Sergei Sergeyevich Ostapenko (Russian: Серге́й Остапенко) (born 23 February 1986) is a Kazakh former footballer, whose last team was FC Astana.

Sergei Ostapenko
Personal information
Full name Sergei Sergeyevich Ostapenko
Date of birth (1986-02-23) 23 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
FC Almaty
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003−2006 Almaty 98 (21)
2007 Tobol 26 (10)
2008 Royal Antwerp 0 (0)
2008 Almaty 19 (6)
2009 Aktobe 9 (0)
2010 Astana 27 (6)
2011 Zhetysu 32 (5)
2012–2014 Astana 55 (10)
2014 Kaisar 11 (0)
2015 Astana 2 (0)
Total 279 (56)
International career
2004 Kazakhstan U-19 5 (1)
2004–2007 Kazakhstan U-21 4 (1)
2007−2014 Kazakhstan 42 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 August 2018

Career

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In 2003, Ostapenko had graduated from FC Almaty (FC Tsesna at that time) football academy and had been starting in the first team since then, before his transfer to FC Tobol in 2007. That was definitely an upward move in his career. He helped the team to win the Intertoto Cup that season, to finish second in the Super League and win the Kazakhstan Cup.

Royal Antwerp

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On 31 January 2008, along with Maksim Zhalmagambetov, Ostapenko signed a two-year contract with Royal Antwerp FC. The Belgian team's manager noted that the duo's youth, international experience and physical characteristics were key motivations for signing the pair.[1] However, Ostapenko's European adventure was not particularly successful and he did not start a single game for the reds, only playing in the reserve team. Both Ostapenko and Maksim Zhalmagambetov shortly returned to Kazakhstan in the middle of the Kazakhstan Premier League 2008.[2]

In July 2014, Ostapenko moved from FC Astana to FC Kaisar,[3] returning to Astana in April 2015 after his Kaisar contract had expired.[4]

International career

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At the age of 21, Sergei earned his first cap on 6 June 2007 in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Azerbaijan. He scored his first goal for the national team against Armenia, which also was a lone winning goal. Since then, he has scored 3 more goals, all in World Cup Qualifiers, including 2 at home to Andorra.

Career Stats

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Club

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Last update: 21 September 2014

Season Team Country League Level Apps Goals
2003 Almaty Kazakhstan First Division 2 16 9
2004 Almaty Kazakhstan Premier League 1 32 4
2005 Almaty Kazakhstan Premier League 1 26 7
2006 Almaty Kazakhstan Premier League 1 24 1
2007 Tobol Kazakhstan Premier League 1 26 10
2007-08 Royal Antwerp Belgium Second Division 2 0 0
2008 Almaty Kazakhstan Premier League 1 19 4
2009 Aktobe Kazakhstan Premier League 1 9 0
2010 Astana Kazakhstan Premier League 1 27 6
2011 Zhetysu Kazakhstan Premier League 1 32 5
2012 Astana Kazakhstan Premier League 1 26 6
2013 Astana Kazakhstan Premier League 1 22 4
2014 Astana Kazakhstan Premier League 1 7 0
Kaisar Kazakhstan Premier League 1 11 0
Total 277 56

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Result Score Competition
1 21 November 2007 Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan   Armenia Won 1-0 Euro 2008 qualifying
2 20 August 2008 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty   Andorra Won 3-0 2010 World Cup qualification
3 20 August 2008 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty   Andorra Won 3-0 2010 World Cup qualification
4 6 September 2008 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty   Ukraine Lost 3-1 2010 World Cup qualification
5 9 February 2011 Atatürk Stadium, Antalya   Belarus Draw 1-1 Friendly
6 6 September 2011 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku   Azerbaijan Lost 3-2 Euro 2012 qualifying
Correct as of 13 January 2017[5]

Honours

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  • Kazakhstan League Runner-up: 2007
  • Kazakhstan Cup Winner: 2006, 2007, 2010
  • Intertoto Cup Winner: 2007

References

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  1. ^ ProSport.kz 1 February 2008
  2. ^ Sports.kz 7 June 2008
  3. ^ "Сергей Остапенко перешел в Кайсар". today.kz/ (in Russian). today.kz/. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Форвард был заявлен за столичный клуб в последний день трансферного окна". fca.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ^ Football PLAYER: Sergey Ostapenko
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