Mikhail Syarheyevich Sivakow ( be, Міхаі́л Сярге́евіч Сівако́ў, russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Сивако́в; born 16 January 1988) is a Belarusian footballer who plays as a

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for

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Career

Club

Sivakow began his career with Smena Minsk, before joining

BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov (russian: link=no, ФК БАТЭ Борисов, ''FK BATE Borisov'' ; be, ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, ''BATE Barysaw,'' ) is a professional Belarusian football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusi ...

in January 2003 where he scored 14 goals in 83 games for the reserves. At the age of 17, he received interest from German club Borussia Dortmund but never signed for them. He started playing with the senior side in 2005, participating in 13 games and scoring one goal in the

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. On 31 January 2009, he was signed by Italian Serie A side

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in 4-year contract. He made his Serie A debut on 8 November 2009, replaced Davide Biondini in the last minutes, against

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. On 27 January 2010, he was loaned to Piacenza to swap club with

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. On 28 January 2011, Sivakow signed a half-year loan deal with Wisła Kraków. He was the most remembered for his 51,1 m goal against

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. On 25 August 2011, Sivakow left Cagliari to join Belgian Pro League side

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. He signed a four-year contract with the club. On 28 January 2015, Sivakow signed a six-month contract with

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side Gabala FK, linking up with fellow former FC Chornomorets Odesa players,

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, Oleksiy Gai,

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and manager

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. Sivakow left Gabala at the end of his contract. In June 2015, Sivakow signed a two-year contract with FC Zorya Luhansk. On 19 January 2017, he signed with a Russian Premier League side FC Orenburg. On 17 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with another Russian club FC Amkar Perm. On 24 July 2018, he returned to FC Orenburg after Amkar was declared bankrupt.

International

Sivakow played with the Belarus national football team's under 17 side from 2004 to 2005, and in 2006 with the under 19 side. In 2008, Sivakow became a member of the under 21 squad. He played his first game for the squad on 14 October 2008 and scored a goal in the 39th minute against Turkey. Sivakow was a leading member of the under 21 side that participated in the

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and exited at the group stage. Two years later, he captained the under 21 team that finished in 3rd place at the

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and qualified for the

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. Sivakow appeared in all five of the matches. He also captained the Belarus Olympic squad that participated in the

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, playing in all three of their matches and scoring one goal. Sivakow made his debut for the senior national side of his country on 2 June 2010, in the 0:1 home loss against

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in a friendly match after coming on as a substitute for Sergey Omelyanchuk during the second half.

Personal life

His mother is of Polish descent.

Career statistics

Notes

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 9 June 2017''

International goals

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

Honours

BATE Borisov *

champion:

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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 gather ...

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 fact ...

* Belarusian Cup winner: 2005–06 * Belarusian Super Cup winner:

Wisła Kraków * Ekstraklasa champion:

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Belarus U21 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship bronze:

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References

External links

*
Player profile on official FC BATE website

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sivakow, Mikhail 1988 births Footballers from Minsk Belarusian people of Polish descent Living people Belarusian men's footballers Belarus men's youth international footballers Belarus men's under-21 international footballers Belarus men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders FC BATE Borisov players Cagliari Calcio players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Wisła Kraków players S.V. Zulte Waregem players FC Gomel players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Gabala FK players FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Orenburg players FC Amkar Perm players Belarusian Premier League players Serie A players Serie B players Ekstraklasa players Belgian Pro League players Ukrainian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Belarusian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia