Rostislav Shavel (Belarusian: Расціслаў Шавель, romanized: Rastsislau Shavel; Russian: Ростислав Шавель, romanized: Rostislav Shavel; born 2 April 2001) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Falko Cherkassy.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Minsk, Belarus | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Falko Cherkassy | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2020 | Gorodeya | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Gorodeya | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Falko Cherkassy | 9 | (3) |
International career | |||
2017 | Belarus U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022 |
Football career
editAs of 2021, he last played for Gorodeya, becoming a free agent after the club was liquidated.[1]
Political persecution (since 2020)
editThroughout 2020 and 2021 he was arrested multiple times for participation in the peaceful protest against falsified 2020 election results.[2][3] After serving multiple short-term prison sentences (15, 15 and 3 days), on June 8, 2021, by a joint statement of nine organizations, including the Viasna Human Rights Centre, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, he was recognized as a political prisoner.[4][5] On September 22, 2021, he was given three years of house arrest with restricted movement.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Player's profile at pressball.by
- ^ "Арестованного игрока "Городеи" Шавеля поддержали Шкурин, Сигневич, Гайдучик и другие футболисты" (in Russian). Narodnaja Volya. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Форвард "Гарадзеі" не выйшаў на волю пасля чарговага затрымання" (in Belarusian). Nasha Niva. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Заява праваабарончых арганізацый Беларусі аб прызнанні васьмі новых палітвязняў" (in Belarusian). Viasna Human Rights Centre. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Число политзаключённых в Беларуси достигло 476 человек" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. 8 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Бывший игрок "Городеи" Ростислав Шавель приговорен к 3 годам "домашней химии"". football.by (in Russian). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Расціслаў Шавель — Палітычныя вязні ў Беларусі" (in Belarusian). prisoners.spring96.org. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links
edit- Rostislav Shavel at Soccerway
- Rostislav Shavel at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Rastsislau Shavel's page on the website of the Viasna Human Rights Centre