Alyaksandr Pawlavich Valadzko, also spelled sometimes as Aleksandr Pavlovich Volodko (Belarusian: Алякса́ндр Па́ўлавіч Валадзько́; Russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Володько́; Polish: Aleksander Wołodko; born 18 June 1986) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Valadzko with Belarus in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alyaksandr Pawlavich Valadzko | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Motal, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Brest (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Brest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Dinamo Brest | 62 | (3) |
| 2008–2017 | BATE Borisov | 212 | (14) |
| 2018 | Shakhter Karagandy | 26 | (1) |
| 2019 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | BATE Borisov | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 304 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Belarus U21 | 28 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Belarus | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | BATE Borisov (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Dinamo Brest (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Valadzko spent 10 years playing for BATE Borisov as a central defender or defensive midfielder. He was part of the Belarus U21 national team that participated in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On 19 September 2012, Valadzko opened the scoring and assisted the third goal in BATE's 3–1 away victory over Lille, which was the first Champions League group stage win in the team's history.[1] Following his strong performances for BATE, he was called up to the senior national team for the first time in October 2012 for two 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia.[2] He made his debut on 12 October 2012, playing the first half of the 4–0 loss against the Iberians.[3]
Personal life edit
Valadzko is of Polish descent.[4]
Career statistics edit
- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 February 2013 | Bellis Sports Centre, Belek, Turkey |  Hungary |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Dinamo Brest
BATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Belarusian Cup: 2009–10, 2014–15
- Belarusian Super Cup: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
- Belarusian Cup: 2018–19
References edit
- ^ "Lille vs. BATE match details". Soccerway. September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "З Валадзько, Глебам, але без Гарбунова: Кандрацьеў назваў гульцоў на матчы з Грузіяй і Іспаніяй" (in Belarusian). nn.by. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Беларусь уступила Испании (in Russian). Belarus Football Association official website. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Siergiej Kriwiec o szansach lecha na zdobycie mistrza Polski". 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
W naszej lidze jest wielu piłkarzy polskiego pochodzenia, choćby Aleksandr Fedorowicz, który był bramkarzem w BATE, a teraz jest trenerem bramkarzy, czy na przykład Aleksandr Wołodko, pomocnik z BATE
External links edit
- Alyaksandr Valadzko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Player profile at official BATE website
- Alyaksandr Valadzko at Soccerway
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