Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)
Ukrainian footballer (born 1996)
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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.
- Zinchenko began his career at Russian Premier League team Ufa before joining Manchester City in 2016 for a fee around £1.
- He won four Premier League titles, four EFL Cups and an FA Cup with the club.
- A full Ukrainian international since 2015, Zinchenko represented his country at the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
- He is a product of Youth Sporitve School Karpatiya of his native Radomyshl (with first coach Serhiy Boretskyi), FC Monolit Illichivsk and Shakhtar Donetsk, where he became the captain of the youth team.
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WikipediaOleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Зінченко; born 15 December 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder. He last played for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Ukraine national team.
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 the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
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