Oleksiy Krasov, who plays for FC Skoruk from Tomakovka (Nikopol district) as an attacking midfielder, suspended his contract with the club and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The club announced this on Facebook:
“Come back with victory, Alexey!
Forward midfielder of the Skoruk football club (Nikopol district), 28-year-old Aleksey Krasov, suspends his playing career and goes to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend our Motherland from the Rashist crowd!
Oleksiy has always been distinguished by his courageous and uncompromising play on the field, and now he has made a very important decision - to stand up for Ukraine! We are proud of you, Alexey! Come back with the victory that all Ukrainian people are waiting for!”
Oleksiy is a graduate of Shakhtar Donetsk. He also played for Metallurg Donetsk, Bukovina Chernivtsi, Ingulets Petrovsky, VPK-Agro Vyshnevets and Sumy FC. On January 5, 2022, Krasov turned 28 years old.
Last year, Alexey Krasov played 21 matches for Skoruk in all tournaments and scored 2 goals.