Sergei Khizhnichenko

Sergei Khizhnichenko (Template:Lang-kk; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh football player, who plays for FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Premier League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Club career

Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team.<ref>Сергей Хижниченко: «В сборной меня звали «Хижа», а в клубе – «Хомяк»</ref> In November 2010 and January 2011, Sergei was on trial at Feyenoord.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In December 2014, Khizhnichenko signed a two-year contract with FC Aktobe.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 23 January 2017, Khizhnichenko signed for FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Premier League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

International career

Khiznichenko scored his first goals for the national team in a 3-1 win against Andorra on 9 September 2009. He scored twice.

Just over a month later, also in a qualifier, Sergei scored again. He scored the equaliser against Croatia only for his side to lose the lead and lose the match also.

In August 2013, he scored his first goal in almost three years for the national team. Against Georgia in a pre-season friendly he scored the only goal of the match as Kazakhstan recorded a rare victory.

Playing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Khiznichenko scored two goals against Poland to help his team overcome a 2-0 deficit and equalize the match 2-2.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vostok-2	2006	Kazakhstan First Division	8	3	-		-		-		8	3
	2007		20	7			-		-		20	7
	Total		28	10			-	-	-	-	28	10
Vostok	2010–11	Kazakhstan Premier League	14	1	1	0	-		-		15	1
	2011–12		24	6	4	0	-		-		28	6
	Total		38	7	5	0	-	-	-	-	43	7
Lokomotiv Astana	2010	Kazakhstan Premier League	15	2	1	0	-		-		16	2
Atyrau	2010	Kazakhstan Premier League	14	1	1	0	2	0	-		17	1
Shakhter Karagandy	2011	Kazakhstan Premier League	31	16	2	0	4	0	-		37	16
	2012		12	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3
	2013		20	5	3	1	11	4	1	0	32	10
	Total		63	24	5	1	15	4	2	0	85	29
Korona Kielce	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	13	1	0	0	-		-		13	1
	2014–15		13	0	1	1	-		-		14	1
	Total		26	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	27	2
Aktobe	2015	Kazakhstan Premier League	27	9	4	1	2	0	-		33	10
Tobol	2016		28	10	1	0	-		-		29	10
Career total			239	64	18	3	19	4	2	0	278	71

International

Kazakhstan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	4	3
2010	5	0
2011	5	0
2012	2	0
2013	7	1
2014	6	2
2015	5	0
2016	5	2
Total	39	8

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2016<ref name="NFT Stats">Template:NFT player</ref>

International goals

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#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	9 September 2009	Estadio Comunal de Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Template:Fb	1–0	<center>3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2.				<center>2–0
3.	14 October 2009	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Template:Fb	<center>1–1	<center>1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
4.	14 August 2013	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Template:Fb	<center>1–0	<center>1–0	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
5.	5 September 2014	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Template:Fb	<center>1–0	<center>7–1	Friendly	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
6.				<center>3–0
7.	4 September 2016	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Template:Fb	<center>1–2	<center>2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
8.				<center>2–2

External links

• Template:NFT player
• Profile at Football Federation of Kazakhstan
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• Profile at footballfacts

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