Oleksandr Zubkov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zubkov | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Makiivka, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Olimpik Donetsk | ||
| 2011–2014 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Mariupol (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ferencváros (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Ferencváros | 45 | (6) |
| 2022– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 50 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ukraine U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukraine U19 | 15 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Ukraine U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Ukraine U21 | 14 | (5) |
| 2020– | Ukraine | 35 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zubkov (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Вале́рійович Зубко́в; born 3 August 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk.
Club career
[edit]Zubkov is a product of Olimpik Donetsk and Shakhtar Donetsk academies.
In 2013, he signed a contract with Shakhtar, and played in the Shakhtar Donetsk reserves. Zubkov made his debut as the substituted player in the main-squad team in a match against Zorya Luhansk on 15 May 2016 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]
Ferencváros
[edit]At the end of spring of 2019 Zubkov joined Hungarian club Ferencváros on loan.[3] After the successful loan which saw him become the club's top scorer, Ferencváros exercised the option to sign him permanently. The fee was believed to be around €1.5 million.[citation needed]
On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[4]
On 29 September 2020, he was member of the Ferencváros team which qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage after beating Molde FK 3–3 on aggregate (away goals) at the Groupama Aréna.[5]
Return to Shakhtar Donetsk
[edit]On 5 August 2022, Zubkov returned to Shakhtar Donetsk, by signing a contract until the summer of 2027.[6] On 5 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 defeat against Real Madrid.[7] On 11 October, he scored the leading goal for Shakhtar from a header against Real Madrid, before the latter managed to equalize in the 90+5th minute, in a match which ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]
International career
[edit]Zubkov made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 6 November 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Mariupol (loan) | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| Ferencváros (loan) | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14[c] | 1 | 42 | 10 |
| Ferencváros | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11[d] | 1 | 34 | 4 | |
| Total | 45 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 10 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9[e] | 2 | 26 | 7 |
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8[f] | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| Total | 50 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 76 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 231 | 47 | ||
- ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Magyar Kupa
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 11 October 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | |
- As of match played 24 September 2022. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zubkov goal.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 2021 | Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro, Ukraine | 10 |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 September 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 23 |  Armenia |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
[edit]Shakhtar Donetsk Youth
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2014–15
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2015, 2017
Ferencváros
References
[edit]- ^ http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=231 [dead link]
- ^ Ліга Парі-Матч. 26 тур. Матч № 178 15 May 2016. (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Официально: Зубков игрок Ференцвароша (in Russian). UA-Football. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League: Ferencváros 0-0 Molde". Uefa.com. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Oleksandr Zubkov: return to Shakhtar". Shakhtar Donetsk. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Real Madrid 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC Sport. 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 11 October 2022.
- ^ "France v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
- ^ Oleksandr Zubkov at Soccerway
- ^ "Oleksandr Zubkov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Oleksandr Zubkov". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Oleksandr Zubkov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Zubkov at Soccerway
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