Sergey Khizhnichenko
Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh football player. Career Club career Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team. In November 2010 and January 2011, Sergey was on trial at Feyenoord. In December 2014, Khizhnichenko signed a two-year contract with FC Aktobe. On 23 January 2017, Khizhnichenko signed for FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Premier League. On 6 January 2020, Astana confirmed that Khizhnichenko had left the club after the expiration of his contract. International career 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 Club International Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2020 International goals References External links Profile at Football Federation of Kazakhstan 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Oskemen Kazakhstani people of Ukrainian descent Kazakhstani men's footballers Men's association football forwards Kazakhstan men's international footballers Kazakhstan Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Kazakhstani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus FC Astana players FC Atyrau players FC Vostok players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Korona Kielce players FC Aktobe players FC Tobol players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players FC Ordabasy players