Oleksandr Safronov
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| Full name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Safronov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Unirea Slobozia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Dnipro-1 | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Levadia Tallinn (loan) | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Desna Chernihiv | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Nafta 1903 (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Zalaegerszeg | 55 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Unirea Slobozia | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Ukraine U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U19 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Safronov (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Сафронов; born 11 June 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Unirea Slobozia.
Dnipro-1
Safronov is a product of the FC Metalurh Zaporizhia and the FC Dnipro academy systems.[1] In March 2017, he was promoted to the senior squad of FC Dnipro but never made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League.[citation needed]
In June 2017, Safronov joined the newly-created Dnipro-1. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a Ukrainian Second League match against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on 15 July.[citation needed] In January 2020, he moved on loan to Meistriliiga club Levadia Tallinn, where he played 8 games and scored 2 goal in the 2020 season.[2]
Following his stint in Estonia, Safronov returned to Dnipro-1 in Ukraine.[3]
Desna Chernihiv
On 14 July 2021 he signed a two-year contract with Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.[4] On 25 July, he made his league debut against Chornomorets Odesa at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin.[5]
Nafta 1903 (on loan)
On 26 March 2022, Safronov moved on loan to Slovenian club Nafta 1903. On 18 April, he made his debut against Ilirija.[6]
Zalaegerszeg
On 10 June 2022 he signed a two-year contract with Zalaegerszeg in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[7] In June 2025 his contract was expired.[8]
Unirea Slobozia
On 31 July 2025, he signed for Unirea Slobozia in Liga I.[9][10]
International career
On 15 June 2019, Safronov won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ukraine under-20 national team.[11]
