Alyaksandr Valadzko

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alyaksandr Valadzko

| caption = Valadzko with Belarus in 2012

| image = Alaksandar Vaładźko 2012 BLR.jpg

| full_name = Alyaksandr Pawlavich Valadzko

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|06|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Motal, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2004–2005

| youthclubs1 = Dinamo Brest

| years1 = 2005–2008

| clubs1 = Dinamo Brest

| caps1 = 62

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2008–2017

| clubs2 = BATE Borisov

| caps2 = 212

| goals2 = 14

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = Shakhter Karagandy

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = Shakhtyor Soligorsk

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020

| clubs5 = BATE Borisov

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 304

| totalgoals = 18

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2009

| nationalteam1 = Belarus U21

| nationalcaps1 = 28

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2014

| nationalteam2 = Belarus

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs1 = BATE Borisov (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2023

| managerclubs2 = Dinamo Brest (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2024–2025

| managerclubs3 = Shakhtyor Soligorsk (assistant)

}}

Alyaksandr Pawlavich Valadzko, also spelled sometimes as Aleksandr Pavlovich Volodko ({{langx|be|Алякса́ндр Па́ўлавіч Валадзько́}}; {{langx|ru|Алекса́ндр Па́влович Володько́}}; {{langx|pl|Aleksander Wołodko}}; born 18 June 1986) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Valadzko spent 10 years playing for BATE Borisov as a central defender or defensive midfielder. He was part of the Belarus U21 national team that participated in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On 19 September 2012, Valadzko opened the scoring and assisted the third goal in BATE's 3–1 away victory over Lille, which was the first Champions League group stage win in the team's history.{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/19/europe/uefa-champions-league/lille-olympique-sporting-club-metropole/fc-bate-borisov/1388723/|title=Lille vs. BATE match details|accessdate=4 October 2012 |date=September 2012 |website=Soccerway}} Following his strong performances for BATE, he was called up to the senior national team for the first time in October 2012 for two 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia.{{cite news |url=http://nn.by/?c=ar&i=81422|title=З Валадзько, Глебам, але без Гарбунова: Кандрацьеў назваў гульцоў на матчы з Грузіяй і Іспаніяй|accessdate=13 October 2012 |date=8 October 2012 |language=Belarusian |publisher=nn.by}} He made his debut on 12 October 2012, playing the first half of the 4–0 loss against the Iberians.{{cite news |url=http://www.bff.by/news/2787.html|script-title=ru:Беларусь уступила Испании|accessdate=13 October 2012 |date=13 October 2012 |language=Russian |publisher=Belarus Football Association official website}}

Personal life

Valadzko is of Polish descent.{{cite web|date=31 March 2010|url=http://www.sports.pl/Pilka-nozna/Siergiej-Kriwiec-o-szansach-lecha-na-zdobycie-mistrza-Polski,artykul,72630,1,720.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415101306/https://www.przegladsportowy.pl/Pilka-nozna/Siergiej-Kriwiec-o-szansach-lecha-na-zdobycie-mistrza-Polski,artykul,72630,1,720.html|archivedate=15 April 2012|title=Siergiej Kriwiec o szansach lecha na zdobycie mistrza Polski|quote=W naszej lidze jest wielu piłkarzy polskiego pochodzenia, choćby Aleksandr Fedorowicz, który był bramkarzem w BATE, a teraz jest trenerem bramkarzy, czy na przykład Aleksandr Wołodko, pomocnik z BATE}}