| Intro | American soccer player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 17 November 1988, Odessa |
| Age: | 31 years |
Yevgeni Starikov, also known as Eugene Starikov (Ukrainian: Євген Валерійович Старіков; born November 17, 1988) is an American soccer player of Ukrainian descent who played for Chornomorets Odesa.
Club career
Early years
Starikov was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR 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 before being signed by Zenit before the 2009 season.
International career
On January 7, 2011, Starikov was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile.
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Tom Tomsk (loan) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | Rostov (loan) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Tom Tomsk (loan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Chornomorets Odesa | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | Russia | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 5 | |||