Vitali Rodionov

Vitali Rodionov
Personal information
Full nameVital Viktaravich Radyyonaw
Date of birth11 December 1983
Place of birthVitebsk, Belarus
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
BATE Borisov
Number20
Youth career
–2001Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2003Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk49(6)
2003–2005Torpedo Zhodino57(21)
2006–BATE Borisov211(86)
2009→ SC Freiburg (loan)12(4)
National team‡
2002–2005Belarus U2110(2)
2007–Belarus46(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 May 2014
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Viktaravich and the family name is Rodionov.

Vital Viktaravich Radyyonaw (Belarusian: Віталь Віктаравіч Радзівонаў; Russian: Виталий Родионов; born 11 December 1983) is a Belarusian footballer (striker) playing currently for BATE Borisov.

Career

He began his career in Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk, before being scouted from Torpedo Zhodino. He played 57 games for Torpedo, before being transferred to BATE Borisov in 2005. On 10 January 2009, he was loaned out from BATE Borisov, until summer 2009 to SC Freiburg, who had an option of purchase, but selected not to use it. On 24 May 2012, Rodionov scored twice in the 2–0 win over Minsk and became the top scorer for BATE in the Belarusian Premier League with 57 goals, surpassing Vitali Kutuzov's record of 56 goals that had been set between 1998 and 2001.[1] On 19 September 2012, Rodionov scored the second goal in BATE's 3–1 away victory over LOSC Lille, which was the first Champions League group stage win in the team's history.[2] On 2 October 2012, he also scored in BATE's first group match home win in the Champions League – a 3–1 success against Bayern Munchen.[3]

International

He is a member of the Belarus national football team and has represented his country in Euro and World Cup qualifiers.[4]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2008 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 2–1 3–1 2010 World Cup qualifier
2 1 April 2009 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 5–1 5–1 2010 World Cup qualifier
3 10 June 2009 Haradski Stadium, Barysaw, Belarus  Moldova 1–0 2–2 Friendly
4 3 March 2010 Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  Armenia 3–1 3–1 Friendly
5 12 October 2010 Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus  Albania 1–0 2–0 Euro 2012 qualifier
6 17 November 2010 Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman  Oman 4–0 4–0 Friendly
7 25 March 2013 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha  Canada 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8 3 June 2013 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
9 6 September 2013 Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 3–1 Friendly
10 19 November 2013 Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin, Turkey  Turkey 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

Individual

Club

BATE Borisov

References

  1. ↑ Виталий Родионов — лучший снайпер БАТЭ в чемпионатах страны (in Russian). sportpanorama.by. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lille vs. BATE match details". soccerway.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Patient BATE take Bayern by stealth". UEFA.com. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Vitali Rodionov match log". soccerway.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Об игроке: Родионов Виталий (in Russian). BATE Borisov official website. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Футболист года. Брессан, Родионов, Глеб. Кто за кого? (in Russian). Pressball.by. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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