Vyacheslav Paulavich Hleb (born 12 February 1983) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Club career

Hleb has had unsuccessful trials with Scottish Premier League sides Inverness CT in 2005 and Hearts. In the summer of 2008, Hleb was close to being transferred to Dutch side Roda JC but the clubs could not agree. On 10 February 2009, Hleb signed a two-year contract with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. He played 27 league games and scored seven goals in Season 2009 but when Miroslav Blažević was appointed manager in December 2009, he decided that Hleb was not part of his plans to try and turn Shanghai Shenhua into league title contenders. On 12 August 2010, Hleb transferred to Shenzhen Ruby on a loan deal. In 2011, he played for Dinamo Minsk as well as for FSV Frankfurt. On 7 September 2012, Kalloni FC from Football League (Greece) announced his transfer.

International career

Hleb was also an international for the Belarus national team. He was capped 45 times and scored a dozen goals for the national side.

Personal life

His older brother Alexander is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

MTZ-RIPO Minsk Gomel Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino