Oleksandr Hladky

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Gladkiy (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Гладкий, born August 24, 1987 in Lozova, Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian football forward. He plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national football team. His last name can also be transliterated as Hladkiy, Gladkiy and Gladkyy. Oleksandr Gladkiy started his career in Metalist Kharkiv football academy, and soon after, the young player was invited to another professional club from t... more

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Gladkiy (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Гладкий, born August 24, 1987 in Lozova, Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian football forward. He plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national football team. His last name can also be transliterated as Hladkiy, Gladkiy and Gladkyy. Oleksandr Gladkiy started his career in Metalist Kharkiv football academy, and soon after, the young player was invited to another professional club from the city, FC Kharkiv. Under direction of coach Volodymyr Bessonov, Gladkiy became a regular player for the club and soon established himself as one of the best strikers in the league. Oleksandr's first fame came in season of 2006-07, when after scoring 13 goals, Gladkiy became the Ukrainian league's top scorer. After this success, Oleksandr Gladkiy was noticed by one of Ukrainian leaders FC Shakhtar Donetsk and on June 8, 2007, he signed a 5-year deal worth €2.5 million with the club. On his debut for the club (friendly match), he scored the... less