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 32)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SV Meppen
Youth career
2000–2001 BV Bergisch Neukirchen
2001–2012 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Bayer Leverkusen II 40 (1)
2013–2014 → VfL Osnabrück (loan) 29 (0)
2014–2015 Preußen Münster 19 (2)
2015–2023 SV Sandhausen 106 (2)
2015–2017 SV Sandhausen II 7 (1)
2017–2018 → Hallescher FC (loan) 29 (3)
2024 MSV Duisburg 10 (0)
2025– SV Meppen 0 (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 for SV Meppen. 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] In January 2025, he signed with SV Meppen. [3]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2024 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 40——40
2012–13 Regionalliga West331——331
2013–14 Regionalliga West40——40
Total401——401
VfL Osnabrück (loan) 2013–14 3. Liga 29010—300
Preußen Münster 2014–15 3. Liga19210—202
SV Sandhausen II 2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 31——31
2016–17 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg40——40
Total71——71
SV Sandhausen 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 10——10
2018–19 2. Bundesliga19010—200
2019–20 2. Bundesliga11110—121
2020–21 2. Bundesliga25020—270
2021–22 2. Bundesliga33110—341
2022–23 2. Bundesliga17020—190
Total106270—1132
Hallescher FC (loan) 2017–18 3. Liga293——293
MSV Duisburg 2023–24 3. Liga100——100
Career total240970—2479

    References

    1. ↑ "Katalysator Fussball-Familie (page 28)" (PDF) (in German).
    2. ↑ "Erik Zenga – Spielerprofil".
    3. ↑ "106 Zweitliga-Spiele: Meppen verpflichtet vereinslosen Zenga" (in German). kicker.de. 17 January 2025.
    4. ↑ Erik Zenga at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg


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