Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh (Russian: Максим Александрович Шацких) (born 30 August 1978), is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays for Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. Shatskikh became the first Asian and Uzbekistan's player who scored in UEFA Champions League, on July 28 1999, and second Uzbek player after Mirjalol Kasymov scored in UEFA football competitions.[1]
[edit] Career
Previously, he was signed for Ukrainian Premier League's Dynamo Kyiv as a replacement for Andriy Shevchenko, who was bounded in A.C. Milan in 1999. In his first season, at Dynamo, he scored 2 goals in a 3–2 win over Karpaty Lviv to clinch their 8th consecutive league title.[2] He was dubbed as "Shevchenko" in Uzbekistan.
He has won the Ukrainian Premier League scoring title twice, in the 1999–2000 season with 20 goals and in the 2002–2003 season when he scored 22 goals to equal Serhiy Rebrov's record haul of 1997–98 while also playing for Kyiv. In his debut UEFA Champions League season 1999-2000 he scored 5 goals. On July 28 1999, he scored his first goal in Champions League against Žalgiris Vilnius.[3] With Kyiv Shatskikh managed to play 9 seasons in the UEFA Champions League scoring 11 goals.
After spending a season in 2009 with Lokomotiv Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League he returned to Kiev and was signed by Arsenal Kyiv in the winter break.
During his stay with Arsenal Kyiv, Shatskikh scored his 100th league goal and is the second best goalscorer in the history of the Ukrainian Premier League and trailing the leader Serhiy Rebrov.[4] On 7 April 2010 the president of FC Arsenal Kyiv presented Shatskikh the Golden Ball award for scoring his 100th goal in the Ukrainian Top League against Metalurh Zaporizhia, according to turnir.com.ua while referring to the official website of the Kyivan club (fcarsenal.com.ua).[5] The Arsenal president Vadym Rabinovych said that he has already order another Golden Ball for Shatskikh containing more gold for his future 200th goal in the Ukrainian Premier League.
[edit] National
Shatskih was among the three best Asian players in 2005. On 13 October 2007, he scored 5 goals against Chinese Taipei.[6] On 2 June 2008, he scored a goal for Uzbekistan during 7–3 win over Singapore in World Cup 2010 qualification game and became joint top scorer for national team with Mirjalol Kasymov.[7] On 15 October 2008, he scored against Japan as well, thus becoming the all-time top scorer of his side.
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 21 May 2011
- Other - National Super Cup
[edit] International goals
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1. |
9 June 1999 |
Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
Azerbaijan |
5–1 |
Won |
Friendly |
| 2. |
9 June 1999 |
Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
Azerbaijan |
5–1 |
Won |
Friendly |
| 3. |
9 June 1999 |
Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
Azerbaijan |
5–1 |
Won |
Friendly |
| 4. |
21 November 1999 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Bangladesh |
6–0 |
Won |
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. |
21 November 1999 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Bangladesh |
6–0 |
Won |
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. |
27 November 1999 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
1–0 |
Won |
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7. |
8 October 2000 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Turkmenistan |
3–0 |
Won |
Friendly |
| 8. |
8 October 2000 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Turkmenistan |
3–0 |
Won |
Friendly |
| 9. |
8 September 2001 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Oman |
5–0 |
Won |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. |
8 November 2003 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Thailand |
3–0 |
Won |
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 11. |
13 October 2004 |
Amman, Jordan |
Iraq |
2–1 |
Won |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. |
17 November 2004 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Chinese Taipei |
6–1 |
Won |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13. |
3 June 2005 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
South Korea |
1–1 |
Draw |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. |
17 August 2005 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Kuwait |
3–2 |
Won |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. |
8 October 2005 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Bahrain |
1–1 |
Draw |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16. |
22 February 2006 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Bangladesh |
5–0 |
Won |
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 17. |
22 February 2006 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Bangladesh |
5–0 |
Won |
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 18. |
16 August 2006 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hong Kong |
2–2 |
Draw |
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 19. |
11 October 2006 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
4–0 |
Won |
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 20. |
14 July 2007 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Malaysia |
5–0 |
Won |
2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
| 21. |
14 July 2007 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Malaysia |
5–0 |
Won |
2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
| 22. |
18 July 2007 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
China PR |
3–0 |
Won |
2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
| 23. |
13 October 2007 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Chinese Taipei |
9–0 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 24. |
13 October 2007 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Chinese Taipei |
9–0 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 25. |
13 October 2007 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Chinese Taipei |
9–0 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 26. |
13 October 2007 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Chinese Taipei |
9–0 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27. |
13 October 2007 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Chinese Taipei |
9–0 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28. |
26 March 2008 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Saudi Arabia |
3–0 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29. |
2 June 2008 |
Singapore, Singapore |
Singapore |
7–3 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 30. |
15 October 2008 |
Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
1–1 |
Draw |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 31. |
7 September 2010 |
Tallinn, Estonia |
Estonia |
3–3 |
Draw |
Friendly |
| 32. |
12 October 2010 |
Riffa, Bahrain |
Bahrain |
4–2 |
Won |
Friendly |
| 33. |
12 January 2011 |
Doha, Qatar |
Kuwait |
2–1 |
Won |
2011 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage |
| 34. |
2 September 2011 |
Tursunzoda, Tajikistan |
Tajikistan |
1-0 |
Won |
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| Correct as of 2 September 2011 |
[edit] Honours
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- 2002
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- 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
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- 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
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- 2004, 2006, 2007
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- 2011
[edit] Individual
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- 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
[edit] References
[edit] External links