Oleksandr Zubkov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Oleksandr Zubkov

| image = Oleksandr Zubkov (cropped).jpg

| full_name = Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zubkov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|08|03}}

| birth_place = Makiivka, Ukraine

| height = 1.82 mhttp://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=231 {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}

| position = Winger, attacking midfielder

| currentclub = Trabzonspor

| clubnumber = 22

| youthyears1 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs1 = Olimpik Donetsk

| youthyears2 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs2 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| years1 = 2014–2020 | clubs1 = Shakhtar Donetsk | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = → Mariupol (loan) | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = → Ferencváros (loan) | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = Ferencváros | caps4 = 45 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2022–2025 | clubs5 = Shakhtar Donetsk | caps5 = 54 | goals5 = 15

| years6 = 2025- | clubs6 = Trabzonspor | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U18

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U19

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 5

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam3 = Ukraine U20

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| nationalyears4 = 2016–2018

| nationalteam4 = Ukraine U21

| nationalcaps4 = 14

| nationalgoals4 = 5

| nationalyears5 = 2020–

| nationalteam5 = Ukraine

| nationalcaps5 = 37

| nationalgoals5 = 2

| club-update = 15 April 2025

| nationalteam-update = 19 November 2024

}}

Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zubkov ({{langx|uk|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.{{cite web|publisher=UPL Official Web Site|script-title=uk:Ліга Парі-Матч. 26 тур. Матч № 178 15 May 2016.|url=http://fpl.ua/ukr/protocol/2015_2016/pl/9/15/|language=Ukrainian|date=15 May 2016|access-date=15 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521145243/http://fpl.ua/ukr/protocol/2015_2016/pl/9/15|archive-date=21 May 2016|url-status=dead}}

=Ferencváros=

At the end of spring of 2019 Zubkov joined Hungarian club Ferencváros on loan.{{cite web|publisher=UA-Football|script-title=ru:Официально: Зубков игрок Ференцвароша|url=https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/ukrainians/1559292268-oficialno-zubkov-igrok-ferencvarosha.html|language=ru|date=31 May 2019|access-date=31 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531142052/https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/ukrainians/1559292268-oficialno-zubkov-igrok-ferencvarosha.html|archive-date=31 May 2019|url-status=dead}} 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|date=May 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-a-honved-legyozesevel-bajnok-lett-a-ferencvaros-2767723|title=NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros|date=16 June 2020|publisher=Nemzeti Sport}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029272/|title=UEFA Champions League: Ferencváros 0-0 Molde|date=29 September 2020|publisher=Uefa.com}}

=Return to Shakhtar Donetsk=

On 5 August 2022, Zubkov returned to Shakhtar Donetsk, by signing a contract until the summer of 2027.{{cite web |url=https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2022/august/5_news/5_zubkov/ |title=Oleksandr Zubkov: return to Shakhtar |website=Shakhtar Donetsk |date=5 August 2022 }} On 5 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 defeat against Real Madrid.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63080711 |title=Real Madrid 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk |website=BBC Sport |date=5 October 2022 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63209183 |title=Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Real Madrid |website=BBC Sport |date=11 October 2022 }}

International career

Zubkov made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=585176|title=France v Ukraine game report|date=7 October 2020}}

In June 2021, he is on the list of 26 players summoned by Andriy Shevchenko to compete for the UEFA Euro 2020.{{cite web|access-date=2024-06-13 |date=2021-06-01 |first=Augustin |language=fr |last=Delaporte |title=Euro 2020 : la liste des 26 de l’Ukraine |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a8544923724518854993-euro-2020-la-liste-des-26-de-lukraine |website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert}}

In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024.{{cite web|author=Aurélien Macedo |date=20 May 2024 |title=La liste de l’Ukraine pour l’Euro 2024 avec Zinchenko et Mudryk |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a6142720082772259914-la-liste-de-lukraine-pour-leuro-2024-avec-zinchenko-et-mudryk |website=footmercato.net}}.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Ukrainian Cup, Magyar Kupa}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|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{{efn\|name="UCL"\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}}	0	11	0
colspan="2"\|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{{efn\|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	1	42	10
rowspan="3"\|Ferencváros \|2020–21 \|Nemzeti Bajnokság I \|25	5	2	1	7{{efn\|name="UCL"}}	0	34	6
2021–22 \|Nemzeti Bajnokság I \|20	1	3	2	11{{efn\|Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}	1	34	4
colspan="2"\|Total !45	6	5	3	18	1	68	10
rowspan="4"\|Shakhtar Donetsk \|2022–23 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|17	5	0	0	9{{efn\|Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	2	26	7
2023–24 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|25	5	4	1	8{{efn\|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	37	6
2024–25 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|12	5	1	0	8{{efn\|name="UCL"}}	2	21	7
colspan="2"\|Total !54	15	5	1	25	4	84	20
colspan="3"\|Career total !166	38	15	4	58	6	239	49

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="5"\|Ukraine \|2020	5	0
2021	13	1
2022	6	1
2023	5	0
2024	6	0
colspan="2"\|Total	35	2

:As of match played 24 September 2022. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zubkov goal.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31097|title=Oleksandr Zubkov|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=12 June 2022}}

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Oleksandr Zubkov
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col" data-sort-type="date"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Cap !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1 \|3 June 2021	Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro, Ukraine	align="center"\|10	{{fb\|NIR}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|1–0	Friendly
align="center"\|2 \|24 September 2022	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	align="center"\|23	{{fb\|ARM}}	align="center"\|2–0	align="center"\|5–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Oleksandr Zubkov

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Cap

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|3 June 2021