Erik Zenga (born 18 January 1993) is a Russian-Angolan and naturalized German professional footballer who plays for SV Sandhausen as a defensive midfielder.
![]() Zenga in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Kostroma, Russia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SV Sandhausen | ||
Number | 17 | ||
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– | SV Sandhausen | 58 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Hallescher FC (loan) | 29 | (3) |
National team | |||
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 31 July 2021 |
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]
SV Sandhausen – current squad | |
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