Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Lelle, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Lelle | |||
–1998 | Flora Kehtna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1995–1996 | Lelle SK | 2 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Riigikogu SK | 1 | (2) |
1998–1999 | Flora Kehtna | 19 | (9) |
1999–2009 | FC Flora Tallinn | 140 | (121) |
2000 | → FC Warrior Valga (loan) | 23 | (4) |
2000 | → FC Lelle | 5 | (1) |
2001–2002 | → JK Tulevik Viljandi (loan) | 46 | (26) |
2001–2002 | → FC Elva | 12 | (5) |
2003 | → JK Tervis Pärnu | 2 | (4) |
2006–2007 | → FC Flora II Tallinn | 6 | (3) |
2007 | → Al Kuwait Kaifan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | U.D. Leiria | 13 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Debreceni VSC | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Debreceni VSC II | 4 | (2) |
2012 | KuPS | 6 | (1) |
2012–2014 | JK Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | (20) |
2015- | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
National team‡ | |||
1996–? | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
Estonia U17 | 5 | (0) | |
Estonia U19 | 2 | (0) | |
Estonia U21 | 15 | (2) | |
2003– | Estonia[1] | 39 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2013. |
Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko (born 29 December 1981 in Rapla) is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga for Paide Linnameeskond.
Club career
FC Flora Tallinn
In 2006, he was the world's most effective top division goal scorer with 1.2 goals per game.[2][3] At the start of 2007, he was loaned out to Al Kuwait Kaifan, but after featuring in just a few friendly games for the Kuwaiti side he was told that his contract was invalid and he was sent back to Estonia. Both his club and his agent sent a complaint to FIFA. He plays the position of forward and is 1.87 m tall.
U.D. Leiria
On 30 December 2009, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese team U.D. Leiria.[4] In the first season he played in 6 league games and one cup game, but failed to score in these.[5]
Kuopion Palloseura
In April 2012 Zahovaiko joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura.[6]
Statistics
Correct as of 27 October 2011.
Season | League level | Country | Club | First team | Reserve team | ||
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Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||||
1995–96 | 4 | ![]() | Lelle SK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1997–98 | 4 | ![]() | Riigikogu SK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 4 | ![]() | FC Flora Kehtna | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | ![]() | FC Flora Tallinn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 1 | ![]() | FC Warrior Valga | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
2001 | 1 | ![]() | JK Tulevik Viljandi | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
2002 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | |||
2003 | 1 | ![]() | FC Flora Tallinn | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
2004 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
2005 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||
2006 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 3 | |||
2006–07 | 1 | ![]() | Al Kuwait Kaifan | 0 | 0 | — | — |
2007 | 1 | ![]() | FC Flora Tallinn | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
2009 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 1 | ![]() | U.D. Leiria | 6 | 0 | — | — |
2010–11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
2011–12 | 1 | ![]() | Debreceni VSC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
International career
He has played a total of 39 games for Estonia national football team, scoring 8 goals. His first international goal was against Ecuador in a friendly game. He scored his eighth goal against Uruguay in a 2–0 win game.[7]
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1 | 2003-02-13 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match | |||||
2 | 2003-12-17 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match | |||||
3 | 2004-02-16 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, La Valletta | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–5 | 2004 Malta Tournament | |||||
4 | 2004-06-11 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn | ![]() |
1–3 | 2–4 | Friendly match | |||||
5 | 2008-03-26 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | |||||
6 | 2008-06-04 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly match | |||||
7 | 2008-06-04 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–3 | Friendly match | |||||
8 | 2011-03-25 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | |||||
Correct as of 7 October 2015[8] | |||||||||||
Honours
Individual
- Meistriliiga top goalscorers: 2004
- Estonian Silverball: 2008
References
- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ The World's most effective Top Division Goal Scorer 2006 is V.Zahovaiko
- ↑ Zahovaiko osutus maailma parimaks väravalööjaks (Estonian)
- ↑ Zahovaiko siirdus Portugali kõrgliigasse (Estonian)
- ↑ "Jogador — Zahovaiko (Leiria)" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ↑ http://www.soccernet.ee/zahovaikost-saigi-puri-ja-purje-klubikaaslane
- ↑ Eesti võitis Uruguayd 2:0! Jalgpall.ee, 25 March 2011 (Estonian)
- ↑ "Football PLAYER: Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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