Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (Russian: Сергей Александрович Хижниченко; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Altai.[1]
 Khizhnichenko playing for Kazakhstan in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Oskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Altai | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Vostok | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Vostok-2 | 28 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | Vostok | 38 | (7) |
| 2010 | Lokomotiv Astana | 15 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Atyrau (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Shakhter Karagandy | 63 | (24) |
| 2014 | Korona Kielce | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | Aktobe | 27 | (9) |
| 2016 | Tobol | 28 | (10) |
| 2017 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 8 | (2) |
| 2017 | Shakhter Karagandy | 18 | (1) |
| 2018 | Ordabasy | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Astana | 10 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Ordabasy | 41 | (6) |
| 2022 | Aksu | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Altai | 9 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Kazakhstan U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Kazakhstan U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2020 | Kazakhstan | 52 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024 | |||
Career
editClub career
editKhizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team.[2] In November 2010 and January 2011, Sergey was on trial at Feyenoord.[3]
In December 2014, Khizhnichenko signed a two-year contract with FC Aktobe.[4]
On 23 January 2017, Khizhnichenko signed for FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Premier League.[5]
On 6 January 2020, Astana confirmed that Khizhnichenko had left the club after the expiration of his contract.[6]
International career
editKhizhnichenko 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, he scored the equaliser against Croatia, only for his side to lose the lead and the match.
Against Georgia in a pre-season friendly, he scored the only goal of the match as Kazakhstan recorded a rare victory. This was his first goal in almost three years playing for the national team.
In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Khizhnichenko scored two goals against Poland to help his team overcome a 2–0 deficit and end the match with a 2-2 draw.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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 | Kazakhstan First Division | 20 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 10 | — | — | 28 | 10 | ||||||
| Vostok | 2008 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 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 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 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 | Ekstraklasa | 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 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2016 | Belarusian Premier League | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Ordabasy | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Astana | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Career total | 279 | 71 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 79 | ||
International
edit| 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 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 8 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2020[8]
International goals
edit- As of match played 4 September 2016[8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2009 | Estadio Comunal de Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra |
1–0 |
3–1 |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
| 2. | 2–0
| ||||||
| 3. | 14 October 2009 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Croatia |
1–1 |
1–2 |
[10] | |
| 4. | 14 August 2013 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Georgia |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly | [11] |
| 5. | 5 September 2014 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Kyrgyzstan |
1–0 |
7–1 |
[12] | |
| 6. | 3–0
| ||||||
| 7. | 4 September 2016 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan |  Poland |
1–2 |
2–2 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
| 8. | 2–2
|
References
edit- ^ Профиль: Хижниченко Сергей (in Russian). Sbornaya. Retrieved 21 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Сергей Хижниченко: "В сборной меня звали "Хижа", а в клубе – "Хомяк"[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kazak Khiznichenko op proef bij Feyenoord" (in Dutch). AD.nl. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Актобе пополнился двумя новичками. fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ СЕРГЕЙ ХИЖНИЧЕНКО – ИГРОК "ШАХТЕРА"!. fcshakhter.by (in Russian). FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk. 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Сергей Хижниченко покинул Астану". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "S.Khizhnichenko". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sergey Khizhnichenko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Andorra 1-3 Kazakhstan". fifa.com. FIFA. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Kazakhstan 1-2 Croatia". fifa.com. FIFA. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Kazakhstan 1-0 Georgia". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Kazakhstan 7-1 Kyrgyzstan". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Kazakhstan 2-2 Poland". fifa.com. FIFA. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
edit- Sergey Khizhnichenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Football Federation of Kazakhstan
- Sergey Khizhnichenko at Soccerway
- Sergey Khizhnichenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
