Anton Putsila

Anton Kanstantsinavich Putsila (Belarusian: Анто́н Канстанці́навіч Пуці́ла; Russian: Анто́н Константи́нович Пути́ло, tr., Anton Konstantinovich Putilo; born 10 June 1987 in Orsha) is a Belarusian professional football player who currently plays for Turkish side Gaziantepspor.

Career

Putsila played youth football at RUOR Minsk before signing a professional contract with Dinamo Minsk in January 2004. Before his loan to Hamburger SV he appeared 21 times in 2007 as a midfielder for Dinamo Minsk in the Belarusian Premier League, scoring one goal.

He was loaned to Hamburg in January 2008.

In the second half of the 2007–08 season, he made three Bundesliga appearances for Hamburger SV, coming on as a substitute each time. On 21 June 2010, he announced his move to SC Freiburg on a free transfer on 1 January 2011.

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

• Belarusian Premier League champion: 2004

International career

Putsila has played for the Belarus national under-17 team, and the Belarus national under-21 team, earning six caps and scoring one goal. He made his debut for the senior Belarus national football team on 2 February 2008.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 March 2010	Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey	Armenia	1 – 0	3–1	Friendly
2	27 May 2010	Stadion Villach Lind, Villach, Austria	Honduras	1 – 1	2–2	Friendly
3	27 May 2010	Stadion Villach Lind, Villach, Austria	Honduras	2 – 1	2–2	Friendly
4	7 June 2011	Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Luxembourg	2 – 0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5	11 September 2012	Stade De France, Paris, France	France	1 – 2	1–3	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	3 June 2013	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1 – 0	2–0	Friendly

Name

The English transliteration of the Belarusian family name is Putsila. FIFA, however, which often uses the English transliteration, applies the spelling Putsilo, mixing up Belarusian and Russian.

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