Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Altai.
Career
Club career Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team.Сергей Хижниченко: "В сборной меня звали "Хижа", а в клубе – "Хомяк" In November 2010 and January 2011, Sergey was on trial at Feyenoord.
In December 2014, Khizhnichenko signed a two-year contract with FC Aktobe.
On 23 January 2017, Khizhnichenko signed for FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Premier League.
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 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 to help his team overcome a 2–0 deficit and end the match with a 2-2 draw.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVostok-22006Kazakhstan First Division83———832007Kazakhstan First Division207 ——207Total2810 ——2810Vostok2008Kazakhstan Premier League14110——1512009Kazakhstan Premier League24640——286Total38750——437Lokomotiv Astana2010Kazakhstan Premier League15210——162Atyrau2010Kazakhstan Premier League1411020—171Shakhter Karagandy2011Kazakhstan Premier League31162040-37162012Kazakhstan Premier League1230000101332013Kazakhstan Premier League20531114103210Total632451154208529Korona Kielce2013–14Ekstraklasa13100——1312014–15Ekstraklasa13011——141Total26111——272Aktobe2015Kazakhstan Premier League2794120—3310Tobol2016Kazakhstan Premier League281010——2910Shakhtyor Soligorsk2016Belarusian Premier League8241——123Shakhter Karagandy2017Kazakhstan Premier League18100——181Ordabasy2018Kazakhstan Premier League4000——40Astana2019Kazakhstan Premier League104004000144Career total279712242342032679
International Kazakhstan national teamYearAppsGoals200943201050201150201220201371201462201550201682201730201820201910202040Total528 Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2020
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1. 9 September 2009 Estadio Comunal de Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 3. 14 October 2009 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 4. 14 August 2013 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Friendly 5. 5 September 2014 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 6. 7. 4 September 2016 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 8.
References
External links
Profile at Football Federation of Kazakhstan