Alexander Hleb
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Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb (Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Глеб, pronounced [alʲakˈsand(a)r ˈɣlʲɛp];[3] Russian: Александр Павлович Глеб; born 1 May 1981), commonly referred to in English as Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian former professional footballer.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Paulavich and the family name is Hleb.
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Full name | Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Dinamo-Juni Minsk | ||
1998–1999 | BATE Borisov | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | Dinamo-Juni Minsk | 11 | (1) |
1999–2000 | BATE Borisov | 25 | (4) |
2000–2001 | VfB Stuttgart II | 17 | (4) |
2000–2005 | VfB Stuttgart | 137 | (13) |
2005–2008 | Arsenal | 89 | (7) |
2008–2012 | Barcelona | 19 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 27 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2011 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2012 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 8 | (0) |
2012–2013 | BATE Borisov | 29 | (3) |
2014 | Konyaspor | 30 | (2) |
2015 | Gençlerbirliği | 15 | (2) |
2015 | BATE Borisov | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Gençlerbirliği | 12 | (0) |
2016 | BATE Borisov | 6 | (0) |
2017 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | BATE Borisov | 16 | (0) |
2019 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 13 | (0) |
Total | 488 | (38) | |
International career | |||
2000–2004 | Belarus U21 | 24 | (5) |
2001–2019 | Belarus | 80 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Hleb's natural and preferred position is attacking midfielder or "in the hole" behind the strikers, but he was often deployed on the wing. He is known for his passing, agility and dribbling ability.[4][5] A full international for Belarus since 2001, he won 80 caps for his country.