Oleksandr Ihorovych Saputin (Ukrainian: Олександр Ігорович Сапутін; born 13 November 2003) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Ihorovych Saputin | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zorya Luhansk | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Dnipro | ||
| 2020–2022 | Zorya Luhansk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Zorya Luhansk | 34 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Ukraine U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023 | |||
Club career
editA youth product of Dnipro from 2016 to 2020, Saputin joined the youth academy of Zorya Luhansk in the summer of 2020. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 15 January 2022 until 2025.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Zorya in a 3–2 Ukrainian Premier League win over FC Vorskla Poltava on 5 March 2023.[2] In the 2022–23 season, he started making appearances as a starter and earned international recognition from the CIES Football Observatory in April 2023.[3]
References
edit- ^ "ОФІЦІЙНО. Зоря продовжила контракт із молодим голкіпером". Спорт.ua.
- ^ "Ворскла - Зоря | Рапорт арбітра | Українська Премʼєр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua.
- ^ Ватрас, Дмитро. "Келсі, Сапуга, Смоляков та Сапутін – у списку CIES з 200 гравців віком до 20 років, які отримали найбільше досвіду в офіційних матчах". ua.tribuna.com.
External links
edit- Oleksandr Saputin at Soccerway
- Oleksandr Saputin at BDFutbol
- UAF Profile