Anton Alekseyevich Zinkovsky (; born 14 April 1996) is a Russian

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player who plays as a

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for

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and the Russia national team.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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for

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on 17 September 2014 in a game against

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. On 13 January 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with

Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara () is a Russian professional football club based in Samara that plays in the Russian Premier League. In 2004, they finished third in the Russian Premier League. History Krylia Sovetov was founded in Kuybyshev (now Sama ...

. He made his

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debut for Krylia Sovetov on 2 March 2019 in a game against

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as a 90th-minute substitute for

Aleksandr Samedov Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov ( rus, Александр Сергеевич Самедов, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ sɐˈmʲedəf; ; born 19 July 1984) is a Russian professional Association football, football official and a f ...

. On 30 November 2021, he extended his contract with Krylia Sovetov until the end of 2023. On 23 June 2022, Zinkovsky signed a five-year contract with

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. He scored his first goal for the team in a 3-0 victory over

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on 15 August 2022. On 18 February 2025, Zinkovsky returned to

on loan.

International career

He was called up to the

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for the first time for October 2021 World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Slovenia. Zinkovsky made his debut on 23 March 2023 in a friendly against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Krylia Sovetov Samara *

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;Individual *

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top scorer: 2017–18 (Zone West, 18 goals) *

Goal of the Month: October 2022 (Spartak 2–2 CSKA Moscow, 16 October 2022)

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* * * 1996 births Footballers from Novorossiysk Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers FC Kuban Krasnodar players FC Chertanovo Moscow players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Spartak Moscow players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1996-stub