Career
Shelayev plays in a defensive midfield position and was the captain of his club team, Football Club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In December 2008 the club loaned him to Football Club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. At the end of the 2008-2009 season he signed with Football Club Metalist Kharkiv.
He played in several games for Ukraine in the 2006.