*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024
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.[1]
Club career
Pärnu
Zenjov began playing football for a local club Pärnu, where he was coached by Juri Ivanov.[2] 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.[3]
TVMK
In July 2006, Zenjov signed for Meistriliiga club TVMK.[4] 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.[5][6] He made his debut in the Vyshcha Liha on 1 March 2008, in a 1–0 home victory over Kharkiv.[7] On 27 July 2008, Zenjov scored his first goal for Karpaty Lviv in a 1–1 home draw against Shakhtar Donetsk.
On 3 July 2014, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with Championship club Blackpool.[9][10] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, starting in a 0–2 away loss to Nottingham Forest.[11] On 2 December 2014, Zenjov left Blackpool after a mutual agreement was reached to terminate his contract.[12][13]
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.[14] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 9 March 2015, in a 0–0 away draw against Amkar Perm.[15]
Gabala
On 16 June 2015, Zenjov joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala on a two-year contract.[16] 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.[17]
Cracovia
On 27 June 2017, Zenjov signed a one-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.[18] 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.[19]
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.[20]
On 23 September 2022, he played his 100th match for Estonia in the Nations League game against Malta.[21]
^Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League