Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zubkov ( uk, Олександр Валерійович Зубков; born 3 August 1996) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Club career

Zubkov is a product of

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and Shakhtar Donetsk academies. 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.

Ferencváros

At the end of spring of 2019 Zubkov joined Hungarian club Ferencváros on loan. 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. On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the

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on the 30th match day of the

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season. On 29 September 2020, he was member of the Ferencváros team which qualified for the

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after beating Molde FK 3–3 on aggregate (away goals) at the Groupama Aréna.

Return to Shakhtar Donetsk

On 5 August 2022, Zubkov returned to Shakhtar Donetsk, by signing a contract until the summer of 2027. On 5 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 defeat against

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. 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.

International career

Zubkov made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France.

Career statistics

International

:''As of match played 24 September 2022. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zubkov goal.''

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk Youth * UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2014–15 Shakhtar Donetsk * Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18 * Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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Ferencváros * Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 * Magyar Kupa: 2021–22

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* * 1996 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Ukrainian Premier League players Footballers from Makiivka Men's association football midfielders FC Mariupol players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Ukrainian people of Russian descent UEFA Euro 2024 players {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub