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Comparison of Belarusian footballers: Alexander Hleb, Sergey Kislyak and others

This comparison examines ten Belarusian footballers who played as midfielders and forwards. Among them stand out Alexander Hleb — the most decorated player with experience at top clubs, and Sergey Kornilenko — a prolific striker. All players have experience playing for the Belarus national team, but only Hleb, Timofei Kalachev and Vitali Rodionov participated in a major tournament (Euro 2016).

Physical data varies: Hleb and Pavel Nekhaychik are technical but not tall, while Dmitry Verkhovtsov and Igor Stasevich are athletic. In terms of club career, Hleb leads (played for Arsenal, Barcelona), while the others mainly played for Belarusian and Russian clubs. Sergey Kislyak and Yuri Dragun made their name at BATE, Maxim Volodko is a lesser-known defender.

Achievements: Hleb is a UEFA Champions League winner (2009), English champion and Spanish champion. Kornilenko is the top scorer of the Belarusian championship (2012). Kalachev is a Belarusian Cup winner and Euro 2016 participant. Rodionov and Vitali Rodionov (typo, actually Vitali Rodionov) are multiple Belarusian champions with BATE. Sergey Kislyak won the Russian championship with Rubin (2008).

Conclusions: Alexander Hleb is the most successful in terms of club trophies and international experience. Sergey Kornilenko is the best scorer among those compared. Igor Stasevich and Yuri Dragun are key players for Belarusian teams. Timofei Kalachev and Vitali Rodionov performed well for the national team. The other players are inferior in overall characteristics.

Alexander Hleb Sergey Kislyak Timofei Kalachev Vitali Rodionov Sergey Kornilenko Dmitry Verkhovtsov Pavel Nekhaychik Igor Stasevich Yuri Dragun Maxim Volodko
Physical data
Height 185 cm 175 cm 175 cm 185 cm 186 cm 190 cm 178 cm 180 cm 178 cm 183 cm
Weight 77 kg 70 kg 70 kg 80 kg 82 kg 85 kg 72 kg 75 kg 73 kg 78 kg
Age 42 years 38 years 42 years 39 years 39 years 36 years 34 years 37 years 39 years 32 years
Playing position
Main position Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Forward Forward Defender Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Defender
Role Attacking midfielder Central midfielder Midfielder Centre forward Centre forward Centre-back Left midfielder Attacking midfielder Central midfielder Right-back
Club career
Club Arsenal, Barcelona, others BATE, Rubin, others BATE, Rostov, others BATE, others BATE, Krylya Sovetov, others BATE, Ural, others BATE, others BATE, Dinamo Minsk, others BATE, others BATE, others
National team
National team caps 80 caps 74 caps 72 caps 48 caps 77 caps 20 caps 30 caps 50 caps 68 caps 10 caps
National team goals 6 goals 9 goals 10 goals 13 goals 17 goals 0 goals 4 goals 5 goals 11 goals 0 goals
Achievements
Trophies UCL winner, English champion, Spanish champion Russian champion, Belarusian champion Belarusian champion, Belarusian Cup Belarusian champion, Belarusian Cup Belarusian champion, Belarusian Cup Belarusian champion, Belarusian Cup Belarusian champion Belarusian champion, Belarusian Cup Belarusian champion, Belarusian Cup Belarusian champion
Individual awards Belarusian Footballer of the Year No major ones None None Best scorer of Belarusian championship None None None None None
Playing style
Technique High Average Average Average Average Low High Average Average Average
Speed High Average Average Average Average Low High Average Average Average
Dribbling Excellent Satisfactory Average Average Average Weak Good Average Average Average