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7[j] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 149 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 13 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2026–27 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 364 | 53 | 41 | 6 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 486 | 64 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Ukrainian League Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
- Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 13 November 2025[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karavayev goal.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium |  Japan | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 June 2022 | Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland |  Armenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 14 October 2023 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic |  North Macedonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Club
Sevastopol
Zorya Luhansk
- Ukrainian Cup: runner-up 2015–16
Dynamo Kyiv
Individual
- Ukrainian Cup top scorer: 2015–16
