Oleksandr Drambayev

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Drambayev (Олександр Олександрович Драмбаєв; born 21 April 2001) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ukrainian Club FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Career
Born in Zaporizhzhia, Drambayev began his career in the local Metalurh Zaporizhzhia academy, until his transfer to the Shakhtar Donetsk academy in 2018.

He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and never made his debut for the senior Shakhtar Donetsk squad. In January 2021 Drambayev signed a half-year loan contract with Ukrainian Premier League side Mariupol and made the debut for the team as a second half-time substitution player in a losing home match against Oleksandriya on 14 February 2021.

For the 2022–23 season, Drambayev was loaned to Zulte Waregem in Belgium.

2023-24: He was Loaned out to NK Osijek in the Croatian League.

Following the 2024-25 Season, he was loaned out again from his parent club FC Shakhtar Donetsk to FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, the move was announced on the 5th of July.

International career
In May 2024, Drambayev was called up by Ruslan Rotan to the Ukraine Olympic football team squad to play at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.