Sergei Khizhnichenko

Sergey Khizhnichenko

Personal information
Date of birth	17 July 1991
Place of birth	Oskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Tobol
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	0	(0)
National team^‡
2008–2009	Kazakhstan U-19	6	(1)
2009–2012	Kazakhstan U-21	10	(2)
2009–	Kazakhstan	34	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2015

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

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]

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.

Statistics

Club career statistics

As of 28 July 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup[5]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vostok-2	2006	8	3	-	-	-	-	8	3
	2007	20	7	?	0	-	-	20	7
Vostok	2008	14	1	1	0	-	-	15	1
	2009	24	6	4	0	-	-	28	6
Lokomotiv Astana	2010	15	2	1	0	-	-	16	2
Atyrau		14	1	1	0	2	0	17	1
Shakhter Karagandy	2011	31	16	2	0	4	0	37	16
	2012	12	3	1	0	0	0	13	3
	2013	20	5	4	1	11	4	35	10
Korona Kielce	2013-14	13	1	-	-	-	-	13	1
	2014-15	13	0	1	1	-	-	14	1
Aktobe	2015	27	9	4	1	2	0	33	10
Career Total		211	54	19	3	19	4	219	61

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 September 2009	Estadio Comunal de Aixovall, Andorra la Vella	Andorra	1–0	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2.	9 September 2009	Estadio Comunal de Aixovall, Andorra la Vella	Andorra	2–0	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
3.	14 October 2009	Astana Arena, Astana	Croatia	1–1	1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4.	14 August 2013	Astana Arena, Astana	Georgia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	5 September 2014	Astana Arena, Astana	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	7–1	Friendly
6.	5 September 2014	Astana Arena, Astana	Kyrgyzstan	3–0	7–1	Friendly

References

1. Профиль: Хижниченко Сергей (in Russian). Sbornaya. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
2. Сергей Хижниченко: «В сборной меня звали «Хижа», а в клубе – «Хомяк»
3. "Kazak Khiznichenko op proef bij Feyenoord" (in Dutch). AD.nl. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
4. "Актобе пополнился двумя новичками". http://fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
5. Includes Kazakhstan Cup

External links

• Sergei Khizhnichenko at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Football Federation of Kazakhstan