Oleksiy Shubin

Oleksiy Shubin (Ukrainian: Олексій Вікторович Шубін; 5 April 1975 – c. 7 March 2025) was a Ukrainian footballer.^[1][2] Shubin was killed in action in March 2025 during the Russo-Ukrainian War.^[3]

Oleksiy Shubin

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-04-05)5 April 1975
Place of birth	Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Date of death	c. 7 March 2025(2025-03-07) (aged 49)
Place of death	Lyptsi, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1992–1993	Shahtar Pavlohrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Shahtar Pavlohrad	0	(0)
1993–1995	Vedrich Rechitsa	29	(0)
1995–1998	Torpedo Zaporizhzhia	61	(2)
1998	Metalurg Nikopol	13	(2)
1999–2001	Cherkasy	76	(0)
2002	Naftovyk Okhtyrka	21	(0)
2003	Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol	9	(1)
2004	Desna Chernihiv	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Oleksiy Shubin, started his career with Rechitsa-2014 in 1993 in Belarus, where he played 14 matches and then 15 matches in 1994.^[4][5] In 1995, he moved to Torpedo Zaporizhzhia where he stayed until 1998 where he played 60 matches. In 1998, he moved to FC Cherkasy playing 14 matches and 13 matches with Metalurg Nikopol. In 1999, he returned to FC Cherkasy until 2001 where he played 51 matches and then he moved to Naftovyk Okhtyrka, where he played 11 matches. In 2004 he moved to Desna Chernihivl, the club in the city of Chernihiv where he played 9 matches and he managed to play 12 matches and got second place in Ukrainian Second League in the season 2004–05.^[6]

Death

Shubin joined the Ukrainian army during the Russo-Ukrainian War.^[3] He was killed during a combat mission near Lyptsi, by an FPV drone strike.^[3] Shubin's death was reported on 7 March 2025, at the age of 49.^[3]

Honours

Desna Chernihiv

• Ukrainian Second League: Runner-Up 2004–05