Oleksandr Zinchenko is a soccer player playing for Manchester City and the Ukraine National Football Team.
Zinchenko, who can play left-back and in midfield, moved to Russia as a child due to the war in Donbas, but played with Shakhtar Donetsk in his youth. He spent 2015 and 2016 with Russian club Ufa.
In July 2016, Manchester City signed Zinchenko for an undisclosed fee, having been labelled a “real talent” in Russia. He was loaned out to PSV Eindhoven in 2016-17, before returning and breaking into the City side. Zinchenko never settled into City’s best XI but was part of the squad that won four Premier League titles.
| Team |
Arsenal FC
|
| Position | Midfielder |
| Height / weight | 1.75 m / 64 kg |
| Born | 15 Dec 1996 |
| Nationality |
Ukraine
|
| Number | 17 |
| Team History | |
|
Arsenal
|
2022 - present |
Man City
|
2016 - 2022 |
PSV Eindhoven
|
2016 - 2017 (loan) |
| Jong PSV | 2017 (loan) |
| FC Ufa | 2015 - 2016 |
In July 2022, he was linked with a move to Arsenal.
He debuted for Ukraine in October 2015, while still on Ufa’s books, and was part of his country’s squad at Euro 2016. He was named the Ukrainian Footballer of the Year in 2019 and played at Euro 2020.
