Mykola Lykhovydov
![]() Lykhovydov in 2016. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mykola Ivanovych Lykhovydov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Kovalivka, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Real Pharma Odesa | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | FC Real Pharma Odesa | 210 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2003 | FC Real Pharma Odesa | ||
| 2009–2012 | FC Real Pharma Odesa | ||
| 2016–2017 | FC Real Pharma Odesa | ||
| 2019–2020 | FC Real Pharma Odesa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Mykola Ivanovych Lykhovydov (Ukrainian: Микола Іванович Лиховидов; born 26 January 1966) is a Ukrainian football coach and player.
Lykhovydov started his playing career at 45 when he came on as a substitute during a home match against FC Torpedo Mykolaiv on 27 April 2011. His professional debut came a few months later on 30 July 2011.[1]
As of 2026, at the age of 60, he is the world's second oldest active professional player.[2]
References
- ↑ Инфо игрока - Николай Лиховидов. Official website of FC Odesa
- ↑ Nick Ames (17 June 2025), World’s Second oldest professional footballer on playing at 59: ‘I won’t put limits on myself’, Odesa: The Guardian
External links
- Mykola Lykhovydov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Mykola Lykhovydov at Soccerway
- Mykola Lykhovydov at UAF (in Ukrainian)
Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Odesa Raion
- Footballers from Odesa Oblast
- Ukrainian men's footballers
- FC Real Pharma Odesa players
- FC Real Pharma Odesa presidents
- Ukrainian Second League players
- Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players
- Ukrainian football managers
- FC Real Pharma Odesa managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen
- Ukrainian football midfielder, 1960s birth stubs
