Eugene Starikov
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Family name hatnote|Valeriiovych|Starikov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eugene Starikov
| image = YevStarikov.jpg
| upright = 1.2
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_name = Yevhen Valeriiovych Starikov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|17}}
| birth_place = Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chernomorets.odessa.ua/team/first_team/417/|title=Стариков Евгений Валерьевич|website=FC Chornomorets}}
| position = Forward, midfielder
| currentclub =
| collegeyears1 = 2007–2008
| college1 = Stetson Hatters
| collegecaps1 = 22
| collegegoals1 = 10
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = Bradenton Academics
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2009–2014
| clubs2 = Zenit Saint Petersburg
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2011
| clubs3 = → Tom Tomsk (loan)
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2012–2013
| clubs4 = → Rostov (loan)
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2013–2014
| clubs5 = → Tom Tomsk (loan)
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2016
| clubs6 = Chornomorets Odesa
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = New York Cosmos
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = Indy Eleven
| caps8 = 30
| goals8 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = United States U23
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Eugene Starikov (born Yevhen Valeriiovych Starikov,{{efn|{{langx|uk|Євген Валерійович Старіков|{{transliteration|uk|ukrainian|Yevhen Valeriiovych Starikov}}}}; {{langx|ru|Евгений Валерьевич Стариков|{{transliteration|ru|Yevgeny Valeryevich Starikov}}}}}} November 17, 1988) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
=Early years=
Starikov was born in Odesa, USSR 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.
=Professional=
Starikov was signed by Zenit in the Russian Premier League before the 2009 season.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} On March 17, 2017, Starikov returned to the United States and signed for NASL side New York Cosmos.{{cite web|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/news/2017/03/17/the-new-york-cosmos-sign-winger-eugene-starikov|title=The New York Cosmos Sign Winger Eugene Starikov|accessdate=March 18, 2017}} On February 6, 2018, Starikov joined the Indy Eleven of the United Soccer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/883964-ayoze-garcia-perez-eugene-starikov-sign-with-indy-eleven|title=AYOZE GARCIA PEREZ, EUGENE STARIKOV SIGN WITH INDY ELEVEN|website=indyeleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|date=February 6, 2018|accessdate=February 19, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926235410/https://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/883964-ayoze-garcia-perez-eugene-starikov-sign-with-indy-eleven|url-status=dead}}
=International career=
On January 7, 2011, Starikov was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile.{{cite news|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70646N20110107|title=Zenit striker Starikov joins U.S. training camp|date=January 7, 2011|accessdate=January 8, 2011}}
Career statistics
{{updated|March 30, 2019|{{Soccerway|evgeny-starikov/129494}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes the U.S. Open Cup, Russian Cup (football), and Ukrainian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bradenton Academics
|2008{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/22301.html|title=2008 Bradenton Academics statistics|website=USLSoccer.com|publisher=United Soccer League|accessdate=March 19, 2019|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005070608/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/22301.html|archivedate=October 5, 2012}} |PDL |12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Zenit St. Petersburg
|2009 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Tom Tomsk (loan)
|2010 |Russian Premier League |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12
|Russian Premier League |21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Rostov (loan)
|Russian Premier League |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|Appearance in the RPL relegation playoffs}} | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Tom Tomsk (loan)
|Russian Premier League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chornomorets Odesa
|10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 2 | |||
| New York Cosmos
|2017 |NASL |25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in the Soccer Bowl Playoffs}} | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Indy Eleven
|2018 |USL |19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2019
|USL Championship |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!108 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 21 |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|evgeny-starikov/129494}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Starikov, Eugene}}
Category:Ukrainian emigrants to the United States
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
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Category:Stetson Hatters men's soccer players
Category:IMG Academy Bradenton players
Category:FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Category:New York Cosmos (2010) players
Category:Footballers from Odesa
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:FC Chornomorets Odesa players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:National Premier Soccer League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Edison High School (Huntington Beach, California) alumni