Oleksandr Masalov
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Masalov (; ; born 22 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Leon Saturn Ramenskoye. Club career Masalov is a youth product of Dynamo Kyiv. In 2016 he moved to the Shakhtar Donetsk academy. Kolos Kovalivka Masalov started his senior career with Kolos Kovalivka. Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol In 2019 he moved to Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, where he played 34 matches. He reached the quarter-final of the 2019–20 Moldovan Cup in his first season with the club. On 27 August 2020, he played in the first qualifying of the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League against Ventspils. In the 2020–21 Moldovan Cup, he helped the side reach the semi-final. Desna Chernihiv In August 2021 he moved to Desna Chernihiv the Ukrainian Premier League on a one-year contract. On 14 August he made his league debut for the club against SC Dnipro-1 at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin, replacing Vikentiy Voloshyn at the 74th minute. Ufa In August 2022, he signed for Ufa in the Russian First League. His contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent on 7 February 2023. Personal life In August 2022, after the confirmation of his move to Russian side Ufa, members of supporters' club "Ultras Desna" recorded a video in which they burned what they alleged to be Masalov's Russian passport. In the video, in which they accused the footballer of "treason," the ultras claimed to have delivered his Ukrainian passport to the national security services, to "let the intelligence services deal with shit like you". Career statistics Club Honours Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League Reserves runners-up 2016–17 References External links Oleksandr Masalov at FC Desna Chernihiv 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Sevastopol Men's association football defenders Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers FC Kolos Kovalivka players FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol players FC Desna Chernihiv players FC Ufa players FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players Ukrainian First League players Moldovan Super Liga players Ukrainian Premier League players Russian First League players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ukrainian sportspeople in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War FC Shakhtar Donetsk players