Sergey Politevich

Sergey Politevich
Politevich in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sergey Eduardovich Politevich
Date of birth (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Lida, Grodno Oblast, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Number 66
Youth career
MTZ-RIPO Minsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Naftan Novopolotsk 11 (1)
2008–2010 Krylia Sovetov Samara 0 (0)
2009–2010Naftan Novopolotsk (loan) 41 (6)
2011–2015 Dinamo Minsk 131 (8)
2016–2018 Gençlerbirliği 62 (1)
2018–2019 Kairat 17 (0)
2020–2022 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 32 (4)
2023–2024 Dinamo Minsk 34 (3)
2025– Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 9 (0)
International career
2009–2012 Belarus U21 31 (0)
2011–2012 Belarus Olympic 8 (0)
2014– Belarus 52 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Sergey Eduardovich Politevich (Belarusian: Сяргей Эдуардавіч Паліцевіч; Russian: Сергей Эдуардович Политевич; born 9 April 1990) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dinamo Minsk. He has also appeared for the Belarus national team and the national U21 squad.

Club career

He began his senior club career with Naftan Novopolotsk in Belarus before moving abroad to Russia, where he joined Krylia Sovetov Samara. However, he did not make any official first-team appearances for the Russian side. Politevich returned to Belarus and signed with Dinamo Minsk, where he became a regular starter and established himself as a key member of the squad.[1] In 2016, he moved to Turkey to play for Gençlerbirliği S.K. gaining experience in the Süper Lig. After his stint in Turkey, On 10 July 2018, FC Kairat announced the signing of Politevich.[2][3], continuing his career abroad. Later, he returned to Belarus to play for Shakhtyor Soligorsk, before rejoining Dinamo Minsk in the 2023–2024 seasons. In January 2025, Politevich signed with Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino, where he currently competes in the Belarusian Premier League. Over his career, he has been recognized as a reliable and experienced central defender, contributing consistently to each of his teams in domestic leagues and international competitions.[4]

International career

Politevich was part of the Belarus U21 team that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Politevich missed only one game at the finals due to yellow card accumulation. He was a member of the Belarus Olympic side that participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament as well as the 2012 Olympic tournament in London, where he played in all three first-round matches.[5] Politevich made his debut for the Belarus national team on 21 May 2014, in the 5–1 win against Liechtenstein in a friendly match.[6]

Career statistics

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 November 2016 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece  Greece 0–1 Win Friendly
Correct as of 22 November 2015[7]

Honours

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

References

  1. ^ bel.football https://bel.football/news/sergei-politevich-pokinul-minskoe-dinamo. Retrieved 9 December 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "СЕРГЕЙ ПОЛИТЕВИЧ — ОФИЦИАЛЬНО ЗАЯВЛЕН ЗА КАЙРАТ". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ Sergey Politevich joined Kairat
  4. ^ "Profile S. Politevich, Dinamo Minsk: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer". Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. ^ FIFA. "FIFA Player Statistics: Sergei POLITEVICH". Retrieved on 16 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Syarhey Palitsevich national team match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. ^ Football PLAYER: Syarhey Palitsevich