Oleksandr Volchkov
Club career
Club career
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### Ukraine

Volchkov began his career in 2004 in the [Ukrainian Second League](/wiki/Ukrainian_Second_League "Ukrainian Second League") with [FC Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk](/wiki/FC_Enerhiya_Yuzhnoukrainsk "FC Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk") and later played with [MFC Mykolaiv](/wiki/MFC_Mykolaiv "MFC Mykolaiv"). In 2007, he played in the [Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship](/wiki/Ukrainian_Amateur_Football_Championship "Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship") with [FC Bastion Chornomorsk](/wiki/FC_Bastion_Chornomorsk "FC Bastion Chornomorsk") and won promotion to the Second League in 2008\.

In the winter of 2011, he made his debut in the [Ukrainian First League](/wiki/Ukrainian_First_League "Ukrainian First League") with [MFC Mykolaiv](/wiki/MFC_Mykolaiv "MFC Mykolaiv"). Volchkov continued playing in the second division by securing a contract with [Nyva Vinnytsia](/wiki/PFC_Nyva_Vinnytsia "PFC Nyva Vinnytsia") in 2012\. He would appear in 13 matches for Nyva. After a season in Western Ukraine, he signed with his hometown club [FC Odesa](/wiki/FC_Odesa "FC Odesa") in the summer of 2012\.

### Moldova

In the summer of 2013, he played abroad in the [Moldovan top division](/wiki/Moldovan_National_Division "Moldovan National Division") with [Nistru Otaci](/wiki/FC_Nistru_Otaci "FC Nistru Otaci"). In total, he appeared in 1 match for Nistru.

### Estonia

The following season he was transferred to the [Meistriliiga](/wiki/Meistriliiga "Meistriliiga") to play with [FC Levadia Tallinn](/wiki/FC_Levadia_Tallinn "FC Levadia Tallinn"). During his stint with Levadia, he featured in the [2013–14 UEFA Europa League](/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_UEFA_Europa_League "2013–14 UEFA Europa League") against [CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu](/wiki/CS_Pandurii_T%C3%A2rgu_Jiu "CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu"). In his debut season with the club, he played in 13 matches and scored 1 goal. Throughout his tenure with Levadia, he secured a league [double](/wiki/Double_%28association_football%29 "Double (association football)") (league title and [Estonian Cup](/wiki/Estonian_Cup "Estonian Cup")).

After two seasons with Levadia, he was loaned out to [Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv](/wiki/J%C3%B5hvi_FC_Lokomotiv "Jõhvi FC Lokomotiv") in 2014\.

### Armenia

In January 2015, Volchkov joined Armenian side [Ararat Yerevan](/wiki/FC_Ararat_Yerevan "FC Ararat Yerevan") on trial, before later signing permanently for the club. In total, he would in 11 matches for Aarat. Six months later, in June 2015, Volchkov moved to fellow [Armenian Premier League](/wiki/Armenian_Premier_League "Armenian Premier League") side [Alashkert](/wiki/Alashkert_FC "Alashkert FC").

### Europe

Following his brief stint in the Caucasus, he returned to the Moldavian top\-tier to play with [FC Zaria Bălți](/wiki/FC_Zaria_B%C4%83l%C8%9Bi "FC Zaria Bălți"). However, his stay in Moldova was short\-lived as he failed to receive the necessary work permit to remain in the country. After his release from Zaria, he returned to his native country to once more play in the second\-tier league this time with [Hirnyk\-Sport Horishni Plavni](/wiki/FC_Hirnyk-Sport_Horishni_Plavni "FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni"). After a single season with the club, he departed in the summer of 2016\.

His final season in the Ukrainian circuit was in the 2016\-17 campaign after he signed with newly promoted [Inhulets Petrove](/wiki/FC_Inhulets_Petrove "FC Inhulets Petrove") in the summer transfer window. After appearing in 8 matches during the first period of the season he became a free agent in the winter transfer window.

### Canada

He went overseas in 2017 to play in the [Canadian Soccer League](/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League "Canadian Soccer League") with [FC Vorkuta](/wiki/FC_Vorkuta "FC Vorkuta"). Volchkov would assist the club in securing the First Division title. Vorkuta would be eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by [Scarborough SC](/wiki/Scarborough_SC "Scarborough SC"). After the conclusion of the 2017 season, he extended his contract for another season. In his second year with Vorkuta, he helped the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. Ultimately, the club reached the [championship final](/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League_championship_final "Canadian Soccer League championship final") where they successfully defeated Scarborough for the title.

He would return for his third season in 2019\. Throughout the season he assisted the club in securing their second divisional title. In the first round of the postseason, he contributed a goal against [Kingsman SC](/wiki/Kingsman_SC "Kingsman SC") but was eliminated from the competition after a penalty shootout. Volchkov returned for the 2020 season. The team secured a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. In the preliminary round of the postseason, Vorkuta defeated the [Serbian White Eagles](/wiki/Serbian_White_Eagles_FC "Serbian White Eagles FC") to advance to the championship final. Volchkov would help the club secure their second championship title after defeating Scarborough.

The 2021 season would mark his final term with the organization. During the campaign, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's third regular season title. The club would also win the ProSound Cup where they defeated Scarborough once again.


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