Maksim Shatskikh: Biography, Facts and Career

Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh (born 30 August 1978) is an Uzbekistani professional football coach and a former player who coaches Asia Talas. A prolific striker, he is widely regarded as one of the best Uzbekistani player of all time and was the 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 qualifying rounds 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.

Quick facts about Maksim Shatskikh

• Full name: Maksim Shatskikh
• Born: 1978-08-30
• Nationality: Ukraine
• Known as: Athlete
• Wikidata ID: Q317058

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