Yevgeni Olegovich Lutsenko (; born 25 February 1987) is a Russian former professional

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er who played as a striker.

Club career

He made his debut in the

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in 2004 for

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. On 14 June 2019, he left

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upon the expiration of his contract. On 16 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract with

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International career

On 25 August 2020, he was called up for the

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for the first time for

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games against Serbia and Hungary in September 2020. Later on the same day, he was injured during Arsenal's league game and was not able to join the national team.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lutsenko, Yevgeni 1987 births Sportspeople from Orenburg Footballers from Orenburg Oblast Russian people of Ukrainian descent Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Rostov players FC Salyut Belgorod players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players FC Mordovia Saransk players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Arsenal Tula players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen