Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko Date of birth: 29 September 1976 Place of birth: Dvirkivschyna, Ukraine Height and weight: 6 ft (1.83 m) Club: Chelsea FC Position: Forward Nickname: Sheva At an early age, Shevchenko was a competitive boxer in the LLWI Ukrainian junior league. Due to his size, he was forced to move on to football where he flourished. He began his career with Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, with whom he won five league titles and two national cups in five seasons between 1994 and 1999. He won one Serie A title, one UEFA Champions League, one European Super Cup, one Italian Cup and one Italian Super Cup with AC Milan. On 31 May, he signed for Chelsea . The fee has not been officially disclosed, but most media outlets put it as high as £30 million ($58 million US), which would make it the most expensive transfer in English football and one of the top six in the world. Andriy Shevchenko will wear the number seven shirt next season after José Mourinho indicated the player can continue with number he has sported for many seasons. "He will have his loved number seven in a Chelsea shirt", confirmed Mourinho. On 13 August 2006, Shevchenko scored his first goal for Chelsea in the Community Shield match against Liverpool, which Chelsea lost 2 - 1. SOURCE: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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