Karina Olkhovik

Karina Olkhovik (Карына Альховік, Карина Ольховик, born 17 June 2000) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club ALG Spor and the Belarus national team.

Club career
Olhovik began her football career with Lida, before joining Isloch-RGUOR in 2012. On April 17, 2016, she made her senior debut for the latter club in a 7–1 league win over Slavyanka: in the same instance, she also scored her first senior goal. In the following years, she repeatedly became the Premier League's top scorer: she achieved her highest tally at the end of the 2018 season, having scored 42 goals, and was eventually named the Best Belarusian Football Player of the Year for her performances.

In January 2020, she left Isloch-RGUOR, and subsequently joined newly-created side Dynamo-BSUPC. On April 30, she made her debut for the club against ABFF, scoring a brace in the process. In the debut season, she won both the league title and Belarusian Women's Cup with Dynamo. The club achieved the same feat in the 2021 season, while also winning the Belarusian Super Cup. In January 2022, the forward left the Minsk-based club.

On 21 January 2022, Olhovik joined Serie B side Chievo Verona. She scored three goals for the club, as the club finished fourth in the league table.

On 30 July of the same year, Olhovik joined Serie A side Sassuolo on a permanent deal. She made her debut for the club on September 12, 2022, coming on for Refiloe Jane in the 67th minute of a 2–1 league loss to Parma. In November 2022, the forward received her second award as the Best Belarusian Football Player of the Year.

On 5 January 2023, Olhovik joined Serie B club Cesena on loan until the end of the season. She scored four league for the team, which finished seventh in the league table.

On 23 August 2023, Olhovik joined Turkish club ALG Spor on a permanent deal.

International career
Olhovik represented Belarus at youth international level, having played for the under-17 and under-19 national teams.

In 2017, she received her first call-up to the Belarusian senior national team, and won her first cap on 15 September of the same year, coming on for Ekaterina Lutskevich in the 62nd minute of a 4–1 defeat to Poland, a match from the 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 7 June 2018, she scored her first goal for Belarus in a 2–1 loss to Scotland, also in the World Cup qualifiers.