Aleksey Shchigolev is a retired Russia

Russia

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n footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who played as defender

Defender (football)

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Career

Shchigolev played for FC Tom Tomsk in the Russian First Division during the 2001 season, and Metallurg-Kuzbass

FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk

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 in the Russian First Division during the 2003 season.

He also joined many foreign clubs in various countries. He played for FC Seoul

FC Seoul

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 and Jeju United

Jeju United FC

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 of the South Korean K-League

K-League

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, then known as LG Cheetahs and Yukong Kokkiri. He also played Beitar Tel Aviv and Maccabi Herzliya in the Israeli Premier League. He finished his career last season with FC Dinamo Brest

FC Dinamo Brest

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 in Belarus

Belarus

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External links

• Player profile on official site
• Alexey Schigolev in playerhistory.com
• K-League Player Record