Alyaksandr Pawlavich Valadzko, also spelled sometimes as Aleksandr Pavlovich Volodko ( be, Алякса́ндр Па́ўлавіч Валадзько́; russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Володько́; pl, Aleksander Wołodko; born 18 June 1986) is a

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ian former

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of Polish descent.

Career

He spent 10 years playing for BATE Borisov as a

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. He was part of the Belarus U-21 squad that participated in the

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. On 19 September 2012, Valadzko opened the scoring and assisted the third goal in BATE's 3–1 away victory over

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, which was the first Champions League group stage win in the team's history. Following his strong performances for BATE, he was called up to the senior national team for the first time in October 2012 for two

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qualifiers against

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and

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. He made his debut on 12 October 2012, playing the first half of the 0–4 loss against the Iberians.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.''

Honours

Dinamo Brest *

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winner: 2006–07 BATE Borisov * Belarusian Premier League champion:

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, 2009, 2010, 2011,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, 2015,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

winner: 2009–10, 2014–15 *

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winner: 2010, 2011,

Shakhtyor Soligorsk *

winner: 2018–19

References

External links

*
Player profile at official BATE website
* 1986 births Living people People from Motal Belarusian people of Polish descent Belarusian footballers Men's association football midfielders Belarus men's international footballers Belarusian expatriate footballers Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan FC Dynamo Brest players FC BATE Borisov players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players Sportspeople from Brest Region {{Belarus-footy-midfielder-stub