Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (Russian: Сергей Александрович Хижниченко; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Altai.

[1] Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team.

[4] On 23 January 2017, Khizhnichenko signed for FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Premier League.

Against Georgia in a pre-season friendly, he scored the only goal of the match as Kazakhstan recorded a rare victory.

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Khizhnichenko scored two goals against Poland to help his team overcome a 2–0 deficit and end the match with a 2-2 draw.