Erik Zenga

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Erik Zenga
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Zenga in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kostroma, Russia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001 BV Bergisch Neukirchen
2001–2012 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Bayer Leverkusen II 40 (1)
2013–2014VfL Osnabrück (loan) 29 (0)
2014–2015 Preußen Münster 19 (2)
2015–2023 SV Sandhausen 106 (2)
2015–2017 SV Sandhausen II 7 (1)
2017–2018Hallescher FC (loan) 29 (3)
2024 MSV Duisburg 10 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Germany U18 7 (0)
2011 Germany U19 1 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Erik Zenga (born 18 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in Russia, he has represented Germany at youth level.

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International career

Zenga was born to a Russian mother and an Angolan father, coming to Germany as a child, and is eligible for all three national teams. [1] Zenga was a youth international for Germany. [2]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 4040
2012–13 Regionalliga West331331
2013–14 Regionalliga West4040
Total401401
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2013–14 3. Liga 29010300
Preußen Münster 2014–15 3. Liga19210202
SV Sandhausen II 2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 3131
2016–17 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg4040
Total7171
SV Sandhausen 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 1010
2018–19 2. Bundesliga19010200
2019–20 2. Bundesliga11110121
2020–21 2. Bundesliga25020270
2021–22 2. Bundesliga33110341
2022–23 2. Bundesliga17020190
Total1062701132
Hallescher FC (loan) 2017–18 3. Liga293293
MSV Duisburg 2023–24 3. Liga100100
Career total2409702479

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    References

    1. "Katalysator Fussball-Familie (page 28)" (PDF) (in German).
    2. "Erik Zenga – Spielerprofil".
    3. Erik Zenga at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg