Oleg Shutov ( Ukrainian:Олег В'ячеславович Шутов; born August 9, 1988) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a

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Club career

Ukraine

Shutov began playing at the academy level with

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's youth system. He secured his first professional contract with

Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk FC Stal Kamianske () was a professional Ukraine, Ukrainian association football, football club based in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. After being relegated to the Ukrainian First League after the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League s ...

in the 2006-07 season. His debut for the club was against CSKA Kiev in a

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match. Shutov would participate in the 2006–07 Ukrainian Cup, where he helped the club reach the quarterfinals and was eliminated by

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. In his debut season in the professional ranks, he appeared in 32 matches and recorded 2 goals. Shutov would be named the club's top player during the 2007-08 season. He re-signed with the club for his fourth season in 2010. After several seasons in the Ukrainian third-tier league, he helped Stal secure a promotion during the 2013-14 season. Throughout the club's promotional season, he served as the team captain. In his return season in the second division, he appeared in 22 matches. After helping Kamianske secure a promotion to the top division, he returned to the country's third division to secure a deal with

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. Before he signed with Veres, he had a trial with Bukovyna Chernivtsi. His tenure with Veres was short-lived, as he left the club after one season. In total, he played in 13 matches and scored 1 goal.

Canada

He was linked to possibly playing abroad in Canada after he departed from Veres. Ultimately, he secured a contract with

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in the

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's first division. In his debut season with the Toronto-based club, he helped the team secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. Shutov would record a goal in the first round of the playoffs against the

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, which helped the club advance. Their playoff journey would conclude in the next round as the

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eliminated them from the playoffs. After the relegation of Ukraine United to the league's second division, he signed with expansion franchise

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for the 2017 season. Throughout the season, he assisted the club in securing the divisional title. He contributed a goal in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs that helped advance the club to the next round. Vorkuta would be eliminated from the tournament in the following round by

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. After the conclusion of the season, he left the club.

Honors

FC Vorkuta *

First Division:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shutov, Oleg 1988 births Living people Footballers from Mariupol Ukrainian men's footballers FC Stal Kamianske players NK Veres Rivne players FC Ukraine United players FC Continentals players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Men's association football midfielders Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Ukrainian Second League players 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen