Alexander Hleb
Hleb with Konyaspor in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Krylia Sovetov Samara | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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 | (1) |
| 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 | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2004 | Belarus U21 | 24 | (5) |
| 2001– | Belarus | 73 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2016 |
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Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb (Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Глеб, pronounced [alʲaˈksandar ɣlʲeb]; Russian: Александр Павлович Глеб; born 1 May 1981), commonly referred to in English as Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara.
Hleb's natural and preferred position is attacking midfielder or "in the hole" behind the strikers, but he is often deployed on the wing. He is known for his passing, agility and dribbling ability. A full international for Belarus since 2001, he has won over 70 caps for his country.
Hleb grew up in Minsk. His mother was a builder, while his father drove petrol tankers. His father had volunteered to help knock down uninhabitable houses in Ukraine as the result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Hleb believes this exposure to radiation caused his father's ill health. Before getting involved with football, Hleb was a keen swimmer and gymnast. His younger brother Vyacheslav is also a footballer.
Hleb developed playing football on the concrete pitches of Dinamo Minsk school. At the age of 17, he signed for BATE Borisov, a Belarusian Premier League team from Barysaw.
Spotted by scouts, Alexander and his younger brother Vyacheslav were signed in 2000 by German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart for approximately €150,000. He made his Bundesliga debut on 5 September 2000 in an away match at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, coming on as a substitute for the last 20 minutes. Despite only making six league appearances in his first season with Stuttgart, Hleb became a regular at the club in his second season there and went on to establish himself as an important player for the team. In 2002, he was voted Belarusian Footballer of the Year.
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