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Viktor Tsukanov

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Viktor Tsukanov
Personal information
Full name Viktor Mykhaylovych Tsukanov
Date of birth (2006-02-04) 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 Apps (Gls)
2024– Shakhtar Donetsk 4 (0)
International career
2022 Ukraine U17 1 (0)
2024– Ukraine U19 8 (0)
*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

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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]

International career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Цуканов Віктор (in Ukrainian). Shakhtar Donetsk Official Web Site. 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ VBET Ліга. 19-й тур Матч №145 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Євро-2023 (U-17): юнацька збірна України розпочала підготовку до елітного раунду кваліфікації" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Football Association. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Євро-2024 (U-19). Дмитро Михайленко визначився зі складом юнацької збірної України для участі в еліт-раунді відбору" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Football Association. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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