Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh (born 30 August 1978) is an Uzbekistani professional

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coach of

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and a former player. A prolific striker, he is widely regarded as one of the best Uzbekistani player of all time and was the top goalscorer of the national team with 34 goals in 61 games from 2010 to 2022. Shatskikh is the joint all-time top scorer of the Ukrainian Premier League with 123 goals in 341 games together with Serhii Rebrov. He spent a decade playing for

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from 1999 to 2009. On 28 July 1999, Shatskikh became the first Asian player to score in the

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and is only the second Uzbekistani player, after Mirjalol Kasymov, to score in

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football competitions. At international level, he played in three

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s for Uzbekistan, helping them to fourth place in 2011. He last played for Rukh Vynnyky. On 8 April 2016, it was announced that he ended his playing career and became a coaching staff of the Dynamo football academy. His brother Oleg Shatskikh is also a former footballer.

Career

Dynamo Kyiv

After playing for clubs in Uzbekistan and Russia in his earlier career he was signed by

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as a replacement for

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, who was acquired by A.C. Milan in 1999. In his first season at Dynamo, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over Karpaty Lviv to clinch Dynamo's 8th consecutive league title. He was labeled the "next Shevchenko" in the media. In his debut season for Dynamo Kyiv, he won the Ukrainian Premier League and became Ukrainian Premier League top scorer, scoring 20 goals. In the 2002–03 season, when he scored 22 goals to equal Serhii Rebrov's record haul of 1997–98 while also playing for Kyiv, Shatskikh scored 5 goals in his debut UEFA Champions League season 1999–2000. On 28 July 1999, he scored his first goal in the Champions League in a match against Žalgiris Vilnius. With Kyiv, Shatskikh managed to play 9 seasons in the

, scoring 11 goals.

Arsenal Kyiv

After spending the 2009 season with Lokomotiv Astana in the

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he returned to Kyiv, where he was signed by

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during the winter break. During his stay with Arsenal Kyiv, Shatskikh scored his 100th league goal. On 7 April 2010, the president of Arsenal Kyiv presented Shatskikh the Golden Ball award for scoring his 100th goal in the Ukrainian Premier League against Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. Arsenal president Vadym Rabinovych said that he had already ordered another Golden Ball for Shatskikh containing more gold for his future 200th goal in the

. At the start of the 2013–14 season, Shatskikh joined Arsenal Kyiv from fellow Ukrainian side Chornomorets Odesa.

Hoverla

On 30 December 2013, Shatskikh signed a 2.5-year contract with Hoverla Uzhhorod. On 27 July 2014, in Ukrainian Premier League match Hoverla Uzhhorod- Karpaty Lviv finished by draw 2–2, Shatskikh scored the first goal for the Hoverla side in the match and his 122nd in Ukrainian Premier League. On 23 August 2014, in Ukrainian Cup away match against Cherkaskyi Dnipro Hoverla won by 2–1 and Shatskikh scored in the 67th minute the second goal of his team. After this match his total goals in the

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reached 24 goals (as of 23 August 2014) and he became the 2nd best goalscorer of the tournament after Andriy Vorobey with 25 goals. He is the highest goalscorer in the history of the

with 124 goals, (''as of 4 October 2014''), surpassing Serhii Rebrov. Shatskikh scored his 124th goal on 4 October 2014 in a match against

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lost by Hoverla with 2–1. He is also member of Oleh Blokhin club with 171 goals (as of 4 October 2014). At the end of the 2014–15 season Shatskikh left the club, while under a contract and joined an amateur club from

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until the end of 2015. On 10 May 2016, he filed a case to

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(

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) against Hoverla Uzhhorod administration for failure to pay him indebted salary. During the 2015–16 season Hoverla already was fined and had points deducted for not paying players' salaries on the decision of the

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, yet according to Shatskikh his personal case that was filed in October 2015 was not yet reviewed by April 2016 and could stretch out for 10 years.

International career

Known since his performance at young age, he was available to represent for Uzbekistan and

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. Immediately, he chose the former. Shatskih was among the three best Asian players in 2005. On 13 October 2007, he scored 5 goals against

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. On 2 June 2008, he scored a goal for

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during a 7–3 win over

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in a

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qualification game and became joint top scorer for the national team with Mirjalol Kasymov. On 15 October 2008, he scored against

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as well, thus becoming the all-time top scorer for his side. Another famous goal came against Iran in the 2014 WCQs effectively sealing Irans fate and ensuring the Uzbekis reaching the playoffs. On 29 May 2014, Shatskikh played his farewell match for the national team in a friendly against

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. He capped 61 matches for national team, scoring 34 goals. He remained Uzbekistan's leading national team goalscorer until June 2023, when Eldor Shomurodov broke his record.

Personal life

He is a naturalized citizen of Ukraine subsequently after his retirement from football.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shatskikh goal.''

Honours

Player

Dynamo Kyiv * Ukrainian Championship: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09 *

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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: 2004, 2006, 2007 *

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: 2002 Uzbekistan *

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fourth place:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Manager

Pakhtakor *

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Individual * Uzbekistan Footballer of the Year: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 *

top scorer: 1999–2000, 2002–03 *

top scorer: 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03 * Serhiy Rebrov club: 124 goals * Oleh Blokhin club: 171 goals

References

External links

* *
Maksim Shatskikh's profile at uzfootball.uz
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shatskikh, Maksim 1978 births Living people Footballers from Tashkent Uzbekistani men's footballers 21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen Uzbekistan men's international footballers Uzbekistani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan FC Sokol Saratov players FC Energiya Volzhsky players FC Lada-Tolyatti players FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Chornomorets Odesa players FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players FC Astana players FC Rukh Lviv players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players Uzbekistani people of Russian descent 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Ukrainian Premier League top scorers Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia Uzbekistani football managers Men's association football forwards Naturalized citizens of Ukraine Pakhtakor Tashkent FK managers Uzbekistan Super League managers