Anton Kanstantsinavich Putsila ( be, Анто́н Канстанці́навіч Пуці́ла; russian: Анто́н Константи́нович Пути́ло, Anton Konstantinovich Putilo; born 23 June 1987) is a Belarusian professional

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who plays for Dinamo Minsk. He made 56 appearances for the Belarus national team scoring six goals.

Club career

Born in

Orsha Orsha ( be, О́рша, Во́рша, Orša, Vorša; russian: О́рша ; lt, Orša, pl, Orsza) is a city in Belarus in the Vitebsk Region, on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers. History Orsha was first mentioned in 1067 as Rsha ...

, Putsila played youth football at RUOR Minsk before signing a professional contract with Dinamo Minsk in January 2004. Before his loan to Hamburger SV he appeared 21 times in 2007 as a

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for Dinamo Minsk in the

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...

, scoring one goal. He was loaned to Hamburg in January 2008 for a fee of €500,000. In the second half of the 2007–08 season, he made three Bundesliga appearances for Hamburger SV, coming on as a substitute each time. On 21 June 2010, he announced his move to

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on a free transfer on 1 January 2011.

International career

Putsila played for the Belarus national under-17 team, and the Belarus national under-21 team, earning six caps and scoring one goal. He made his debut for the senior Belarus national team on 2 February 2008.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Putsila goal.''

Honours

Dinamo Minsk *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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