2023 Updated: Oleksandr Zinchenko’s Net Worth, Salary, Football Career, Honours

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko was born on the 15th of December 1996, and he is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ukraine national team.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Early career

As per a report from BBC sport, Zinchenko was born in Radomyshl, Zhytomyr Oblast. The young star is a product of Youth Sporitve School Karpatiya of his native Radomyshl (with first coach Serhiy Boretskyi), FC Monolit Illichivsk and Shakhtar Donetsk, where he became the captain of the youth team. On the 9th of December 2013, he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw with Manchester United in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League.Information Guide Nigeria

And on the 12th of February 2015, he signed a contract with Ufa. The young talented player made his Russian Premier League debut for Ufa on the 20th of March 2015 in a match against FC Krasnodar. On the 25th of July 2015, he scored his first goal in a 1–2 defeat against FC Rostov.Information Guide Nigeria

Manchester City

2016–2019

According to the report from ESPN, it was claimed that on the 4th of July 2016, Zinchenko signed for Premier League club Manchester City for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1.7 million. However, he was described by a Russian football scout as a “real talent”, with Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund also monitoring him.Information Guide Nigeria

The Ukrainian international was loaned to Eredivisie club PSV on 26 August, for the 2016–17 season. The player made his debut on the 1st of October, as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against SC Heerenveen. The young star returned to Manchester City for the 2017–18 season, and made his debut on the 24th of October 2017, playing the full match including extra time in a 0–0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Cup. He made his first Premier League appearance on the 13th of December 2017, coming off the bench in a 4–0 away win at Swansea City.NYSC Portal

2019–2022

Statistics has it that Zinchenko scored his first goal for Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-final against Burton Albion on the 9th of January 2019, a 9–0 home win.

The report from Skysport has it that in the month of June 2019, he signed a new contract with the club, to keep him with them until 2024. On the 25th of October 2019, Zinchenko had knee surgery in Barcelona. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said that the recovery from the injury would take from 5 to 6 weeks: “He had contact with a knee. He felt something in the bone and had to stop. He had something to clean up the knee. It was not a big issue. Five or six weeks.” At the beginning of December 2019, Zinchenko returned to full training.NYSC Portal

On the 11th of December 2019, he played his first game after the injury against Dinamo Zagreb. And on the 4th of January 2020, he scored his second goal for Manchester City in a 4–1 win over Port Vale in the FA Cup. Again, on the 4th of May 2021, Zinchenko was a part of the starting XI that saw Manchester City qualify for their first UEFA Champions League Final, after beating Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 on the night and 4–1 on aggregate. The player later started that Champions League Final on the 29th of May, which his team lost 1–0 against Chelsea.NYSC Portal

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Arsenal

On the 22nd of July 2022, Zinchenko signed for Premier League club Arsenal on a long-term contract for a reported fee of £30 million, potentially rising to £32 million in add-ons.

International career

According to the report from ESPN, it was claimed that he made his international debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match against Spain on the 12th of October 2015. The former Manchester City star scored his first international goal in a friendly against neighbours Romania in Turin, which Ukraine won 4–3 on the 29th of May 2016. He also became Ukraine’s youngest player to score an international goal at the age of 19 years and 165 days, beating a record held since 1996 by Andriy Shevchenko.NYSC Portal

The report has it that on the 24th of March 2021 in the match against France, he became Ukraine’s youngest player captain in their history at the age 24 years and 98 days. As time progressed, he was included in the squad for Euro 2020. On the 29th of June 2021, he scored the first goal and assisted the second goal in the Euro 2020 round of 16 match against Sweden, which ended in a 2–1 win for Ukraine after extra time, for which he was awarded the Star of the Match.

Oleksandr Zinchenko’s net worth

The player has an estimated net worth of $5 million. He mainly gets his money from his $1,091,584 annual salary. As of June 2022, his market value stands at $24 million. He is also involved in other businesses, sponsorships and endorsements.

Honours

Manchester City

Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22

FA Cup: 2018–19

EFL Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21NYSC Portal

FA Community Shield: 2019

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21

Individual

Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 2019

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