Sergey Khizhnichenko

Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (Сергей Александрович Хижниченко; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Altai.

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.

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.

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2020