FC Barcelona players – Alexander Hleb
Alexander Hleb is, of course, well known among UK soccer fans due to his time at Arsenal, during which time Sky pundit Andy Gray described him as one of the “slickest players” in the league. Premier League. Born in Minsk, Belarus, in 1981, Hleb, whose brother is also an international footballer, initially made a name for himself in the Bundesliga with FC Stuttgart, joining from his first club, FC Bate Borisov, at the age of nineteen. years, with whom he had just won the Belarusian national league. Arsenal signed a player who had already made 172 first-team appearances for Stuttgart, scoring 19 goals in total.
By the time Hleb joined Arsenal in 2005, he had already been voted Belarusian Player of the Year three times (he has added two more awards since then) and became respected at Arsenal due to his versatility, energy and ability to fit into the team. passing style of play. In his first season in North London, Hleb started 40 league games and scored 3 goals, figures he repeated the following season.
It was during the 2007/08 season when rumors began linking Hleb to a move to Barcelona; stories that gained momentum after a particularly impressive performance against AC Milan in the Champions League. The ‘will he won’t’ saga kept the press busy until July, when the player signed for Barca in a deal worth around £11.8m. During his time at Arsenal, Hleb made a total of 130 appearances, scoring 11 goals.
Alexander Hleb had just the most promising start to his career with his new club, suffering a series of injuries during pre-season that severely halted his progress. However, towards the end of the year, he began to become a regular in the team and was showing signs of being able to blend in with the quick and agile midfielders already at the club.
At international level, Hleb made his debut as a substitute in a loss against Wales in 2001. His full debut followed, along with his first international goal, against Hungary the following April and he has been a regular with the team ever since, captaining the side. since August 2007.
It’s easy to see why Barcelona signed Alexander Hleb; he fits their mold of being skilled, adaptable and quick, with the ability to contribute the occasional goal and generally a keen positional sense and insight into the runs of forward players. He should be a valuable addition to the team, and his wife should certainly make an impact in the local media; In August 2008, Alexander married Anastasia, a topless singer. To be precise, Anastasia Kosenkova was a member of the Belarusian girl band Topless.