Sergei Kornilenko
Belarusian professional footballer
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| Intro | Belarusian professional footballer | |
| A.K.A. | Sergei Aleksandrovich Kornilenko | |
| A.K.A. | Sergei Aleksandrovich Kornilenko | |
| Places | Belarus | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 14 June 1983, Vitebsk | |
| Age | 41 years | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
The details
Biography
Sergei Aleksandrovich Kornilenko (Belarusian: Сяргей Аляксандравіч Карніленка; Russian: Сергей Александрович Корниленко; born 14 June 1983) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara of the Russian Premier League. In Belarus, both Belarusian and Russian languages are official. Thus his name, usually transliterated as Sergei Kornilenko (Russian: Серге́й Корниленко), can be alternatively spelled as Syarhey Karnilenka (Belarusian: Сяргей Карніленка).
Career
Vitebsk-born Kornilenko began his career in his native Belarus as a trainee with FC Dinamo Minsk before joining his hometown club. After an unsuccessful half a season with Vitebsk he returned to Minsk, where he spent three seasons before moving to Ukraine with Dynamo Kyiv and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
In 2008 he moved to the Russian Premier League with FC Tom Tomsk, with whom he enjoyed a successful first season. On 19 July 2009 FC Zenit signed the striker until December 2013. The Russian club had needed a new striker after a serious injury to Danny and after transfer listing Fatih Tekke. On 9 March 2010 Kornilenko was loaned back to Tom Tomsk for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. He returned to Zenit in the summer of 2010 but was loaned out again, this time to Rubin Kazan, until January 2011. On 31 January 2011, Kornilenko signed on loan for English Premier League club Blackpool, turning down a move to Standard Liege in the process. In June 2011, he signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.
International career
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Kornilenko is a regular member of the Belarus national football team, earning his first cap in 2004. He is currently the second-highest scorer for his country in their history with seventeen goals as of September 2015. On 8 September 2015, Kornilenko captained his side in the absence of suspended Alyaksandr Martynovich in the 2:0 win over Luxembourg in a Euro 2016 qualifier.
In the summer of 2012 he was selected as one of the over aged players to represent Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London to participate in the Men's football tournament.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 November 2005 | CSKA Stadium, Vitebsk, Belarus | Latvia | 2 – 1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 November 2005 | CSKA Stadium, Vitebsk, Belarus | Latvia | 3 – 1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 1 March 2006 | Pafiako Stadium, Paphos, Cyprus | Finland | 1 – 0 | 2–2 | Cyprus International Football Tournament |
| 4 | 16 August 2006 | Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus | Andorra | 3 – 0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 7 October 2006 | Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1 – 2 | 1–3 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
| 6 | 11 November 2006 | Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus | Slovenia | 2 – 2 | 4–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
| 7 | 11 November 2006 | Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus | Slovenia | 3 – 2 | 4–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
| 8 | 6 June 2009 | CSKA Stadium, Grodno, Belarus | Andorra | 3 – 0 | 5–1 | World Cup 2010 qualifier |
| 9 | 6 June 2009 | CSKA Stadium, Grodno, Belarus | Andorra | 4 – 0 | 5–1 | World Cup 2010 qualifier |
| 10 | 7 June 2011 | Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus | Luxembourg | 1 – 0 | 2–0 | Euro 2012 qualifier |
| 11 | 7 October 2011 | Stadionul Național, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 1 – 1 | 2–2 | Euro 2012 qualifier |
| 12 | 15 November 2011 | Police Officers Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Libya | 1 – 1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 14 August 2013 | Torpedo Stadium, Zhodino, Belarus | Montenegro | 1 – 0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 11 October 2013 | Iberostar Stadium, Palma, Spain | Spain | 1 – 2 | 1–2 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 15 | 4 September 2014 | Borisov Arena, Borisov, Belarus | Tajikistan | 2 – 1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 27 March 2015 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | Macedonia | 2 - 1 | 2–1 | Euro 2016 qualifier |
| 17 | 5 September 2015 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 3 -1 | 3–1 | Euro 2016 qualifier |
Honours
Dinamo Minsk
- Belarusian Cup winner: 2002–03
- Belarusian Premier League top scorer: 2003
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League champion: 2003–04
- Ukrainian Super Cup winner: 2004
Zenit St. Petersburg
- Russian Cup: 2009–10