Erik Zenga

Erik Zenga
Zenga in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001 BV Bergisch Neukirchen
2001–2012 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bayer Leverkusen II 40 (1)
2013–2014 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 29 (0)
2014–2015 Preußen Münster 19 (2)
2015–2023 SV Sandhausen 106 (2)
2015–2017 SV Sandhausen II 7 (1)
2017–2018 → Hallescher FC (loan) 29 (3)
2024 MSV Duisburg 10 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Germany U18 7 (0)
2011 Germany U19 1 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Erik Zenga (born 18 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in Russia, he has represented Germany at youth level.

International career

Zenga was born to a Russian mother and an Angolan father, coming to Germany as a child, and is eligible for all three national teams.[1] Zenga was a youth international for Germany.[2]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 4 0 — — 4 0
2012–13 Regionalliga West 33 1 — — 33 1
2013–14 Regionalliga West 4 0 — — 4 0
Total 40 1 — — 40 1
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2013–14 3. Liga 29 0 1 0 — 30 0
Preußen Münster 2014–15 3. Liga 19 2 1 0 — 20 2
SV Sandhausen II 2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 3 1 — — 3 1
2016–17 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 4 0 — — 4 0
Total 7 1 — — 7 1
SV Sandhausen 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 1 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 19 0 1 0 — 20 0
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 11 1 1 0 — 12 1
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 25 0 2 0 — 27 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 33 1 1 0 — 34 1
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 17 0 2 0 — 19 0
Total 106 2 7 0 — 113 2
Hallescher FC (loan) 2017–18 3. Liga 29 3 — — 29 3
MSV Duisburg 2023–24 3. Liga 10 0 — — 10 0
Career total 240 9 7 0 — 247 9

References

  1. ^ "Katalysator Fussball-Familie (page 28)" (PDF) (in German).
  2. ^ "Erik Zenga – Spielerprofil".
  3. ^ Erik Zenga at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
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