Eugene Starikov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeriiovych and the family name is Starikov.
Eugene Starikov
Personal information
Birth name Yevhen Valeriiovych Starikov
Date of birth (1988-11-17) November 17, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
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

Eugene Starikov (born Yevhen Valeriiovych Starikov,[a] November 17, 1988) 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.[citation needed] 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[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradenton Academics 2008[6] PDL 12 5 1 0 – 0 0 13 5
Zenit St. Petersburg 2009 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2010 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2011–12 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Tomsk (loan) 2010 Russian Premier League 9 1 0 0 – – 9 1
2011–12 Russian Premier League 21 1 2 0 – – 23 1
Total 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 2
Rostov (loan) 2012–13 Russian Premier League 8 2 0 0 – 1[c] 0 9 2
Tom Tomsk (loan) 2013–14 Russian Premier League 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Chornomorets Odesa 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 10 2 1 0 – – 11 2
New York Cosmos 2017 NASL 25 4 0 0 – 2[d] 0 27 4
Indy Eleven 2018 USL 19 6 0 0 – 0 0 19 6
2019 USL Championship 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 3 0
Total 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 6
Career total 108 21 4 0 0 0 3 0 115 21

Notes

  1. ^ Ukrainian: Євген Валерійович Старіков, romanized: Yevhen Valeriiovych Starikov; Russian: Евгений Валерьевич Стариков, romanized: Yevgeny Valeryevich Starikov
  2. ^ Includes the U.S. Open Cup, Russian Cup (football), and Ukrainian Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in the RPL relegation playoffs
  4. ^ Appearances in the Soccer Bowl Playoffs

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.