| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yevgeni Starikov | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tom Tomsk | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Stetson University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Bradenton Academics | 12 | (5) |
| 2009– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2010– | → Tom Tomsk (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:09, 5 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yevgeni Starikov, also known as Eugene Starikov (Russian: Евгений Стариков; born November 17, 1988) is an American soccer player of Russian-Ukrainian descent who currently plays for Tom Tomsk on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Starikov was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR and grew up in Huntington Beach, California where he played for Edison High School, San Diego Surf, and Irvine Strikers. He transferred to Florida before his junior year, where he was the Pinellas County scoring champion twice and led the Palm Harbor University High School Hurricanes to a victory in the 2006 FHSAA 5A Championship. He spent two years at Stetson University and played one season for the Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League before being signed by Zenit before the 2009 season.
On January 7, 2011, Starikov was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile.[1]
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