Sergei Khizhnichenko

Sergei Khizhnichenko (Kazakh: Сергей Хижниченко; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh football player, who last played for FC Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League.[1]

Sergey Khizhnichenko

Khizhnichenko playing for Kazakhstan in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-07-17) 17 July 1991
Place of birth	Oskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
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)
National team^‡
2008–2009	Kazakhstan U19	6	(1)
2009–2012	Kazakhstan U21	10	(2)
2009–	Kazakhstan	47	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:07, 8 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:36, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club career

Khizhnichenko 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, Sergei 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

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

Club

As of match played 12 December 2019[7][8]

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
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

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[8]

International goals

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 qualifier	[9]
2.				2–0
3.	14 October 2009	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Croatia	1–1	1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	[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	Friendly	[12]
6.				3–0
7.	4 September 2016	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Poland	1–2	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier	[13]
8.				2–2

References

1. Профиль: Хижниченко Сергей (in Russian). Sbornaya. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
2. Сергей Хижниченко: «В сборной меня звали «Хижа», а в клубе – «Хомяк»
3. "Kazak Khiznichenko op proef bij Feyenoord" (in Dutch). AD.nl. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
4. Актобе пополнился двумя новичками. http://fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
5. 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.
6. "Сергей Хижниченко покинул Астану". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
7. "S.Khizhnichenko". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
8. "Sergey Khizhnichenko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
9. "Andorra 1-3 Kazakhstan". fifa.com. FIFA. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
10. "Kazakhstan 1-2 Croatia". fifa.com. FIFA. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
11. "Kazakhstan 1-0 Georgia". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
12. "Kazakhstan 7-1 Kyrgyzstan". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
13. "Kazakhstan 2-2 Poland". fifa.com. FIFA. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

External links

• Sergei Khizhnichenko at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Football Federation of Kazakhstan
• Sergei Khizhnichenko at Soccerway
• Sergei Khizhnichenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)