Maksim Shatskikh


Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh is an Uzbekistani professional football coach and a former player.
A prolific striker, he is widely regarded as one of the best Uzbekistani player of all time and was the [List of top international association association football|football goal scorers by country|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 Dynamo Kyiv from 1999 to 2009.
On 28 July 1999, Shatskikh became the first Asian player to score in the UEFA Champions League and is only the second Uzbekistani player, after Mirjalol Kasymov, to score in UEFA football competitions. At international level, he played in three AFC Asian Cups 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.
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Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

After playing for clubs in Uzbekistan and Russia in his earlier career he was signed by Ukrainian Premier League's Dynamo Kyiv as a replacement for Andriy Shevchenko, 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 UEFA Champions League, scoring 11 goals.

Arsenal Kyiv

After spending the 2009 season with Lokomotiv Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League he returned to Kyiv, where he was signed by FC Arsenal Kyiv 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 Ukrainian Premier League.
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 Ukrainian Cup reached 24 goals 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 Ukrainian Premier League with 124 goals,, surpassing Serhii Rebrov. Shatskikh scored his 124th goal on 4 October 2014 in a match against Zorya Luhansk lost by Hoverla with 2–1. He is also member of Oleh Blokhin club with 171 goals.
At the end of the 2014–15 season Shatskikh left the club, while under a contract and joined an amateur club from Lviv until the end of 2015. On 10 May 2016, he filed a case to Lausanne 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 Football Federation of Ukraine, 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 Russia. Immediately, he chose the former.
Shatskih was among the three best Asian players in 2005. On 13 October 2007, he scored 5 goals against Taiwan. On 2 June 2008, he scored a goal for Uzbekistan during a 7–3 win over Singapore in a World Cup 2010 qualification game and became joint top scorer for the national team with Mirjalol Kasymov. On 15 October 2008, he scored against Japan 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 Oman. 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.
His daughter Kristina is married to current Dynamo Kyiv midfielder, Mykola Shaparenko.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 June 1999Samarkand, Uzbekistan5–1Friendly
29 June 1999Samarkand, Uzbekistan5–1Friendly
39 June 1999Samarkand, Uzbekistan5–1Friendly
421 November 1999Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates6–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
521 November 1999Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates6–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
627 November 1999Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
78 October 2000Tashkent, Uzbekistan3–0Friendly
88 October 2000Tashkent, Uzbekistan3–0Friendly
98 September 2001Tashkent, Uzbekistan5–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
108 November 2003Tashkent, Uzbekistan3–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1113 October 2004Amman, Jordan2–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1217 November 2004Tashkent, Uzbekistan6–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
133 June 2005Tashkent, Uzbekistan1–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1417 August 2005Tashkent, Uzbekistan3–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
158 October 2005Tashkent, Uzbekistan1–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1622 February 2006Tashkent, Uzbekistan5–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1722 February 2006Tashkent, Uzbekistan5–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1816 August 2006Tashkent, Uzbekistan2–22007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1911 October 2006Dhaka, Bangladesh4–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2014 July 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5–02007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
2114 July 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5–02007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
2218 July 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–02007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
2313 October 2007Tashkent, Uzbekistan9–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2413 October 2007Tashkent, Uzbekistan9–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2513 October 2007Tashkent, Uzbekistan9–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2613 October 2007Tashkent, Uzbekistan9–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2713 October 2007Tashkent, Uzbekistan9–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2826 March 2008Tashkent, Uzbekistan3–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
292 June 2008Singapore, Singapore7–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3015 October 2008Saitama, Japan1–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
317 September 2010Tallinn, Estonia3–3Friendly
3212 October 2010Riffa, Bahrain4–2Friendly
3312 January 2011Doha, Qatar2–12011 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
342 September 2011Tursunzoda, Tajikistan1–02014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Honours

Player

Dynamo Kyiv
Uzbekistan

Manager

Pakhtakor
Individual