Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)
 Zinchenko with Ufa in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Radomyshl, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
PSV (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Karpatiya Radomyshl | ||
| 2008–2009 | Monolit Illichivsk | ||
| 2009–2014 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ufa | 31 | (2) |
| 2016– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → PSV (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Ukraine U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ukraine U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ukraine U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015– | Ukraine U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Ukraine | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Зінченко; born 15 December 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven on loan from Manchester City as a midfielder.
Club career
Zinchenko is a product of Youth Sporitve School Karpatiya of his native Radomyshl (with first coach Serhiy Boretskyi),[1] FC Monolit Illichivsk and FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
FC Ufa
He made his Russian Football Premier League debut for FC Ufa on 20 March 2015 in a game against FC Krasnodar.[2]
Manchester City
On 4 July 2016, Zinchenko was signed by Manchester City.[3]
Loan to PSV
Zinchenko was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven on 26 August, for the 2016-17 season.[4] He made his debut on 1 October, as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against SC Heerenveen.[5]
International career
He made his international debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification game against Spain on 12 October 2015. Zinchenko scored his first international goal in a friendly against neighbours Romania in Turin, which Ukraine won 4–3 on 29 May 2016. He also became Ukraine's youngest player to score an international goal at the age of 19, beating a record previously held by Andriy Shevchenko.
Zinchenko was included in Ukraine's squad for Euro 2016, appearing as a substitute for Viktor Kovalenko in both of Ukraine's first two matches, against Germany and Northern Ireland as Ukraine failed to score and were the first team eliminated.
Career Statistics
Club
- As of 29 November 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Ufa | 2014-15[7] | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015-16[8] | Russian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| PSV (loan) | 2016-17[9] | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Total | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
International
| Ukraine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Отец Александра Зинченко: «Я помягче буду, а сын готов землю грызть во имя цели»". dynamo.kiev.ua. 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ufa-Krasnodar game protocol". Russian Football Premier League. 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Man City sign Ukraine teenager Oleksandr Zinchenko". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko joins PSV Eindhoven on loan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "PSV loopt weer averij op in Heerenveen" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Zinchenko profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Oleksandr Zinchenko in 2014/2015". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Oleksandr Zinchenko in 2015/16". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Oleksandr Zinchenko in 2016/17". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Zinchenko, Oleksandr". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
- Oleksandr Zinchenko profile at Soccerway
- Profile at Official FFU Site (Ukr)
- Career summary by the Russian Premier League
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