Mikhail Syarheyevich Sivakow (, ; born 16 January 1988) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Media Football League club SKA Rostov-on-Don.
Career Club
Sivakow began his career with Smena Minsk, before joining BATE Borisov 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.Interview with Pressball.by He started playing with the senior side in 2005, participating in 13 games and scoring one goal in the Belarusian Premier League.
On 31 January 2009, he was signed by Italian Serie A side Cagliari in 4-year contract.
He made his Serie A debut on 8 November 2009, replaced Davide Biondini in the last minutes, against Sampdoria. On 27 January 2010, he was loaned to Piacenza to swap club with Radja Nainggolan.
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 Lechia Gdańsk.
On 25 August 2011, Sivakow left Cagliari to join Belgian Pro League side Zulte Waregem. He signed a four-year contract with the club.
On 28 January 2015, Sivakow signed a six-month contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK, linking up with fellow former FC Chornomorets Odesa players, Dmytro Bezotosnyi, Oleksiy Gai, Ruslan Fomin and manager Roman Hryhorchuk. 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. Sivakow left Orenburg as his contract expired on 10 June 2024.
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 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and exited at the group stage. Two years later, he captained the under 21 team that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and qualified for the 2012 Olympics. Sivakow appeared in all five of the matches. He also captained the Belarus Olympic squad that participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament, 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 Sweden 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.Michaił Siwakow: płynie w moich żyłach trochę polskiej krwi 24 February 2011, onet.pl
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBATE Borisov2005Vysheyshaya Liga20100000302006Vysheyshaya Liga10101000302007Vysheyshaya Liga1011140001522008Vysheyshaya Liga2338111000424Total36411216000636Cagliari2008–09Serie A00000000002009–10Serie A10000000102010–11Serie A2010000030Total3010000040Piacenza (loan)2009–10Serie B152000000152Wisła Kraków (loan)2010–11Ekstraklasa141200000161Zulte Waregem2011–12Jupiler Pro League140000000140BATE Borisov (loan)2012Vysheyshaya Liga70207000160BATE Borisov2013Vysheyshaya Liga180001010200Gomel2014Vysheyshaya Liga142100000152Chornomorets Odesa2014–15Ukrainian Premier League101302000151Gabala2014–15Azerbaijan Premier League120100000130Zorya Luhansk2015–16Ukrainian Premier League2216040003212016–17Ukrainian Premier League140115000201Total361719000522Orenburg2016–17Russian Premier League120000020140Amkar Perm2017–18Russian Premier League251310020302Orenburg2018–19Russian Premier League2212000002412019–20Russian Premier League1902000002102020–21Russian First League3721000003822021–22Russian First League2720000102822022–23Russian Premier League2402100002612023–24Russian Premier League100700000170Total139514100101546Career total355174553506044122
Notes
International BelarusYearAppsGoals201010201420201540201660201731Total161 Statistics accurate as of match played 9 June 2017
International goals Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 9 June 2017 Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours BATE Borisov Belarusian Premier League: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 Belarusian Cup: 2005–06 Belarusian Super Cup: 2013
Wisła Kraków Ekstraklasa: 2010–11
Belarus U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship third place: 2011
References
External links
Player profile on official FC BATE website Football LineUps Stats