Serhiy Atelkin

Serhiy Atelkin (Ukrainian: Сергій Ателькін, born 8 January 1972 in Kirovske, Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian footballer. Atelkin became the first player from the independent Ukraine who played in the Italian Seria A.[1]

Serhiy Atelkin
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-08) 8 January 1972
Place of birth Kirovske, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Youth career
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1997 Shakhtar Donetsk 158 (47)
1996 → Kremin (loan) 14 (5)
1997–1998 Lecce 16 (3)
1998–1999 → Boavista (loan) 10 (3)
2000–2002 Shakhtar Donetsk 45 (14)
2002–2003 Metalurh Donetsk 12 (1)
National team
1997 Ukraine 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Atelkin made his name playing as a striker for the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk (1990–1997, 2000–2002), U.S. Lecce (Italy 1997-1998) and Boavista FC (Portugal 1998-1999). Despite success in domestic competitions, Atelkin only played for the Ukrainian national football team twice. In 1996 Atelkin spent a short stint in Kremenchuk for FC Kremin Kremenchuk. During the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Atelkin was noticed by the Lecce's scouts during the second round match between Shakhtar and Vicenza. After that he signed a three-year contract with the Italian club that just got promotion to the Serie A. In 1998 Atelkin got injured and lost his sports form, while U.S. Lecce got relegated. Due to more strict limitations on foreign players Atelkin lost his place on the team, but was loaned out to play in Portugal. However he never fully regained his former form and was not able to make a team. At the end of the 1999 season he returned to Lecce to find out that he was not needed. Atelkin through legal proceedings broke his three-year contract to become a free agent.

Next year Atelkin was able to sign a new contract with his former club Shakhtar Donetsk, for which he only played 14 games in two seasons. In 2002 Atelkin signed with Metalurh Donetsk, but only played one game. He returned to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2003 where he is a scout.

Achievements

He was also notable for joining Oleh Matveyev as one of the better forward duets in the 1990s in the Ukrainian Premier League. Together with Andriy Shevchenko he holds a record for the most goals scored (4) in the finals of the Ukrainian Cup. He also had three seasons of scoring over 10 goals (1993, 1997, 2001). In 2002, he finally became the champion of Ukraine with FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Atelkin also is a four-time holder of the Ukrainian Cup.

Personal life

According to official web-site of [Shakhtar], Sergey Atelkin suffered from a heart attack in the beginning of December 2008.[2]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar 1990 5020--70
1991 15030--180
1992 17250--222
1992–93 291121--3112
1993–94 271131--3012
1994–95 1967120287
1995–96 70001181
Kremin 1995–96 14541--186
Shakhtar 1996–97 241141--2812
1997–98 15621552212
Lecce 1997-98 163----163
1998-99 --40--40
Boavista 1998-99 103----103
Shakhtar 1999–00 9121--112
2000–01 2111521063619
2001–02 1525140243
Metalurh D 2002–03 12140--161
Total for Shakhtar 20361409221226582
Career totals 255735210221232995

International games
Serhiy Atelkin: International Games
GameDateVenueOpponentMinutesResultCompetition
1.1997-10-11Yerevan, Armenia Armenia10WonWC 1998 Qual
2.1997-10-29Zagreb, Croatia Croatia54LostWC 1998 Qual (play-off)
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References
  1. Fedor Larin. A game out of the life of Serhiy Atelkin (Матч жизни Сергея Ателькина). Terrikon. 8 January 2019
  2. http://shakhtar.com/en/news/8293

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