Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (Russian: Сергей Александрович Хижниченко; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Altai.[1]

Sergey Khizhnichenko
Khizhnichenko playing for Kazakhstan in 2009
Personal information
Full name Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko
Date of birth (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33)
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)
2010Atyrau (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

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Club career

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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, 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

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Khizhnichenko 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

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Club

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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 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Профиль: Хижниченко Сергей (in Russian). Sbornaya. Retrieved 21 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Сергей Хижниченко: "В сборной меня звали "Хижа", а в клубе – "Хомяк"[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Kazak Khiznichenko op proef bij Feyenoord" (in Dutch). AD.nl. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b c "Sergey Khizhnichenko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Andorra 1-3 Kazakhstan". fifa.com. FIFA. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Kazakhstan 1-2 Croatia". fifa.com. FIFA. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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