Serhiy Atelkin

Serhiy Atelkin (Ukrainian: Сергій Ателькінcode: uk is deprecated , January 8, 1972 – October 1, 2020) was a Ukrainian footballer. Atelkin became the first player from the independent Ukraine who played in the Italian Serie A. He was born in Khrestivka, Ukraine. He made two appearances for the national team in 1997. From 1990 to 1997, he played for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

Serhiy Atelkin

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Valeriyovych Atelkin
Date of birth	(1972-01-08)8 January 1972
Place of birth	Kirovske, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Date of death	1 October 2020(2020-10-01) (aged 48)
Place of death	Lviv, Ukraine
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Kirovske sports school
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989	Antratsyt Kirovske
1989–1997	Shakhtar Donetsk	158	(47)
1996	→ Kremin Kremenchuk (loan)	14	(5)
1996	→ Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (loan)	1	(0)
1997–1999	Lecce	16	(3)
1998–1999	→ Boavista (loan)	10	(3)
2000–2002	Shakhtar Donetsk	45	(14)
2000–2002	→ Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (loan)	14	(3)
2002	Metalurh Donetsk	12	(1)
2002	→ Metalurh-2 Donetsk (loan)	4	(0)
Total		270	(76)
National team
1997	Ukraine	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Atelkin died of a heart attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 1, 2020, at the age of 48.

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar	1989	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	0	1	0
	1990	5	0	2	0	-	-	2	0	9	0
	1991	15	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	18	0
	1992	17	2	5	0	-	-	-	-	22	2
	1992–93	29	11	2	1	-	-	-	-	31	12
	1993–94	27	11	3	1	-	-	-	-	30	12
	1994–95	19	6	7	1	2	0	-	-	28	7
	1995–96	7	0	0	0	1	1	-	-	8	1
Kremin	1995–96	14	5	4	1	-	-	-	-	18	6
Shakhtar	1996–97	24	11	4	1	-	-	-	-	28	12
	1997–98	15	6	2	1	5	5	-	-	22	12
Lecce	1997–98	16	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	3
	1998–99	-	-	4	0	-	-	-	-	4	0
Boavista	1998–99	10	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	3
Shakhtar	1999–00	9	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	11	2
	2000–01	21	11	5	2	10	6	-	-	36	19
	2001–02	15	2	5	1	4	0	-	-	24	3
Metalurh D	2002–03	12	1	4	0	-	-	-	-	16	1
Total for Shakhtar		203	61	40	9	22	12	3	0	268	82
Career totals		255	73	52	10	22	12	3	0	332	95

International games

Serhiy Atelkin: International Games

Game	Date	Venue	Opponent	Minutes	Result	Competition
1.	1997-10-11	Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	10	Won	WC 1998 Qual
2.	1997-10-29	Zagreb, Croatia	Croatia	54	Lost	WC 1998 Qual (play-off)