Eugene Starikov

Eugene Starikov
Personal information
Full nameYevgeni Starikov
Date of birthNovember 17, 1988
Place of birthOdessa, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing positionForward, Winger
Club information
Current team
Free agent
Youth career
2007–2008Stetson University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008Bradenton Academics12(5)
2009–2014Zenit Saint Petersburg0(0)
2010–2011Tom Tomsk (loan)30(2)
2012–2013Rostov (loan)9(2)
2013–2014Tom Tomsk (loan)1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yevgeni Starikov, also known as Eugene Starikov (Russian: Евгений Стариков; born November 17, 1988) is an American soccer player of Russian-Ukrainian descent who last played for Zenit St. Petersburg.

Club career

Early years

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.

International career

On January 7, 2011, Starikov was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance[2] League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2009Zenit St. PetersburgPremier League000000
2010Tom Tomsk (loan)910091
2011–1221120231
2012–13Rostov (loan)820000
2013–14Tom Tomsk (loan)100010
Total Russia 39420414
Career total 39420414

References

  1. "Zenit striker Starikov joins U.S. training camp". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  2. "E.Starikov". http://uk.soccerway.com''. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

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