Oleksandr Safronov
Oleksandr Safronov (; born 11 June 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovenian Second League club Nafta 1903 (on loan from Desna Chernihiv. Club career. Safronov is a product of the FC Metalurh Zaporizhia and the FC Dnipro Youth Sportive School systems. In March 2017, he was promoted to the main-team squad of FC Dnipro, but never made debut in the Ukrainian Premier League. Dnipro-1. In June 2017, Safronov joined the newly-created Dnipro-1. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a Ukrainian Second League match  against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on 15 July 2017. In January 2020, Safronov moved on loan to Meistriliiga club Levadia Tallinn, where he played 8 games and scored 2 goal in the 2020 season. Following his stint in Estonia, Safronov returned to Dnipro-1 in Ukraine. Desna Chernihiv. On 14 July 2021 he signed two years contract with Desna Chernihiv, the main club of Chernihiv in Ukrainian Premier League. On 14 July 2021 he scored his first goal with the new team in the friendly match against VPK-Ahro at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin. On 25 July 2021, he made his debut  in Ukrainian Premier League with the new club against Chornomorets Odesa at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin. On 3 October 2021, he play in Ukrainian Premier League, against Zorya Luhansk, replacing Oleksiy Kovtun at the 46 minute. On 15 November 2021 he played against Olimpik Donetsk in the friendly match at the Bannikov Stadium in Kyiv.On 11 February 2022 he was included in the team for the preparation in Turkey for the second half of the season and he played against Velež Mostar in the friendly match.On 17 february he played against Torpedo Kutaisi in a friendly match. On  20 February 2022 he played in the friendly match against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih at the Asteria Football Center in Antalya replacing Denys Bezborodko at the 61 minute. Nafta 1903. On 26 March 2022, Safronov moved on loan to Slovenian club Nafta 1903. Prior to his arrival, he was rumoured to join Spartak Trnava and Zalaegerszeg. On 18 April 2022, he made his debut against Ilirija at the Ilirija Sports Park in Ljubljana. International career. On 15 June 2019, Safronov became a world champion by winning the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ukraine U20 national team.