Maksim Shatskikh
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Template:Eastern Slavic name Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh (Template:Lang-ru; born 30 August 1978) is a former Uzbekistani professional footballer of Russian origin who recently played for Rukh Vynnyky. On 8 April 2016 it was announced that he ended his playing career and became a coaching staff of the Dynamo football academy.<ref>Shatskikh became a coach at the Dynamo sports school. UA-Football. 8 May 2016</ref>
He is widely regarded as one of the best Uzbekistani players of all timeTemplate:According to whom and is currently the top goalscorer of the national team with 34 goals in 61 games. Shatskikh is all-time top scorer of the Ukrainian Premier League with 124 goals in 341 games.<ref name="record">Template:Cite web</ref> He spent a decade playing for Dynamo Kyiv from 1999 to 2009.
On 28 July 1999, Shatskikh became the first Asian player to score in the UEFA Champions League and is only the second Uzbek player, after Mirjalol Kasymov, to score in UEFA football competitions.<ref name="score">Template:Cite web</ref> At international level, he played in three AFC Asian Cups for Uzbekistan, helping them to fourth place in 2011.
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Career
Dynamo Kyiv
Previously, he was signed by Ukrainian Premier League's Dynamo Kyiv as a replacement for Andriy Shevchenko, who was acquired by in A.C. Milan in 1999.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In his first season at Dynamo, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over Karpaty Lviv to clinch Dynamo's 8th consecutive league title.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was labeled as the "next Shevchenko" in the media. His brother Oleg Shatskikh was also a footballer.
In his debut season for Dynamo Kyiv he won the Ukrainian Premier League and became Ukrainian Premier League Topscorer, scoring 20 goals. In the 2002–2003 season, when he scored 22 goals to equal Serhiy Rebrov's record haul of 1997–98 while also playing for Kyiv, Shatskikh scored 5 goals in his debut UEFA Champions League season 1999–2000. On July 28, 1999, he scored his first goal in the Champions League in a match against Žalgiris Vilnius.<ref name="score"/> With Kyiv Shatskikh managed to play 9 seasons in the UEFA Champions League, scoring 11 goals.
Arsenal Kyiv
After spending the 2009 season with Lokomotiv Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League he returned to Kyiv, where he was signed by Arsenal Kyiv during the winter break. During his stay with Arsenal Kyiv, Shatskikh scored his 100th league goal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 7 April 2010, the president of FC Arsenal Kyiv presented Shatskikh the Golden Ball award for scoring his 100th goal in the Ukrainian Premier League against Metalurh Zaporizhia, according to turnir.com.ua, which referenced the official website of the Kyivan club (fcarsenal.com.ua).<ref>Shatskikh received the Golden Ball award Template:Ru icon</ref> Arsenal president Vadym Rabinovych said that he had already ordered another Golden Ball for Shatskikh containing more gold for his future 200th goal in the Ukrainian Premier League.
