For the chess Grandmaster, see Oleksandr Zubov.

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 Trabzonspor.

Club career

Zubkov is a product of Olimpik Donetsk and Shakhtar Donetsk academies.

Shakhtar Donetsk

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

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

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

Zubkov made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France.[9]

In June 2021, he is on the list of 26 players summoned by Andriy Shevchenko to compete for the UEFA Euro 2020.[10]

In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 12 5 1 0 8[b] 2 21 7
Total 54 15 5 1 25 4 84 20
Career total 166 38 15 4 58 6 239 49
  1. ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Magyar Kupa
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 October 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.[14]
List of international goals scored by Oleksandr Zubkov
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

Shakhtar Donetsk Youth

Shakhtar Donetsk

Ferencváros

References

  1. ^ http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=231 [dead link‍]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Официально: Зубков игрок Ференцвароша (in Russian). UA-Football. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
  5. ^ "UEFA Champions League: Ferencváros 0-0 Molde". Uefa.com. 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Oleksandr Zubkov: return to Shakhtar". Shakhtar Donetsk. 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Real Madrid 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC Sport. 5 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ "France v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ Delaporte, Augustin (1 June 2021). "Euro 2020 : la liste des 26 de l'Ukraine". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ^ Aurélien Macedo (20 May 2024). "La liste de l'Ukraine pour l'Euro 2024 avec Zinchenko et Mudryk". footmercato.net..
  12. ^ Oleksandr Zubkov at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Oleksandr Zubkov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Oleksandr Zubkov". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 June 2022.


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