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Ivan Zotko
Ukrainian footballer
Ivan Vyacheslavovych Zotko (Ukrainian: Іван В'ячеславович Зотько; born 9 July 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Sūduva Club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Vyacheslavovych Zotko | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Chudniv, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sūduva | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Youth Sportive School Chudniv | ||
| 2009–2012 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Metalist Kharkiv | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Valencia B | 30 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Elche | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Lleida Esportiu (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Olimpik Donetsk | 32 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 18 | (1) |
| 2023 | Urartu | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | Sūduva | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Ukraine U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukraine U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Ukraine U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U21 | 8 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2021 | |||
Born in Chudniv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Zotko is a product of the Chudniv and FC Metalist School Systems.[1]
He made his debut for FC Metalist in the match against FC Chornomorets Odesa on 6 December 2015 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]
On 4 February 2023, Armenian Premier League club Urartu announced the signing of Zotko.[3] On 29 December 2023, Urartu announced that Zotko had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[4]
- Иван Зотько: «Я сам себе кумир…» (in Russian). metallist.kharkov.ua. 7 December 2015.
- Ліга Парі-Матч. 12 тур. Матч № 82 06.12.2015. (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: IVAN ZOTKO". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: IVAN ZOTKO". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- Ivan Zotko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Ivan Zotko at BDFutbol
- Ivan Zotko at Soccerway
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