Eugene Starikov
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-17) November 17, 1988
Place of birth Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Stetson Hatters 22 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Bradenton Academics 12 (5)
2009–2014 Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Tom Tomsk (loan) 30 (2)
2012–2013 → Rostov (loan) 8 (2)
2013–2014 → Tom Tomsk (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 Chornomorets Odesa 10 (2)
2017 New York Cosmos 25 (4)
2018–2019 Indy Eleven 30 (6)
International career
2012 United States U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yevgeni Starikov (Ukrainian: Євген Валерійович Старіков, romanized: Yehen Valeriiovych Starikov; Russian: Евгений Валерьевич Стариков; born November 17, 1988), also known as Eugene Starikov, is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Starikov was born in Odesa, USSR and grew up in Huntington Beach, California where he played for Edison High School, San Diego Surf, and Irvine Strikers. He transferred to Florida before his junior year, where he was the Pinellas County scoring champion twice and led the Palm Harbor University High School Hurricanes to a victory in the 2006 FHSAA 5A Championship. He spent two years at Stetson University and played one season for the Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Starikov was signed by Zenit in the Russian Premier League before the 2009 season. On March 17, 2017, Starikov returned to the United States and signed for NASL side New York Cosmos.[2] On February 6, 2018 Starikov joined the Indy Eleven of the United Soccer League.[3]

International career

On January 7, 2011, Starikov was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile.[4]

Career statistics

As of March 30, 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradenton Academics 2008[6] PDL 12510–00135
Zenit St. Petersburg 2009 Russian Premier League 000000–00
2010 Russian Premier League 000000–00
2011–12 Russian Premier League 0000000000
2012–13 Russian Premier League 0000000000
2013–14 Russian Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Tom Tomsk (loan) 2010 Russian Premier League 9100––91
2011–12 Russian Premier League 21120––231
Total 302200000322
Rostov (loan) 2012–13 Russian Premier League 8200–1[lower-alpha 2]092
Tom Tomsk (loan) 2013–14 Russian Premier League 1000–0010
Chornomorets Odesa 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 10210––112
New York Cosmos 2017 NASL 25400–2[lower-alpha 3]0274
Indy Eleven 2018 USL 19600–00196
2019 USL Championship 3000–0030
Total 226000000226
Career total 1082140003011521
  1. ↑ Includes the U.S. Open Cup, Russian Cup (football), and Ukrainian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the RPL relegation playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Soccer Bowl Playoffs

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Стариков Евгений Валерьевич". FC Chornomorets.
    2. ↑ "The New York Cosmos Sign Winger Eugene Starikov". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
    3. ↑ "AYOZE GARCIA PEREZ, EUGENE STARIKOV SIGN WITH INDY ELEVEN". indyeleven.com. Indy Eleven. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
    4. ↑ "Zenit striker Starikov joins U.S. training camp". Reuters. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
    5. ↑ Eugene Starikov at Soccerway
    6. ↑ "2008 Bradenton Academics statistics". USLSoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.