Sergei Zenjov

Sergei Zenjov (born 20 April 1989) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Meistriliiga club Flora and the Estonia national team. Besides Estonia, Zenjov has played in England, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.[1]

Sergei Zenjov
Zenjov with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sergei Zenjov
Date of birth (1989-04-20) 20 April 1989
Place of birth Pärnu, Estonia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Flora
Number 20
Youth career
Pärnu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Pärnu Pataljon 19 (27)
2006 Vaprus 17 (8)
2006–2007 TVMK 34 (17)
2008–2014 Karpaty Lviv 137 (21)
2014 Blackpool 8 (0)
2015 Torpedo Moscow 10 (0)
2015–2017 Gabala 47 (8)
2017–2019 Cracovia 39 (4)
2019–2021 Shakhter Karagandy 47 (11)
2021– Flora 80 (34)
International career‡
2005 Estonia U17 8 (2)
2006–2007 Estonia U19 6 (0)
2007–2010 Estonia U21 3 (1)
2008– Estonia 106 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Club career

Pärnu

Zenjov began playing football for a local club Pärnu, where he was coached by Juri Ivanov.[2] He made his senior league debut in the II liiga with Pärnu Pataljon in 2005. Zenjov made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 8 March 2006, playing for Vaprus, and scored his side's only goal in a 1–3 away loss to TVMK.[3]

TVMK

In July 2006, Zenjov signed for Meistriliiga club TVMK.[4] He made his debut for the club on 23 July, in a 1–3 away loss to Levadia.

Karpaty Lviv

In February 2008, Zenjov signed a five-year contract with Vyshcha Liha club Karpaty Lviv.[5][6] He made his debut in the Vyshcha Liha on 1 March 2008, in a 1–0 home victory over Kharkiv.[7] On 27 July 2008, Zenjov scored his first goal for Karpaty Lviv in a 1–1 home draw against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Zenjov scored two goals in the qualification for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. He made his debut in the Europa League on 16 September 2010, in a 3–4 home loss to Borussia Dortmund.[8]

Blackpool

On 3 July 2014, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with Championship club Blackpool.[9][10] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, starting in a 0–2 away loss to Nottingham Forest.[11] On 2 December 2014, Zenjov left Blackpool after a mutual agreement was reached to terminate his contract.[12][13]

Torpedo Moscow

After leaving Blackpool, Zenjov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow on 12 January 2015.[14] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 9 March 2015, in a 0–0 away draw against Amkar Perm.[15]

Gabala

On 16 June 2015, Zenjov joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala on a two-year contract.[16] He made his debut for the club on 2 July 2015, in a 1–2 first leg defeat of their Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Tbilisi. On 19 March 2016, Zenjov scored Gabala's 500th goal in a 1–2 away loss to Qarabağ.[17]

Cracovia

On 27 June 2017, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.[18] He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 15 July 2017, in Cracovia's first match of the 2017–18 season, and scored in the 1–1 home draw against Piast Gliwice.[19]

International

Zenjov began his youth career in 2005 with the Estonia under-17 team. He also represented the under-19 and under-21 national sides.

Zenjov made his senior international debut for Estonia on 20 August 2008, in a 2–1 home win over Malta in a friendly. He scored his first international goal in his second match for the national team on 6 September 2008, in a 2–3 away loss to Belgium in a qualification match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[20]

On 23 September 2022, he played his 100th match for Estonia in the Nations League game against Malta.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 May 2018.[22][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pärnu Pataljon2005II liiga1927————1927
Vaprus2006Meistriliiga17800———178
TVMK2006Meistriliiga12313—2[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]0176
2007221421—2[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]02815
Total341734—40404521
Karpaty Lviv2007–08Vyshcha Liha11000———110
2008–09Ukrainian Premier League28110———291
2009–1025310———263
2010–1118400—10[lower-alpha 6]2—286
2011–1217120—3[lower-alpha 6]1—222
2012–1310322———125
2013–1428920———309
Total1372182—133—15826
Blackpool2014–15Championship800010——90
Torpedo Moscow2014–15Russian Premier League10000———100
Gabala2015–16Azerbaijan Premier League26220—14[lower-alpha 6]2—424
2016–1721640—13[lower-alpha 6]4—3810
Total47860—276—8014
Cracovia2017–18Ekstraklasa27310———283
Career total29984186104494036699
  1. Includes the Estonian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup and Polish Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in Baltic Champions Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. Appearances in Baltic League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 10 January 2023.[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
200831
200982
201041
201161
2013112
201480
201582
201661
2017103
2018100
2019100
202030
202161
202292
202311
Total10317

