Sergei Zenjov

Sergei Zenjov

Zenjov with Estonia in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Sergei Zenjov
Date of birth	20 April 1989
Place of birth	Pärnu, Estonia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team	Gabala
Number	9
Youth career
1996–2006	Pärnu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006-2007	Vaprus	18	(8)
2007–2008	TVMK	34	(17)
2008–2014	Karpaty Lviv	137	(21)
2014	Blackpool	8	(0)
2015	Torpedo Moscow	10	(0)
2015–	Gabala	26	(4)
National team^‡
	Estonia U21	2	(1)
2008–	Estonia	48	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2015

Sergei Zenjov (Russian: Серге́й Зенёв; born 20 April 1989) is an Estonian professional footballer of Russian descent who plays as a winger or striker for Azeri club Gabala FK and Estonia national football team.

Career

Club

Early career

Zenjov made his first-team debut for Vaprus at the age of 16 in 2006. A year later he joined TVMK. Zenjov was named the Meistriliiga Young Player of the Season in 2007. At the age of 18, after two seasons at TVMK, Zenjov moved abroad.

Karpaty Lviv

In February 2008, he signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Karpaty Lviv.^[1] On 25 February, he scored his first career hat-trick in his first game for Karpaty Lviv, a friendly against Horsens.^[2] His first Ukrainian Premier League match came on 1 March, a 1–0 win against Kharkiv.^[3] He scored his first Ukrainian Premier League goal on 28 July, in the 57th minute of a 1–1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk.^[4][5] He only started ten games (one in the Cup competition), but by the mid-season of his second year in the club he played in 27 games overall.

Blackpool

On 3 July 2014, Zenjov signed a one-year deal with English Championship club Blackpool.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, starting in a 0–2 defeat at Nottingham Forest.^[7] On 2 December, Zenjov left Blackpool after the mutual agreement was reached to terminate his contract.^[8]

Torpedo Moscow

After leaving Blackpool, Zenjov signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow till the summer of 2017.^[9]

Gabala

After just 6-months and 10 games with Torpedo Moscow, Zenjov signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala on 16 June 2015.^[10] During Gabala's 1-2 defeat to Qarabağ on 19 March 2016, Zenjov scored Gabala's 500th goal.^[11]

International

Zenjov has been capped by Estonia 48 times, scoring 9 goals. He made his debut on 20 August 2008 against Malta national football team in a friendly match.^[12] His first goal was on 6 September 2008, in the 57th minute of a 2–3 loss to Belgium in a 2010 World Cup qualification match.^[13] On 14 June 2015, he scored his first brace in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match, netting in each half of a 2–0 home victory over San Marino.^[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 April 2016

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vaprus	2006	Meistriliiga	18	8			–		–		18	8
TVMK			12	3			–		2	0	14	3
	2007		22	14			–		–		22	14
	Total		34	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	17
Karpaty Lviv	2007–08	Ukrainian Premier League	11	0			–		–		11	0
	2008–09		28	1			–		–		28	1
	2009–10		25	3	1	0	–		–		26	3
	2010–11		18	4	0	0	–		–		18	4
	2011–12		17	1	2	1	–		10	2	29	4
	2012–13		10	3	1	1	–		3	1	14	5
	2013–14		28	9	1	0	–		–		29	9
	Total		137	21	5	2	0	0	13	3	155	26
Blackpool	2014–15	Championship League	8	0	0	0	1	0	–		9	0
Torpedo Moscow	2014–15	Russian Premier League	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
Gabala	2015–16	Azerbaijan Premier League	26	2	2	0	–		14	3	42	5
Total			233	48	7	2	1	0	29	6	271	56

International

As of 18 November 2015.^[16]

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia
	2008	3	1
	2009	8	2
	2010	4	1
	2011	6	1
	2012	0	0
	2013	11	2
	2014	8	0
	2015	8	2
Total		48	9

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2008	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium	Belgium	1–1	2–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	28 March 2009	Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2–1	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	6 June 2009	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Equatorial Guinea	3–0	3–0	Friendly
4	3 September 2010	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Italy	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
5	6 September 2011	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Northern Ireland	3–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
6	15 November 2013	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Azerbaijan	1–1	2–1	Friendly
7	19 November 2013	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	1–0	3–0	Friendly
8	14 June 2015	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn	San Marino	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
9				2–0

Honours

Club

TVMK Tallinn

• Estonian Cup: 2006
• Estonian SuperCup: 2006

Individual

• Meistriliiga Young Footballer of the Season: 2007
• Young Footballer of the Year: 2008, 2010

References

1. Zenjov alustas Ukrainas põhikoosseisus – Soccernet.ee
2. “Karpaty”- “Horsens” – 5:1. Double by Feshchuk, hat-trick by Zeniov – FC "KARPATY" news
3. "Карпати" завдяки голу Фещука перемагають ФК "Харків" – FC "KARPATY" news
4. Zenjov lõi Donetski Šahtjorile värava – Soccernet.ee
5. Он-лайн – FC Karpaty Lviv
6. "Seasiders Sign Sergei Zenjov". Blackpool F.C. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
7. "Nottm Forest 2-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
8. "Sergei Zenjov Departs". Blackpool F.C. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
9. "Московское «Торпедо» подписало контракт с экс-футболистом «Блэкпула»". http://prosport-online.ru/ (in Russian). prosport-online. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
10. "Estoniya yığmasının üzvü Qəbələ də". http://gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
11. "Qəbələ dən 500-cü qol". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala SC. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
12. Koondis pakkus ilusa pidupäevakingi – Soccernet.ee
13. Zenjov: koondisekarjäär on alanud kui unistus! – SL Õhtuleht
14. "San Marino success keeps Estonia afloat". UEFA. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
15. "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
16. "Sergei Zenjov". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2015.