# Oleksandr Zubkov

Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zubkov (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Вале́рійович Зубко́в; born 3 August 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Trabzonspor.

## Club career

Zubkov is a product of Olimpik Donetsk and Shakhtar Donetsk academies.

### Shakhtar Donetsk

In 2013, he signed a contract with Shakhtar, and played in the Shakhtar Donetsk reserves. Zubkov made his debut as the substituted player in the main-squad team in a match against Zorya Luhansk on 15 May 2016 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

### Ferencváros

At the end of spring of 2019 Zubkov joined Hungarian club Ferencváros on loan. After the successful loan which saw him become the club's top scorer, Ferencváros exercised the option to sign him permanently. The fee was believed to be around €1.5 million.
On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.
On 29 September 2020, he was member of the Ferencváros team which qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage after beating Molde FK 3–3 on aggregate (away goals) at the Groupama Aréna.

### Return to Shakhtar Donetsk

On 5 August 2022, Zubkov returned to Shakhtar Donetsk, by signing a contract until the summer of 2027. On 5 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 defeat against Real Madrid. On 11 October, he scored the leading goal for Shakhtar from a header against Real Madrid, before the latter managed to equalize in the 90+5th minute, in a match which ended in a 1–1 draw.

## International career

Zubkov made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France.
In June 2021, he is on the list of 26 players summoned by Andriy Shevchenko to compete for the UEFA Euro 2020.
In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 29 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mariupol (loan) | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| Ferencváros (loan) | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 10 |
| Ferencváros | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Ferencváros | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Ferencváros | Total | Total | 45 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 10 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 7 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Total | Total | 54 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 84 | 20 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 166 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 6 | 239 | 49 |
* ↑ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Magyar Kupa
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 11 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ukraine | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2021 | 13 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35 | 2 |
    As of match played 24 September 2022. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zubkov goal.
List of international goals scored by Oleksandr Zubkov :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 3 June 2021 | Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro, Ukraine | 10 | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 September 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 23 | Armenia | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |

## Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk Youth
* UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2014–15
Shakhtar Donetsk
* Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18
* Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
* Ukrainian Super Cup: 2015, 2017
Ferencváros
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
* Magyar Kupa: 2021–22