Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (russian: Сергей Александрович Хижниченко; born 17 July 1991) is a
Kazakh football
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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
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.
In December 2014, Khizhnichenko signed a two-year contract with
FC Aktobe
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.
On 23 January 2017, Khizhnichenko signed for
FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
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History
The club was founded in 1961. During Soviet ...
in the
Belarusian Premier League
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.
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
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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
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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
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Profileat Football Federation of Kazakhstan
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Oskemen
Kazakhstani people of Ukrainian descent
Kazakhstani footballers
Association football forwards
Kazakhstan international footballers
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Ekstraklasa players
Kazakhstani expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Expatriate 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