At the start of the 2013–14 season, Shatskikh joined Arsenal Kyiv from fellow Ukrainian side Chornomorets Odesa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Hoverla
On 30 December 2013 Shatskikh signed 2,5 years contract with Hoverla Uzhhorod.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 27 July 2014 in Ukrainian Premier League match Hoverla Uzhhorod- Karpaty Lviv finished by draw 2–2, Shatskikh scored the first goal for the Hoverla side in the match and his 122nd in Ukrainian Premier League.<ref name=blokhinclub>Template:Cite web</ref> The next week, on 2 August 2014 in away match against Metalurh Zaporizhya he scored his 123rd goal in the Ukrainian Premier League equalling Serhiy Rebrov.<ref name="record"/>
On 23 August 2014 in Ukrainian Cup away match against Cherkaskyi Dnipro Hoverla won by 2–1 and Shatskikh scored in the 67th minute the second goal of his team. After this match his the total goals in Ukrainian Cup reached 24 goals (as of 23 August 2014) and he became 2nd best goalscorer of the tournament after Andriy Vorobey with 25 goals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
He is highest goalscorer in the history of the Ukrainian Premier League with 124 goals, (as of 4 October 2014), surpassing Serhiy Rebrov. Shatskikh scored his 124th goal on 4 October 2014 in a match against Zorya Luhansk lost by Hoverla with 1:2. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is also member of Oleh Blokhin club with 171 goals (as of 4 October 2014).<ref name="blokhinclub" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
At the end of the 2014–15 season Shatskikh left the club, while under a contract and joined an amateur club from Lviv until the end of 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 10 May 2016 he filed a case to Lausanne (Court of Arbitration for Sport) against FC Hoverla Uzhhorod administration for failure to pay him indebted salary.<ref name=CAS_case>Template:Cite web</ref> During the 2015–16 season Hoverla already was fined and had points deducted for not paying players' salaries on the decision of the Football Federation of Ukraine, yet according to Shatskikh his personal case that was filed in October 2015 was not yet reviewed by April 2016 and such procrastination could stretch out for 10 years.<ref name=CAS_case/>
International
Shatskih was among the three best Asian players in 2005. On 13 October 2007, he scored 5 goals against Taiwan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 2 June 2008, he scored a goal for Uzbekistan during a 7–3 win over Singapore in a World Cup 2010 qualification game and became joint top scorer for the national team with Mirjalol Kasymov.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 15 October 2008, he scored against Japan as well, thus becoming the all-time top scorer for his side. Another famous goal came against Iran in the 2014 WCQs effectively sealing Irans fate and ensuring the Uzbekis reach the playoffs.
On 29 May 2014 Shatskikh played his farewell match for national team in a friendly against Oman.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He capped 61 matches for national team, scoring 34 goals. He is currently best national team goalscorer of all-time.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sokol Saratov | 1996 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| Torpedo Volzhsky | 1996 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Lada Togliatti | 1997 | 22 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 9 |
| SOYUZ-Gazprom | 1998 | 27 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 9 |
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 1999 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 8 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1999-00 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 44 | 29 |
| 2000–01 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 21 | 5 | |
| 2001–02 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 12 | |
| 2002–03 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 48 | 32 | |
| 2003–04 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 32 | 16 | |
| 2004–05 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 42 | 12 | |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| 2006–07 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 16 | |
| 2007–08 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 36 | 14 | |
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total for Dynamo | 215 | 97 | 37 | 22 | 73 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 328 | 142 | |
| Lokomotiv A | 2009 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 9 |
| Arsenal K | 2009–10 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 9 | |
| 2011–12 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 5 | |
| Total for Arsenal K | 83 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 93 | 22 | |
| Chornomorets | 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Arsenal K | 2013–14 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| Hoverla | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 411 | 150 | 49 | 27 | 75 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 538 | 200 | |
International goals
Honours
Club
- 2004, 2006, 2007
- 2002
National Team
- Fourth place – 2011
Individual
- 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 1999-00, 2002–03
- Ukrainian Cup – Top Scorer: 3
- Serhiy Rebrov club: 124 goals
- Oleh Blokhin club: 171 goals
References
External links
- Official site of Dynamo Kyiv
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- Maksim Shatskikh's profile at uzfootball.uz
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tashkent
- Uzbekistani footballers
- Uzbekistan international footballers
- Uzbekistani expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- FC Sokol Saratov players
- FC Energiya Volzhsky players
- FC Lada Togliatti players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- FC Baltika Kaliningrad players
- FC Arsenal Kyiv players
- FC Chornomorets Odessa players
- FC Rukh Vynnyky players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Uzbekistani people of Russian descent
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- FC Astana players
- Ukrainian Cup top scorers
- Ukrainian Premier League top scorers
- Uzbekistani expatriates in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistani expatriates in Ukraine
- Uzbekistani football managers
- Association football forwards
