Igor Valeryevich Shatsky (; born 11 May 1989) is a Kazakhstani

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who plays as a

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for

Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...

and the Kazakhstan national team.

Career

Club

On 5 January 2020,

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announced the signing of Shatsky on a contract until the end of 2020. On 6 December 2024,

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announced the departure of Shatsky, with the goalkeeper returning to

International

Shatsky made his international debut for

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on 21 February 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in a friendly match against

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, which finished as a 1–0 win.

Career statistics

International

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* * * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Karaganda Kazakhstani men's footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Jenis players FC Tobol players FC Aktobe players Kazakhstan Premier League players {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub