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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Dzyatlava, Belarus | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | ALG Spor | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Isloch-RGUOR | 69 | (86) |
2020–2021 | Dynamo-BSUPC | 45 | (51) |
2022 | Chievo Verona | 5 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Sassuolo | 1 | (0) |
2023 | → Cesena (loan) | ? | (4) |
2023– | ALG Spor | 20 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Belarus | 20 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2022 |
Karina Olkhovik (Belarusian: Карына Альховік,[1] Russian: Карина Ольховик,[2] 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.
Olhovik began her football career with Lida, before joining Isloch-RGUOR in 2012.[citation needed] 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.[3] In the following years, she repeatedly became the Premier League's top scorer:[4] she achieved her highest tally at the end of the 2018 season, having scored 42 goals,[5] and was eventually named the Best Belarusian Football Player of the Year for her performances.[6]
In January 2020, she left Isloch-RGUOR,[5] and subsequently joined newly created side Dynamo-BSUPC.[citation needed] On April 30, she made her debut for the club against ABFF, scoring a brace in the process.[7] In the debut season, she won both the league title and Belarusian Women's Cup with Dynamo.[6][8] The club achieved the same feat in the 2021 season, while also winning the Belarusian Super Cup.[6] In January 2022, the forward left the Minsk-based club.[8]
On 21 January 2022, Olhovik joined Serie B side Chievo Verona.[6][9] She scored three goals for the club,[10] as the club finished fourth in the league table.[11]
On 30 July of the same year, Olhovik joined Serie A side Sassuolo on a permanent deal.[12][13] 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.[11][14] In November 2022, the forward received her second award as the Best Belarusian Football Player of the Year.[11][15]
On 5 January 2023, Olhovik joined Serie B club Cesena on loan until the end of the season.[16] She scored four league for the team,[17] which finished seventh in the league table.[18]
On 23 August 2023, Olhovik joined Turkish club ALG Spor on a permanent deal.[19][20]
Olhovik represented Belarus at youth international level, having played for the under-17 and under-19 national teams.[citation needed]
In 2017, she received her first call-up to the Belarusian senior national team,[21] 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.[22] On 7 June 2018, she scored her first goal for Belarus in a 2–1 loss to Scotland, also in the World Cup qualifiers.[23]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 3 September 2019 | Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus | ![]() |
1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 22 September 2020 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
4. | 11 April 2021 | AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq, Uzbekistan | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
5. | 8 June 2021 | Spartak Stadium, Mogilev, Belarus | ![]() |
1–0 | 6–0 | |
6. | 4–0 | |||||
7. | 14 June 2021 | Vitebsky Central Sport Complex, Vitebsk, Belarus | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
8. | 15 November 2022 | Ararat Stadium, Tehran, Iran | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
9. | 12 July 2024 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |