Yevgeni Starikov, also known as Eugene Starikov (Russian: Евгений Валерьевич Стариков; born November 17, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yevgeni Starikov | ||
Date of birth | (1988-11-17) November 17, 1988 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Odessa, USSR | ||
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) |
National team | |||
2012 | United States U23 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 8, 2020 |
Starikov was born in Odessa, 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.
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]
On January 7, 2011, Starikov was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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 |