Background
Shtaniuk was born in Minsk and played in the Belarusian Premier League for Dynamo-93 and Dynamo Minsk before him and two team mates Pavel Michalevitsj and Aleh Poetsila decided to join Dutch amateur club Quick 1888 based in Nijmegen.
Shtaniuk was born in Minsk and played in the Belarusian Premier League for Dynamo-93 and Dynamo Minsk before him and two team mates Pavel Michalevitsj and Aleh Poetsila decided to join Dutch amateur club Quick 1888 based in Nijmegen.
He played in defence and was the captain for the Belarus national side. He joined Russian club Dynamo Moscow in 1996 where he spent four years making over 100 appearances. After a short spell with Belgian club Royal Antwerp he joined English side Stoke City in the summer of 2001.
He instantly became a fan favourite at the Britannia Stadium due to his committed style of play.
In 2001-2002 He played in 48 matches including the 2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final where Stoke beat Brentford 2–0 to gain promotion. He left in the summer of 2003 and returned to Russia where he played for Shinnik.
He then played in Ukraine for Metalurh Zaporizhya and back in Russia with Luch-Energia Vladivostok, Rostov and Alania Vladikavkaz.
