Erik Zenga
Erik Zenga (born 18 January 1993) is a Russian-Angolan and naturalized German professional footballer who plays for SV Sandhausen as a defensive midfielder.
 Zenga in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kostroma, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SV Sandhausen | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | BV Bergisch Neukirchen | ||
| 2001–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 40 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Preußen Münster | 19 | (2) |
| 2015– | SV Sandhausen | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Hallescher FC (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Germany U20 | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020 | |||
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]
References
- "Katalysator Fussball-Familie (page 28)" (PDF) (in German).
- http://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/230345
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