Viktor Tsukanov

Viktor Tsukanov
Personal information
Full name	Viktor Mykhaylovych Tsukanov
Date of birth	4 February 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Kirovohrad, Ukraine
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shakhtar Donetsk
Number	24
Youth career
2012–2017	Lider Kropyvnytskyi
2017–2019	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
2019–2024	Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	Shakhtar Donetsk
International career‡
2022	Ukraine U17
2024–	Ukraine U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024

Viktor Tsukanov (Ukrainian: Віктор Михайлович Цуканов; born 4 February 2006) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Career

Born in Kirovohrad, Tsukanov trained with the local Lider Kropyvnytskyi and Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, and in 2019 joined the Shakhtar Donetsk youth academy.^[1]

He made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second-half substitute against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on 3 March 2024.^[2]

In February 2023, Tsukanov was called up to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-17 football team to play in the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elit round matches,^[3] but not played any match.

In March 2024, he was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elit round matches.^[4]