Alexey Dmitriev (born 24 December 1985) is a

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ian-born

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professional

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player currently playing for the ESC Moskitos Essen of the

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Playing career

Dmitriev moved to Germany from Belarus as a 10-year-old with his family. His father Andrey was also a professional ice hockey player and had represented

HC Dynamo Minsk Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk or HC Dinamo Minsk (; , ''Dynama-Minsk'') is a professional ice hockey club based in Minsk, Belarus. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Dinamo has qualified for the KHL playoff ...

in the

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before the move to the German lower league team Herner EG, where also Alexey Dmitriev later began his career. Although Alexey Dmitriev found some early success in

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winning the German championship with Wilhelmshaven Skating Sharks in 2000, he moved on to search for a professional ice hockey career leaving Herne in 2003 and first playing for the lower division team

Moskitos Essen The Essen Mosquitoes are a professional ice hockey team from Essen, Germany that competed in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 1999–2000 until the 2001–02 when they lost their license due to insolvency. After this the team played in the ...

for two seasons and then joining the DEL team

Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Balver-Zinn Arena which is also known as ''Eissp ...

in 2005. After two seasons with Iserlohn and a short spell at the lower division team

EV Landsberg EV Landsberg was the name of two ice hockey clubs in Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany. The first club was outsourced from the soccer club TSV 1880 Landsberg in 1957 and played until 1999–2000. The senior team played in the German 2nd Division fo ...

, Dmitriev joined DEL team

Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...

in 2007. After four seasons with

Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorfer Eislauf-Gemeinschaft or Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at th ...

, Dmitriev returned to his original DEL club, Iserlohn Roosters, on a two-year deal on March 23, 2018.

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* 1985 births Living people Ice hockey people from Minsk German ice hockey left wingers Belarusian ice hockey players Düsseldorfer EG players Eisbären Berlin players Essen Mosquitoes players Löwen Frankfurt players HK Gomel players Hannover Indians players Iserlohn Roosters players Kölner Haie players German people of Belarusian descent Expatriate ice hockey players in Germany {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub