Oleksandr Valeriyovych Zubkov (; born 3 August 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens and the Ukraine national team.
Club career Zubkov is a product of Olimpik Donetsk and Shakhtar Donetsk academies.
Shakhtar Donetsk In 2013, he signed a contract with Shakhtar, and played in the Shakhtar Donetsk reserves. Zubkov made his debut as the substituted player in the main-squad team in a match against Zorya Luhansk on 15 May 2016 in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Ferencváros
At the end of spring of 2019 Zubkov joined Hungarian club Ferencváros on loan. After the successful loan which saw him become the club's top scorer, Ferencváros exercised the option to sign him permanently. The fee was believed to be around €1.5 million.
On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.
On 29 September 2020, he was member of the Ferencváros team which qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage after beating Molde FK 3–3 on aggregate (away goals) at the Groupama Aréna.
Return to Shakhtar Donetsk On 5 August 2022, Zubkov returned to Shakhtar Donetsk, by signing a contract until the summer of 2027. On 5 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 defeat against Real Madrid. On 11 October, he scored the leading goal for Shakhtar from a header against Real Madrid, before the latter managed to equalize in the 90+5th minute, in a match which ended in a 1–1 draw.
Trabzonspor In February 2025, he joined Trabzonspor.
AEK Athens On 3 June 2026, Zubkov signed a four-year contract with AEK Athens.
International career Zubkov made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France.
In June 2021, he is on the list of 26 players summoned by Andriy Shevchenko to compete for the UEFA Euro 2020.
In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024..
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShakhtar Donetsk2015–16Ukrainian Premier League101000–202016–17Ukrainian Premier League802000–1002017–18Ukrainian Premier League802010–110Total1705010–230Mariupol (loan)2018–19Ukrainian Premier League2280000–228Ferencváros (loan)2019–20Nemzeti Bajnokság I28900141–4210Ferencváros2020–21Nemzeti Bajnokság I2552170–3462021–22Nemzeti Bajnokság I20132111–344Total45653181–6810Shakhtar Donetsk2022–23Ukrainian Premier League1750092–2672023–24Ukrainian Premier League2554180–3762024–25Ukrainian Premier League1251082–217Total541551254–8420Trabzonspor2024–25Süper Lig15652––2082025–26Süper Lig30460–10374Total4510112–105712Career total166381545860023949
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine2020502021131202261202350202480202561202640Total473
As of match played 16 November 2025. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zubkov goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Oleksandr ZubkovNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition13 June 2021Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro, Ukraine101–01–0Friendly224 September 2022Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia232–05–02022–23 UEFA Nations League B3 16 November 2025Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland431–0 2–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Shakhtar Donetsk Youth UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2014–15
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2015, 2017
Ferencváros Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Magyar Kupa: 2021–22
Trabzonspor Turkish Cup: 2025–26
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