Sergei Zenjov (born 20 April 1989) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Meistriliiga club Flora and the Estonia national team. Besides Estonia, Zenjov has played in England, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

Club career Pärnu Zenjov began playing football for a local club Pärnu, where he was coached by Juri Ivanov. He made his senior league debut in the II liiga with Pärnu Pataljon in 2005. Zenjov made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 8 March 2006, playing for Vaprus, and scored his side's only goal in a 1–3 away loss to TVMK.

TVMK In July 2006, Zenjov signed for Meistriliiga club TVMK. He made his debut for the club on 23 July, in a 1–3 away loss to Levadia.

Karpaty Lviv In February 2008, Zenjov signed a five-year contract with Vyshcha Liha club Karpaty Lviv. He made his debut in the Vyshcha Liha on 1 March 2008, in a 1–0 home victory over Kharkiv. On 27 July 2008, Zenjov scored his first goal for Karpaty Lviv in a 1–1 home draw against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Zenjov scored two goals in the qualification for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. He made his debut in the Europa League on 16 September 2010, in a 3–4 home loss to Borussia Dortmund.

Blackpool On 3 July 2014, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with Championship club Blackpool. He made his debut for the club on 9 August, starting in a 0–2 away loss to Nottingham Forest. On 2 December 2014, Zenjov left Blackpool after a mutual agreement was reached to terminate his contract.

Torpedo Moscow After leaving Blackpool, Zenjov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow on 12 January 2015. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 9 March 2015, in a 0–0 away draw against Amkar Perm.

Gabala On 16 June 2015, Zenjov joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala on a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 2 July 2015, in a 1–2 first leg defeat of their Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Tbilisi. On 19 March 2016, Zenjov scored Gabala's 500th goal in a 1–2 away loss to Qarabağ.

Cracovia On 27 June 2017, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Cracovia. He made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 15 July 2017, in Cracovia's first match of the 2017–18 season, and scored in the 1–1 home draw against Piast Gliwice.

International Zenjov began his youth career in 2005 with the Estonia under-17 team. He also represented the under-19 and under-21 national sides.

Zenjov made his senior international debut for Estonia on 20 August 2008, in a 2–1 home win over Malta in a friendly. He scored his first international goal in his second match for the national team on 6 September 2008, in a 2–3 away loss to Belgium in a qualification match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

On 23 September 2022, he played his 100th match for Estonia in the Nations League game against Malta.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the Estonian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup and Polish CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPärnu Pataljon2005II liiga1927————1927Vaprus2006Meistriliiga17800———178TVMK2006Meistriliiga12313—2Appearances in UEFA Champions League02Appearances in Baltic Champions Cup01762007Meistriliiga221421—2Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup02Appearances in Baltic League02815Total341734—40404521Karpaty Lviv2007–08Vyshcha Liha11000———1102008–09Ukrainian Premier League28110———2912009–10Ukrainian Premier League25310———2632010–11Ukrainian Premier League18400—10Appearances in UEFA Europa League2—2862011–12Ukrainian Premier League17120—31—2222012–13Ukrainian Premier League10322———1252013–14Ukrainian Premier League28920———309Total1372182—133—15826Blackpool2014–15Championship800010——90Torpedo Moscow2014–15Russian Premier League10000———100Gabala2015–16Azerbaijan Premier League26220—142—4242016–17Azerbaijan Premier League21640—134—3810Total47860—276—8014Cracovia2017–18Ekstraklasa27310———2832018–19Ekstraklasa12111———132Total39421———415Shakhter Karagandy2019Kazakhstan Premier League308————3082020Kazakhstan Premier League173————173Total4711————4711Flora2021Meistriliiga301421—143—46182022Meistriliiga301020—201035102023Meistriliiga291232—201035142024Meistriliiga10320——10133Total993993—1833012945Career total457135281010621270555157

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEstonia20083120098220104120116120131122014802015822016612017103201810020191002020302021612022922023101202420Total11417

International goals As of 10 January 2023. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zenjov goal. + International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition16 September 2008Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium21–12–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification228 March 2009Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia52–12–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification36 June 2009A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia73–03–0Friendly43 September 2010A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia121–01–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying56 September 2011A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia203–14–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying615 November 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia311–12–1Friendly719 November 2013Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein321–03–0Friendly814 June 2015A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia441–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying92–01031 August 2016Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu, Estonia511–01–1Friendly1128 March 2017A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia563–03–0Friendly1212 June 2017Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia581–12–1Friendly137 October 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal613–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification148 October 2021A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia902–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification1516 November 2022Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia1011–01–12022 Baltic Cup1619 November 2022A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia1021–02–02022 Baltic Cup178 January 2023Estadio da Nora, Albufeira, Portugal1031–01–1Friendly

Honours Flora Meistriliiga: 2022, 2023 Estonian Supercup: 2024

Individual Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2008, 2010 Meistriliiga Player of the Month: May 2023, October 2024,

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