Oleksandr Babych
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Oleksandr Babych is the easternmost oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast in honor of Kliment Voroshilov....
, Ukraine
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) is a professional
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Ukraine
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football
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defender
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who plays for FC Chornomorets Odesa in the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
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.
Career
Oleksandr Babych is a product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk YouthFC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Reserves and Youth Team
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Reserves are the reserve team of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club and compete in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserve competition.- History :...
system. After playing for Dnipro-2 in 1997, he left to play in Hirnyk Sport
FC Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
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and Kremin Kremenchuk
FC Kremin Kremenchuk
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during the 1997–98 season. From 1998 until 2001, Babych stayed again with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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. He spent most of his playing time with the reserve teams Dnipro-2 and Dnipro-3; he did, however, play in a few games for the senior team. He transferred to Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya for the 2001–02 season, until being spotted by the Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
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. He scored the only goal in the relegation play-off game against Polissia Zhytomyr
FC Polissya Zhytomyr
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that allowed Oleksandriya
Oleksandriia
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team to stay at the top level. He transferred to Anzhi in 2003 and played there until 2005. His next stop was Metalist Kharkiv
FC Metalist Kharkiv
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. In Metalist, he soon became the vice-captain and played a vital role in the team’s defence. In February 2009, he transferred to FC Chornomorets Odesa, where he was elected captain on 15 July 2010, prior to the start of the 2010-11 season.