Alyaksandr Hleb

Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb (Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Глеб, pronounced [alʲakˈsand(a)r ˈɣlʲɛp];[2] Russian: Александр Павлович Глеб; born 1 May 1981), commonly named Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian former professional footballer.

Alexander Hleb
Hleb At Underhill Stadium.jpg
Hleb with Konyaspor in 2014
Personal information
Full nameAliaksandr Paulavich Hleb[1]
Date of birth (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981 (age 42)
Place of birthMinsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Playing positionAttacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
1997–1998Dinamo-Juni Minsk
1998–1999BATE Borisov
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998Dinamo-Juni Minsk11(1)
1999–2000BATE Borisov25(4)
2000–2001VfB Stuttgart II17(1)
2000–2005VfB Stuttgart137(13)
2005–2008Arsenal89(7)
2008–2012Barcelona19(0)
2009–2010VfB Stuttgart (loan)27(0)
2010–2011Birmingham City (loan)19(1)
2011VfL Wolfsburg (loan)4(1)
2012Krylia Sovetov Samara8(0)
2012–2013BATE Borisov29(3)
2014Konyaspor30(2)
2015Gençlerbirliği15(2)
2015BATE Borisov4(0)
2016Gençlerbirliği12(0)
2016BATE Borisov6(0)
2017Krylia Sovetov Samara7(0)
2018–2019BATE Borisov16(0)
2019Isloch Minsk Raion13(0)
Total488(35)
National team
2000–2004Belarus U2124(5)
2001–2019Belarus80(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo-Juni Minsk 1998 Belarusian First League 11 1 11 1 [3]
BATE Borisov 1999 Belarusian Premier League 13 1 13 1 [3]
2000 12 3 12 3 [3]
Total 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 4
VfB Stuttgart II 2000–01 Regionalliga Süd 17 4 1 0 18 4 [4]
VfB Stuttgart 2000–01 Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 [4]
2001–02 32 2 3 0 35 2 [4]
2002–03 34 4 2 1 16 4 52 9 [4]
2003–04 31 5 3 0 1 0 8 0 43 5 [4]
2004–05 34 2 3 2 2 0 8 0 47 4 [4]
Total 137 13 13 3 3 0 33 4 0 0 186 20
Arsenal 2005–06 Premier League 25 3 1 0 3 0 10 0 1[a] 0 40 3 [5]
2006–07 33 2 3 0 2 0 10 1 48 3 [6]
2007–08 31 2 2 0 1 0 8 2 42 4 [7]
Total 89 7 6 0 6 0 28 3 1 0 130 10
Barcelona 2008–09 La Liga 19 0 8 0 9 0 36 0 [8]
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [8]
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [8]
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [8]
Total 19 0 8 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 36 0
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2009–10 Bundesliga 27 0 1 0 8 1 36 1 [4]
Birmingham City (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 19 1 3 0 2 1 24 2 [9]
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 2011–12 Bundesliga 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 [4]
Krylia Sovetov 2011–12 Russian Premier League 8 0 0 0 8 0 [10]
BATE Borisov 2012 Belarusian Premier League 6 0 0 0 10 0 16 0 [10]
2013 23 3 0 0 4 0 27 3 [10]
Total 29 3 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 43 3
Konyaspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 16 2 0 0 16 2 [10]
2014–15 14 0 1 0 15 0 [10]
Total 30 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2
Gençlerbirliği 2014–15 Süper Lig 15 2 4 0 19 2 [10]
BATE Borisov 2015 Belarusian Premier League 4 0 1 0 7 0 12 0 [10]
Gençlerbirliği 2015–16 Süper Lig 12 0 0 0 12 0 [10]
BATE Borisov 2016 Belarusian Premier League 6 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 [10]
Krylia Sovetov 2016–17 Russian Premier League 7 0 0 0 7 0 [10]
BATE Borisov 2018 Belarusian Premier League 15 0 3 0 9 1 27 1 [10]
2019 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 [10]
Total 16 0 4 0 0 0 11 1 1 0 32 1
Career total 475 38 42 3 11 1 113 9 2 0 641 51
  1. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

Scores and results list Belarus goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hleb goal.
List of international goals scored by Alexander Hleb[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 April 2002 Oláh Gábor utcai Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary   Hungary 1–1 5–2 Friendly
2 19 May 2002 Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Ukraine 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 9 February 2005 Dyskobolia Stadium, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland   Poland 1–0 3–1 Friendly
4 16 August 2006 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus   Andorra 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5 1 April 2009 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan 1–1 5–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 3 March 2010 Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey   Armenia 2–1 3–1 Friendly

Honours

BATE Borisov

VfB Stuttgart

Arsenal

Barcelona

Birmingham City

Individual

Alyaksandr Hleb Media

References

  1. Matthews, Tony, ed. (2012). The Birmingham City Miscellany. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-6343-8.
  2. "Наш HLEB || Фильм о выдающемся белорусском футболисте Александре Глебе || Alexander Hleb" [Our HLEB || A film about the outstanding Belarusian football player Aliaksandr Hleb || Alexander Hleb]. YouTube (in Belarusian). Belteleradio. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Alyaksandr Hleb at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Aliaksandr Hleb » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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  6. "Games played by Alyaksandr Hleb in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  7. "Games played by Alyaksandr Hleb in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Alyaksandr Hleb at BDFutbol
  9. "Alexander Hleb". Birmingham City FC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  10. 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 Alyaksandr Hleb at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  11. "Fulham triumph on first cup foray". UEFA. 2 January 2006. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008.
    "UEFA Intertoto Cup: Fixtures and Results: Match specific: Stuttgart 2–0 Lille". UEFA. 27 August 2002. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002.
  12. "Carling Cup - Final - Arsenal v Birmingham City - Wembley Stadium". bluespicturestore.co.uk. Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2018.