Igor Shitov

Igor Sergeyevich Shitov, sometimes written Ihar Shytaw (Belarusian: Ігар Сяргеевіч Шытаў; Russian: Игорь Серге́евич Шитов; born 24 October 1986) is a Belarusian former football right back.

Igor Shitov

Shitov in September 2015
Personal information
Full name	Igor Sergeyevich Shitov
Date of birth	(1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth	Polotsk, Belarusian SSR, USSR
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
2002–2005	Dinamo Minsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Dinamo-BNTU Minsk	8	(0)
2003	RUOR Minsk	24	(2)
2006–2008	Torpedo Zhodino	78	(2)
2009–2011	BATE Borisov	60	(4)
2011–2013	Dynamo Moscow	3	(0)
2012–2013	→ Mordovia Saransk (loan)	20	(0)
2014–2016	Mordovia Saransk	44	(0)
2016–2018	Astana	41	(1)
2018–2021	Dinamo Minsk	47	(2)
International career^‡
2004	Belarus U19	1	(0)
2006–2009	Belarus U21	23	(2)
2008–2019	Belarus	66	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Shitov.

Career

Club

On 5 July 2016, Shitov signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana.^[1] Shitov left Astana on 3 July 2018 when his contract expired.^[2]

On 16 July 2018, Shitov returned to FC Dinamo Minsk.^[3]

International

Shitov scored his only international goal against Finland in the 90+2nd minute in a friendly match held on 2 June 2008. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after Toni Kallio scored the equalizer in the 90+4th minute.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 June 2018^[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
BATE Borisov	2009	Belarusian Premier League	22	1			10	0	-		32	0
	2010		23	1	2	0	13	0	0	0	38	1
	2011		15	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	19	2
	Total		60	4			26	0	1	0	87	4
Dynamo Moscow	2011–12	Russian Premier League	2	0	1	0	-		-		3	0
	2012–13		1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	4	0
Mordovia Saransk (loan)	2012–13	Russian Premier League	20	0	1	0	–		-		21	0
Mordovia Saransk	2013–14	Russian National League	5	0	1	0	–		-		6	0
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	22	0	3	0	–		-		25	0
	2015–16		17	0	1	0	–		-		18	0
	Total		44	0	5	0	-	-	-	-	49	0
Astana	2016	Kazakhstan Premier League	9	0	3	0	11	0	-		23	0
	2017		27	1	1	0	12	0	1	0	41	1
	2018		5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		41	1	4	0	25	0	1	0	71	1
Career total			168	5	13	0	51	0	2	0	234	5

International

Belarus national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	3	1
2009	9	0
2010	9	0
2011	10	0
2012	2	0
2013	4	0
2014	4	0
2015	6	0
2016	6	0
2017	1	0
2018	8	0
2019	4	0
Total	66	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 June 2019^[5]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2008	Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland	Finland	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

BATE Borisov

• Belarusian Premier League champion: 2009, 2010, 2011
• Belarusian Cup winner: 2009–10
• Belarusian Super Cup winner: 2011

Astana

• Kazakhstan Premier League champion: 2016, 2017, 2018
• Kazakhstan Super Cup winner: 2018

References

1. "Игорь Шитов подписал контракт с Астаной". fca.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
2. "Игорь Шитов покидает Астану". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
3. "Ihar Shytay has joined Dinamo-Minsk". dinamo-minsk.by/. FC Dinamo Minsk. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
4. (PDF). Belarus Football Federation (in Russian). July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
5. "Ihar Shytaw". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
6. "I.Shitov". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

• Igor Shitov at Soccerway
• Igor Shitov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Igor Shitov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)