Syarhey Shtanyuk

Syarhey Pyatrovich Shtanyuk (Belarusian: Сяргей Пятровіч Штанюк, Russian: Серге́й Петрович Штанюк, tr. Sergey Petrovich Shtanyuk; born 13 August 1973), also known as Sergei Petrovich Shtanyuk, is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He captained the Belarus national side.^[1]

Sergei Shtanyuk

Personal information
Full name	Syarhey Pyatrovich Shtanyuk
Date of birth	(1973-08-13) 13 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	SDYuShOR-5 Minsk
1990–1991	Quick 1888
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Dinamo-93 Minsk	60	(3)
1994–1995	Dinamo Minsk	24	(1)
1996–2000	Dynamo Moscow	129	(11)
2000	Royal Antwerp	1	(0)
2001–2003	Stoke City	84	(5)
2003–2005	Shinnik Yaroslavl	76	(4)
2005–2006	Metalurh Zaporizhya	13	(0)
2006–2007	Luch-Energia Vladivostok	46	(1)
2008	Rostov	36	(4)
2009	Alania Vladikavkaz	18	(1)
Total		487	(30)
International career
1992–1995	Belarus U21	12	(0)
1995–2007	Belarus	71	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Shtaniuk was born in Minsk and played in the Belarusian Premier League for Dynamo-93 and Dynamo Minsk before him and two teammates Pavel Michalevitsj and Aleh Poetsila decided to join Dutch amateur club Quick 1888 based in Nijmegen. He joined Russian club Dynamo Moscow in 1996 where he spent four years, making over 100 appearances. After a short spell with Belgian club Royal Antwerp, he joined English side Stoke City in the summer of 2001. In 2001–02, he played in 48 matches including the 2002 Football League Second Division play-off final where Stoke beat Brentford 2–0 to gain promotion.^[2] He played in 47 matches in 2002–03 and won the player of the year award. He left in the summer of 2003 and returned to Russia where he played for Shinnik. He then played in Ukraine for Metalurh Zaporizhya and back in Russia with Luch-Energia Vladivostok, Rostov and Alania Vladikavkaz.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Play-offs		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo-93 Minsk	1992–93[3]	Belarusian Premier League	30	3							30	3
	1993–94[3]	Belarusian Premier League	30	0							30	0
	Total		60	3							60	3
Dinamo Minsk	1994–95[3]	Belarusian Premier League	13	1							13	1
	1995[3]	Belarusian Premier League	11	0							11	0
	Total		24	1							24	1
Dynamo Moscow	1996[3]	Russian Top League	34	4							34	4
	1997[3]	Russian Top League	34	3							34	3
	1998[3]	Russian Top Division	34	2							34	2
	1999[3]	Russian Top Division	3	0							3	0
	2000[3]	Russian Top Division	24	2							24	2
	Total		129	11							129	11
Royal Antwerp	2000–01[3]	Belgian First Division	1	0							1	0
Stoke City	2001–02[4]	Second Division	40	2	4	0	1	0	3	0	48	2
	2002–03[4]	First Division	44	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	47	3
	Total		84	5	6	0	2	0	3	0	95	5
Shinnik Yaroslavl	2003[3]	Russian Premier League	15	1							15	1
	2004[3]	Russian Premier League	32	2							32	2
	2005[3]	Russian Premier League	29	1							29	1
	Total		76	4							76	4
Metalurh Zaporizhya	2005–06[3]	Ukrainian Premier League	13	0							13	0
Luch-Energia Vladivostok	2006[3]	Russian Premier League	19	1							19	1
	2007[3]	Russian Premier League	27	0							27	0
	Total		46	1							46	1
Rostov	2008[3]	Russian Premier League	36	4							36	4
Alania Vladikavkaz	2009[3]	Russian Premier League	18	1							18	1
Total			487	30	6	0	2	0	3	0	498	30

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belarus	1995	1	0
	1996	7	1
	1997	6	0
	1998	4	0
	2000	6	0
	2001	7	0
	2002	7	0
	2003	7	1
	2004	7	0
	2005	8	0
	2006	7	1
	2007	4	0
Total		71	3

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shtanyuk goal.

List of international goals scored by Syarhey Shtanyuk^[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 February 1996	İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey	Turkey	2 – 2	2–3	Friendly
2	20 August 2003	Dinamo Stadium, Belarus	Iran	2 – 0	2–1	Friendly
3	2 June 2006	Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia	Libya	1 – 0	1–1	LG Cup

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

• Belarusian Premier League: 1994–95, 1995

Stoke City

• Football League Second Division play-off final: 2002
• Stoke City player of the year: 2003

References

1. "Belarus – Record International Players". Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
2. "Stoke seal promotion". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 December 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
3. Syarhey Shtanyuk at National-Football-Teams.com
4. Syarhey Shtanyuk at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. "Football PLAYER: Syarhey Shtanyuk". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

External links

• Syarhey Shtanyuk at National-Football-Teams.com