Oleksandr Chyzhov

Oleksandr Chyzhov
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Chyzhov
Date of birth (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986
Place of birth Poltava, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1999–2002 Horpynko Youth Sportive School Poltava
2002–2003 Molod Poltava
2004–2006 Vorskla Poltava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Vorskla Poltava 57 (2)
2004–2005Vorskla-2 Poltava 17 (1)
2008–2013 Shakhtar Donetsk 27 (0)
2012–2013Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 21 (1)
2013Sevastopol (loan) 6 (0)
2014 Illichivets Mariupol 5 (0)
2015–2016 Okzhetpes 56 (2)
2017–2019 Vorskla Poltava 47 (3)
Total 236 (9)
International career
2007 Ukraine U21 6 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Vorskla Poltava (U19)
2019–2020 Vorskla Poltava (U19 assistant)
2022–2023 Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
2023 Shakhtar Donetsk (assistant)
2024–2025 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (assistant)
2025 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Chyzhov (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Чижов; born 10 August 1986) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a defender. On August 20, 2024, he became the assistant head coach of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in Patrick van Leeuwen's coaching staff.. On May 20, 2025, after van Leeuwen was removed from his position, Chizhov became the caretaker of Metalist 1925.