International goals
As of 10 January 2023. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zenjov goal.[24]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2008Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium2 Belgium1–12–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 28 March 2009Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia5 Armenia2–12–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 6 June 2009A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia7 Equatorial Guinea3–03–0Friendly
4 3 September 2010A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia12 Italy1–01–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
5 6 September 2011A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia20 Northern Ireland3–14–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
6 15 November 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia31 Azerbaijan1–12–1Friendly
7 19 November 2013Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein32 Liechtenstein1–03–0Friendly
8 14 June 2015A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia44 San Marino1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
9 2–0
10 31 August 2016Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu, Estonia51 Malta1–01–1Friendly
11 28 March 2017A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia56 Croatia3–03–0Friendly
12 12 June 2017Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia58 Latvia1–12–1Friendly
13 7 October 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal61 Gibraltar3–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 8 October 2021A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia90 Belarus2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 16 November 2022Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia101 Latvia1–01–12022 Baltic Cup
16 19 November 2022A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia102 Lithuania1–02–02022 Baltic Cup
17 8 January 2023Estadio da Nora, Albufeira, Portugal103 Iceland1–01–1Friendly

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Estonia - S. Zenjov - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. "Zenjov, Sergei" (in Estonian). ESBL.
  3. "TVMK alistas vutihooaja avalahingus Vapruse" [TVMK defeated Vaprus in the opening match of the season] (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 9 March 2006.
  4. "TVMK-l kaks uut mängijat, Trans kutsus Kuliki tagasi" [TVMK has two new players, Trans recalled Kulik] (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 July 2006.
  5. "Eesti noortekoondise ründaja Zenjov siirdus Ukraina kõrgliigasse" [Estonia youth international forward Zenjov moved to the Ukrainian top flight]. Postimees (in Estonian). 27 February 2008.
  6. "Карпаты подписали эстонца" [Karpaty signed an Estonia] (in Ukrainian). Football.ua. 28 February 2008.
  7. "Sergei Zenjovi koduklubi alistas Ukrainas FC Harkivi" [Sergei Zenjov's home club defeated FC Kharkiv in Ukraine]. Postimees (in Estonian). 3 March 2008.
  8. "Dortmund's late rally denies brave Karpaty". UEFA. 16 September 2010.
  9. "Seasiders Sign Sergei Zenjov". Blackpool F.C. 3 July 2014.
  10. "Blackpool: Sergei Zenjov becomes Jose Riga's first signing". BBC Sport. 4 July 2014.
  11. "Nottingham Forest 2–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014.
  12. "Sergei Zenjov Departs". Blackpool F.C. 2 December 2014.
  13. "Blackpool: Sergei Zenjov leaves club by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014.
  14. "Sergei Zenjov siirdub Venemaa kõrgliigasse" [Sergei Zenjov heading to the Russian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 12 January 2015.
  15. "Zenjov tegi Torpedo ridades Venemaa kõrgliigas debüüdi" [Zenjov made his debut for Torpedo in the Russian top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 9 March 2015.
  16. "Sergei Zenjov siirdub Aserbaidžaani" [Sergei Zenjov heading to Azerbaijan] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 June 2015.
  17. "Gabala hit 500th goal". Gabala FC. 19 March 2016.
  18. "Sergei Zenjov liitus Poola kõrgliigaklubiga" [Sergei Zenjov joined Polish top flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 June 2017.
  19. "Eestlased välismaal: Zenjov lõi Poola liiga avavoorus värava" [Estonians abroad: Zenjov scored in the first round of the Polish league] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 17 July 2017.
  20. "Belgium 3–2 Estonia". FIFA. 6 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017.
  21. Gunnar Leheste (23 September 2022). "100 mängu klubisse astunud Zenjov: vahel mõtlen, et lõpetaks, aga järgmisel hommikul mõtlen ümber" [Zenjov, who joined the 100-game club: sometimes I think about quitting, but the next morning I change my mind]. Delfi Sport (in Estonian).
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