Valery Vitalevich Likhodey (alternative spelling: Valerii Likhodei) (; born 23 October 1986) is a Russian former professional

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Professional career

During his professional career, Likhodey has played with

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CSK VVS Samara BC Samara () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Samara. History BC Samara (1976–2002) Club was founded in Tolyatti as BC Azot. Club was a silver medalist of the Russian Super League 1 in 1992, and a 3-time bronze medalist, ...

Triumph Lyubertsy BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, since 2014. The club competes do ...

, Spartak Saint Petersburg. In June 2012, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban. In July 2014, he parted ways with Lokomotiv. On 17 July 2014 he signed a one-year deal with

UNICS Kazan BC UNICS () is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukr ...

. On 22 June 2015 he re-signed with UNICS for one more season. On 29 June 2016 he signed with

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for the 2016–17 season. In August 2017, he moved to Lithuanian club

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. In August 2018 he signed one year deal with polish

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. On 27 June 2019 he signed 1+1 year contract with UNICS of the

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. On 6 July 2020 he signed with

of the

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. On 3 February 2021 he signed with

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of the

. On 21 November 2022 he signed with

BC Astana Astana Basketball Club (), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan. Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship and the VTB United League sinc ...

of the

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and the

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Awards and accomplishments

Club career

* EuroCup champion: (

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) *

FIBA EuroCup Challenge The FIBA EuroCup Challenge was the 4th-tier level transnational professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, organised by FIBA Europe. However, it was Europe's 3rd-tier level club basketball competition in its inaugural 2002� ...

champion (2007) * Russian League All-Star: (2011)

Russian Junior National team

2009 Summer Universiade The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina (Serbian Autonomous Provin ...

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Likhodey, Valery 1986 births Living people BC Khimki players BC Nevėžis players BC Samara players BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players BC UNICS players KK Włocławek players Lega Basket Serie A players Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Orlandina Basket players PBC CSKA Moscow players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Russian men's basketball players Small forwards Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games silver medalists for Russia 21st-century Russian sportsmen