Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)
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Zinchenko with Arsenal in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Radomyshl, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ajax | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Youth Sportive School Karpatia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Monolit Illichivsk | ||
| 2010–2014 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ufa | 31 | (2) |
| 2016–2022 | Manchester City | 76 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → PSV (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Jong PSV (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2026 | Arsenal | 69 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Ukraine U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ukraine U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | Ukraine U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Ukraine U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2015– | Ukraine | 75 | (12) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Зінченко; born 15 December 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder 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.