Oleksandr Masalov
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Masalov is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dynamo Saint Petersburg.
Club career
Masalov is a youth product of Dynamo Kyiv. In 2016 he moved to the Shakhtar Donetsk academy.
Kolos Kovalivka
Masalov started his senior career with Kolos Kovalivka.
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol
In 2019 he moved to Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, where he played 34 matches. He reached the quarter-final of the 2019–20 Moldovan Cup in his first season with the club. On 27 August 2020, he played in the first qualifying of the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League against Ventspils. In the 2020–21 Moldovan Cup, he helped the side reach the semi-final.
Desna Chernihiv
In August 2021 he moved to Desna Chernihiv the Ukrainian Premier League on a one-year contract. On 14 August he made his league debut for the club against SC Dnipro-1 at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin, replacing Vikentiy Voloshyn at the 74th minute.
In August 2022, he signed for Ufa in the Russian First League. His contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent on 7 February 2023.
In February 2025 he signed for Dynamo Saint Petersburg in the Russian Second League.
Personal life
In August 2022, after the confirmation of his move to Russian side Ufa, members of supporters' club "Ultras Desna" recorded a video in which they burned what they alleged to be Masalov's Russian passport. In the video, in which they accused the footballer of "treason," the ultras claimed to have delivered his Ukrainian passport to the national security services, to "let the intelligence services deal with shit like you".