Mikhail Syarheyevich Sivakow (, ; born 16 January 1988) is a Belarusian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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for Russian
Media Football League club
SKA Rostov-on-Don.
Career
Club
Sivakow began his career with
Smena Minsk
Minsk-2 is a Belarusian football club based in Minsk and is a reserve team of FC Minsk.
History
The team was formed in 1954 as FShM Minsk (''Futbolnaya Shkhola Molodyozhi'', or ''Football School of Youth'') and was essentially a student team. Dur ...
, before joining
BATE Borisov
FC BATE Borisov (, ''FK BATE Borisov'' ; , ''BATE Barysaw,'' ), commonly referred to as BATE or BATE Borisov, is a Belarusian professional football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which the ...
in January 2003 where he scored 14 goals in 83 games for the reserves. At the age of 17, he received interest from German club Borussia Dortmund but never signed for them. He started playing with the senior side in 2005, participating in 13 games and scoring one goal in the
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League (, ''Vyšejšaja Liha'' or ''Vysheyshaya Liga''; ; "Top League"), also called the BETERA Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Belarus and the highest level of the B ...
.
On 31 January 2009, he was signed by Italian Serie A side
Cagliari
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in 4-year contract.
He made his Serie A debut on 8 November 2009, replaced
Davide Biondini
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Club career Cesena
Biondini started his career at Cesena, near his birthplace. After playing more than 40 Serie C1 games, he left ...
in the last minutes, against
Sampdoria
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Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the ...
. On 27 January 2010, he was loaned to
Piacenza
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to swap club with
Radja Nainggolan
Radja Nainggolan (born 4 May 1988) is a Belgian professional association football, footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Challenger Pro League club K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse, Lokeren-Temse.
Nicknamed ''Il Ninja'', he spent almost his entir ...
.
On 28 January 2011, Sivakow signed a half-year loan deal with
Wisła Kraków
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. He was the most remembered for his 51,1 m goal against
Lechia Gdańsk
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The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...
.
On 25 August 2011, Sivakow left Cagliari to join
Belgian Pro League
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side
Zulte Waregem. He signed a four-year contract with the club.
On 28 January 2015, Sivakow signed a six-month contract with
Azerbaijan Premier League
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side
Gabala FK
Gabala SC (, ), also spelled Qabala, is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Qabala, which have competed in the Azerbaijan Premier League since 2006. They will be set to play in Azerbaijan Premier League from 2025–26 season follo ...
,
linking up with fellow former
FC Chornomorets Odesa
FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Odesa, Ukraine.
According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959 players,
Dmytro Bezotosnyi,
Oleksiy Gai,
Ruslan Fomin
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Career
He was loaned to Metalist Kharkiv in 2007. Fomin was also a member of the Ukraine national under-21 football team, as well as a former member ...
and manager
Roman Hryhorchuk
Roman Yosypovych Hryhorchuk (; born 22 March 1965) is a Ukrainian professional football manager and former player.
Early life
Since the fourth grade, around 11 years of age, Hryhorchuk was interested in handball and competed for local village ...
. Sivakow left Gabala at the end of his contract.
In June 2015, Sivakow signed a two-year contract with
FC Zorya Luhansk
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The modern club as a ...
.
On 19 January 2017, he signed with a
Russian Premier League
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side
FC Orenburg
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History
It played professionally as Gazovik ...
.
On 17 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with another Russian club
FC Amkar Perm
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.
On 24 July 2018, he returned to
FC Orenburg
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History
It played professionally as Gazovik ...
after Amkar was declared bankrupt. Sivakow left Orenburg as his contract expired on 10 June 2024.
International

Sivakow played with the
Belarus national football team
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's under 17 side from 2004 to 2005, and in 2006 with the under 19 side. In 2008, Sivakow became a member of the under 21 squad. He played his first game for the squad on 14 October 2008 and scored a goal in the 39th minute against Turkey. Sivakow was a leading member of the under 21 side that participated in the
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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and exited at the group stage. Two years later, he
captained the under 21 team that finished in 3rd place at the
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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The Danish bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 10 De ...
and qualified for the
2012 Olympics
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. Sivakow appeared in all five of the matches.
He also captained the
Belarus Olympic squad that participated in the
2012 Toulon Tournament
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, playing in all three of their matches and scoring one goal.
Sivakow made his debut for the
senior national side of his country on 2 June 2010, in the 0:1 home loss against
Sweden
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in a
friendly match
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after coming on as a substitute for
Sergey Omelyanchuk during the second half.
Personal life
His mother is of Polish descent.
Career statistics
Club
Notes
International
''Statistics accurate as of match played 9 June 2017''
International goals
:''Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.''
Honours
BATE Borisov
*
Belarusian Premier League
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:
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 ...
,
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
,
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
,
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
*
Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs of Belarus, organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.
Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies f ...
:
2005–06
*
Belarusian Super Cup
The Belarusian Super Cup () is an annual one-match association football competition in Belarus organized by the Football Federation of Belarus. This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the Belarusian Premier League Champi ...
:
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
Wisła Kraków
*
Ekstraklasa
(; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...
:
2010–11
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Belarus U21
*
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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third 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 ...
References
External links
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Player profile on official FC BATE websiteFootball LineUps Stats*
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1988 births
Footballers from Minsk
Belarusian people of Polish descent
Living people
Belarusian men's footballers
Belarus men's youth international footballers
Belarus men's under-21 international footballers
21st-century Belarusian sportsmen
Belarus men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football defenders
FC BATE Borisov players
Cagliari Calcio players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
Wisła Kraków players
S.V. Zulte Waregem players
FC Gomel players
FC Chornomorets Odesa players
Gabala SC players
FC Zorya Luhansk players
FC Orenburg players
FC Amkar Perm players
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players
Belarusian Premier League players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Ekstraklasa players
Belgian Pro League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Belarusian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia