Sergei Kornilenko
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Sergei Aleksandrovich Kornilenko is a Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian professional footballer
Football (soccer)
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 who plays for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Career

Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

-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
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

 with FC Tom Tomsk, with whom he enjoyed a successful first season. On 19 July 2009 FC Zenit
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...

 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
Fatih Tekke
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. 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
FC Rubin Kazan
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, until January 2011. On 31 January 2011, Kornilenko signed on loan for English Premier League club Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
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, turning down a move to Standard Liege
Standard Liège
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 in the process.

International career

Kornilenko is a regular member of the Belarus national football team
Belarus national football team
The Belarus national football team represents Belarus in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk...

, earning his first cap in 2004. He is currently the fourth-highest scorer for his country in their history.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2005 CSKA Stadium, Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
2 – 1 3–1 Friendly
Exhibition game
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2 12 November 2005 CSKA Stadium, Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
3 – 1 3–1 Friendly
Exhibition game
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3 1 March 2006 Pafiako Stadium
Pafiako Stadium
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, Paphos
Paphos
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, Cyprus
Cyprus
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1 – 0 2–2 Cyprus International Football Tournament
Exhibition game
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4 16 August 2006 Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
3 – 0 3–0 Friendly
Exhibition game
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5 7 October 2006 Steaua Stadium, Bucharest
Bucharest
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, Romania
Romania
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1 – 2 1–3 Euro 2008 qualifier
6 11 November 2006 Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
2 – 2 4–2 Euro 2008 qualifier
7 11 November 2006 Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
3 – 2 4–2 Euro 2008 qualifier
8 6 June 2009 CSKA Stadium, Grodno, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
3 – 0 5–1 World Cup 2010 qualifier
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9 6 June 2009 CSKA Stadium, Grodno, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
4 – 0 5–1 World Cup 2010 qualifier
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...

10 7 June 2011 Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 
1 – 0 2–0 Euro 2012 qualifier
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
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11 7 October 2011 Stadionul Național
Stadionul National
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, Bucharest
Bucharest
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, Romania
Romania
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1 – 1 2–2 Euro 2012 qualifier
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
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12 15 November 2011 Police Officers Club Stadium
Police Officers Club Stadium
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, Dubai
Dubai
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, United Arab Emirates
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1 – 1 1–1 Friendly

Name

In Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

, both Belarusian
Belarusian language
The Belarusian language , sometimes referred to as White Russian or White Ruthenian, is the language of the Belarusian people...

 and Russian language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

s are official. Thus his name, usually transliterated as Sergei Kornilenko , can be alternatively spelled as Syarhey Karnilenka .

Honours

Dinamo Minsk
  • Belarusian Cup
    Belarusian Cup
    The Belarusian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Belarusian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.-Finals:-Soviet time winners:Finals before independence were:...

     (1): 2002–03
  • Belarusian Premier League
    Belarusian Premier League
    -Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...

     top scorer (1): 2003 (18 goals; along with Gennadi Bliznyuk
    Gennadi Bliznyuk
    Gennadiy Petrovich Bliznyuk is a Belarusian footballer . As of 2011 he plays for Belshina Bobruisk .- Career :...

    )

Dynamo Kyiv
  • Ukrainian Premier League
    Ukrainian Premier League
    The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

     champion (1): 2003–04

Zenit St. Petersburg
  • Russian Cup (1): 2010
    2009–10 Russian Cup
    The Russian Cup 2009–10 is the eighteenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on April 20, 2009 and finished with the Final held on 16 May 2010.-First round:...


External links

Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website Profile at the official Russian Premier League website
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