Sergei Zenjov (born 20 April 1989) is an Estonian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the Estonia national team. Besides Estonia, Zenjov has played in England, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

Club career

Pärnu

Zenjov began playing football for a local club

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, where he was coached by Juri Ivanov. He made his senior league debut in the II liiga with Pärnu Pataljon in 2005. Zenjov made his debut in the

on 8 March 2006, playing for Vaprus, and scored his side's only goal in a 1–3 away loss to TVMK.

TVMK

In July 2006, Zenjov signed for Meistriliiga club TVMK. He made his debut for the club on 23 July, in a 1–3 away loss to Levadia.

Karpaty Lviv

In February 2008, Zenjov signed a five-year contract with Vyshcha Liha club Karpaty Lviv. He made his debut in the Vyshcha Liha on 1 March 2008, in a 1–0 home victory over

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. On 27 July 2008, Zenjov scored his first goal for Karpaty Lviv in a 1–1 home draw against Shakhtar Donetsk. Zenjov scored two goals in the

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for the

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. He made his debut in the Europa League on 16 September 2010, in a 3–4 home loss to

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Blackpool

On 3 July 2014, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on 9 August, starting in a 0–2 away loss to

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

. On 2 December 2014, Zenjov left Blackpool after a mutual agreement was reached to terminate his contract.

Torpedo Moscow

After leaving Blackpool, Zenjov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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on 12 January 2015. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 9 March 2015, in a 0–0 away draw against

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Gabala

On 16 June 2015, Zenjov joined

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club Gabala on a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 2 July 2015, in a 1–2 first leg defeat of their

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qualifier against

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. On 19 March 2016, Zenjov scored Gabala's 500th goal in a 1–2 away loss to Qarabağ.

Cracovia

On 27 June 2017, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with

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club Cracovia. He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 15 July 2017, in Cracovia's first match of the 2017–18 season, and scored in the 1–1 home draw against Piast Gliwice.

International

Zenjov began his youth career in 2005 with the Estonia under-17 team. He also represented the under-19 and under-21 national sides. Zenjov made his senior international debut for

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on 20 August 2008, in a 2–1 home win over

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in a friendly. He scored his first international goal in his second match for the national team on 6 September 2008, in a 2–3 away loss to

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in a

match for the

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. On 23 September 2022, he played his 100th match for Estonia in the Nations League game against

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of 10 January 2023. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zenjov goal.''

Honours

Flora *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

* Estonian Supercup:

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Individual * Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2008, 2010 *

Player of the Month: May 2023

References

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* * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zenjov, Sergei 1989 births Living people Footballers from Pärnu Estonian men's footballers Estonian people of Russian descent Men's association football forwards Meistriliiga players Ukrainian Premier League players English Football League players Russian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Kazakhstan Premier League players Pärnu JK Vaprus players FC TVMK players FC Karpaty Lviv players Blackpool F.C. players FC Torpedo Moscow players Gabala SC players KS Cracovia players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Flora players Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's international footballers Estonian expatriate men's footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Estonian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan FIFA Men's Century Club 21st-century Estonian sportsmen