# Oleksandr Karavayev

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Karavayev (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Олекса́ндрович Карава́єв, born 2 June 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team.

## Club career

Karavayev was born in Kherson, Ukraine. In 2017, he played for Fenerbahçe SK in the Süper Lig on loan from FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He signed six-month loan deal with the club.

## International career

Karavayev was a member of different Ukrainian national football teams. He was a member of the Ukraine U21, called up by Pavlo Yakovenko for a friendly match against the Czech Republic on 17 November 2010.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 12 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 2008–09 | Ukrainian Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Second League | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Second League | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 |
| Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | Total | Total | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 |
| Sevastopol (loan) | 2011–12 | Ukrainian First League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Sevastopol (loan) | 2012–13 | Ukrainian First League | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 |
| Sevastopol (loan) | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Sevastopol (loan) | Total | Total | 60 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 9 |
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 12 |
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | Total | Total | 66 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 95 | 20 |
| Fenerbahçe (loan) | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 10 |
| Zorya Luhansk | Total | Total | 57 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 71 | 11 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Total | Total | 69 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 279 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 365 | 53 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Ukrainian League Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
* ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 21 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ukraine | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2018 | 10 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 46 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karavayev goal.
List of international goals scored by Oleksandr Karavayev :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 27 March 2018 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium | Japan | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 June 2022 | Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland | Armenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 14 October 2023 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic | North Macedonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |

## Honours
### Club

Sevastopol
* Ukrainian First League: 2012–13
Zorya Luhansk
* Ukrainian Cup: runner-up 2015–16
Dynamo Kyiv
* Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
* Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
* Ukrainian Super Cup: 2019, 2020

### Individual

* Ukrainian Cup top scorer: 2015–16