Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)
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Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Зінченко; born 15 December 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ukraine national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Radomyshl, Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Youth Sportive School Karpatia[4] | ||
2008–2009 | Monolit Illichivsk | ||
2010–2014 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Ufa | 31 | (2) |
2016–2022 | Manchester City | 76 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → PSV (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2017 | → Jong PSV (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2022– | Arsenal | 53 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Ukraine U16 | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Ukraine U17 | 6 | (1) |
2013 | Ukraine U18 | 6 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Ukraine U21 | 8 | (1) |
2015– | Ukraine | 60 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Zinchenko began his career at Russian Premier League team Ufa before joining Manchester City in 2016 for a fee around £1.7 million. He started his career as an attacking midfielder, but eventually converted into a left-back under Pep Guardiola. He won four Premier League titles, four EFL Cups and an FA Cup with the club. He moved to Arsenal in July 2022 for a fee of £30 million.
A full Ukrainian international since 2015, Zinchenko represented his country at UEFA Euro 2020.