Maksim Shatskikh vs Timur Kapadze
Uzbekistan against Uzbekistan. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Maksim Shatskikh
Uzbekistan · 1999–2011 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 61 · 34 goals
- Clubs
- FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Arsenal Kyiv, FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
Arriving at Dynamo Kyiv in 1999, he scored 97 league goals for them over a decade and left the Ukrainian top flight tied with Serhii Rebrov as its all-time leading scorer on 123. Six Ukrainian championships and five cups came with that, along with two seasons as league top scorer, four Uzbek Footballer of the Year awards, and 34 goals in 61 caps that carried Uzbekistan to fourth place at the 2011 Asian Cup. Career record: 61 caps and 34 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Arsenal Kyiv, FC Hoverla Uzhhorod.
Timur Kapadze
Uzbekistan · 2002–25 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 119 · 10 goals
- Clubs
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Incheon United, FC Aktobe
He won 119 caps for Uzbekistan between 2002 and 2015 and scored ten times, then stood on the touchline on 5 June 2025 as the head coach the night Uzbekistan finally qualified for a World Cup. As a player he won six consecutive Uzbek titles with Pakhtakor from 2002, three more with Bunyodkor, a Kazakh championship with Aktobe in 2013, and reached four Asian Cups, the best of them the fourth-place run in 2011. Career record: 119 caps and 10 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Incheon United, FC Aktobe.
The verdict
The almanac puts Maksim Shatskikh ahead by 5 rating points, 86 against 81.
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