Oleksiy Sydorov

Oleksiy Ruslanovych Sydorov (Олексій Русланович Сидоров; born 7 June 2001) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a forward for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

Career
Sydorov is a product of Shakhtar Donetsk academy. His first coach was Yaroslav Skidan from Luhansk Oblast, while in Shakhtar Sydorov was coached by Mykola Taranov. He continued his youth career in Metalurh Zaporizhzhia for which hr played in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League U-19 championship.

In 2019 he was promoted to the main squad to play in the Ukrainian First League for Metalurh. Sydorov made his debut in the Ukrainian First League for Metalurh as a substitute on 27 July 2019, playing in a draw match against Obolon-Brovar Kyiv.

Sydorov was first noted as a player of the round in September 2021 during the 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League when he scored four goals in one game. Next season, after his club's promotion during the 2022–23 Ukrainian First League Sydorov again was noted several times in late August 2022 and April 2023.