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Maksim Tsyhalka Personal information Full name Maksim Tsygalko Date of birth May 27, 1983 Place of birth Minsk, Belarus Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Unattached Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2001 Dinamo-Yuni Minsk 26 (17) 2001–2006 Dinamo Minsk 53 (24) 2006–2007 Naftan Novopolotsk 24 (3) 2007–2008 Kaisar 21 (7) 2008 Banants 4 (2) 2008–2009 Savit Mogilev 8 (2) National team‡ 2002–2004 Belarus U21 11 (3) 2003 Belarus 2 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2008Maksim "Maxim" Tsyhalka (Belarusian: Максім Цыгалка, Russian: Максим Цыгалко, Maksim Tsygalko) (often spelled Maxim Tsigalko) (born May 27, 1983) is a former Belarusian football player. He had to end his professional career early (at the age of 26) in 2010 due to persistent injuries.
He began his playing career at a youth team Dinamo-Yuni Minsk before moving up to play for the Dinamo Minsk first team, he spent 5 years with the club before moving to fellow Belarus team Naftan Novopolotsk, after an unsuccessful 2 seasons there Tsyhalka soon moved on to pastures new with Kazakhstan club Kaisar Kyzylorda. Again Tsyhalka spent 2 seasons with the club before moving on yet again to Armenian team Benants Yerevan in the summer of 2008, Tsyhalka only had a short stint at the club before moving on again. He spent a season for now defunct Belarus club FC Savit Mogilev, he scored 2 goals in his short spell at the club before being released after FC Savit were thrown out of the league and dissolved.
Tsyhalka also has a twin brother Yuri who plays as a goalkeeper for Shakhtyor Soligorsk. The brothers played alongside each other at Dinamo Minsk.
International goal
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 2 April 2003 Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus 
Uzbekistan1 – 0 2–2 Friendly Honours
External links
- Maksim Tsyhalka at National-Football-Teams.com
Belarus squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Zhevnov • 2 Tarasenka • 3 Molosh • 4 Sashcheka • 5 Baha • 6 Pankavets • 7 Suchkow • 8 Kornilenko • 9 V.Hleb • 10 A.Hleb • 11 Kalachev • 12 Y.Tsyhalka • 13 Sokal • 14 Kontsevoy • 15 Razhkow • 16 Shmigero • 17 M.Tsyhalka • 18 Byahanski • 19 Kirenkin • 20 Kirylchyk • 21 Shkabara • 22 Logvinaw • Coach: Puntus
Categories:- 1983 births
- People from Minsk
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Belarusian footballers
- Belarusian expatriate footballers
- Belarus international footballers
- FC Dinamo Minsk players
- FC Banants players
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate footballers in Armenia
- FC Savit Mogilev players
- Belarusian expatriates in Kazakhstan
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