Aleksandr Shvedchikov (; ; born 20 July 2003) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov (, ''FK BATE Borisov'' ; , ''BATE Barysaw,'' ), commonly referred to as BATE or BATE Borisov, is a Belarusian professional football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which the ...

Club career

FC Molodechno

In January 2023, Shvedchikov joined the

FC Molodechno FC Molodechno (, ) is a Belarusian football club based in Maladzyechna. They play in the Belarusian First League, the 2nd division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Molodechno City Stadium. History Early history The city of Molode ...

club on loan until the end of the season. On 2 April 2023, Shvedchikov made his debut for the club against Lokomotiv Gomel, Shvedchikov was featured in the starting lineup and scored. At the end of the season, Shvedchikov returned to BATE Borisov.

BATE Borisov

In January 2024, Shvedchikov came back from his loan. On 6 March 2024, Shvedchikov made his debut in a quarterfinal match of the

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against Dinamo Minsk, coming on as a substitute at the beginning of the second half where they go to lose 1–0. In March 2024, Shvedchikov signed a new two-year contract with the club.

International career

In March 2024, Shvedchikov was called up to the

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to participate in qualifying matches for the

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. On 22 March 2024, Shvedchikov made his debut in a match against the Greek national team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shvedchikov, Aleksandr 2003 births Living people Footballers from Minsk Belarusian men's footballers Belarus men's youth international footballers Belarusian Premier League players FC BATE Borisov players FC Molodechno players FC Arsenal Dzerzhinsk players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Belarusian sportsmen