Ivan Zotko

Ivan Zotko

Personal information
Full name	Ivan Vyacheslavovych Zotko
Date of birth	(1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Chudniv, Ukraine
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sūduva
Number	96
Youth career
2005–2009	Youth Sportive School Chudniv
2009–2012	Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Metalist Kharkiv	8	(1)
2016–2018	Valencia B	30	(2)
2018–2019	Elche	9	(0)
2019	→ Lleida Esportiu (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2021	Olimpik Donetsk	32	(1)
2021–2023	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	18	(1)
2023	Urartu	18	(1)
2024–	Sūduva	29	(2)
International career^‡
2014	Ukraine U18	9	(2)
2014–2015	Ukraine U19	8	(1)
2016	Ukraine U20	3	(1)
2017–2018	Ukraine U21	8	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2021

Ivan Vyacheslavovych Zotko (Ukrainian: Іван В'ячеславович Зотько; born 9 July 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lithuanian club Sūduva.

Career

Born in Chudniv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Zotko is a product of the Chudniv and FC Metalist School Systems.[1]

He made his debut for FC Metalist in the match against FC Chornomorets Odesa on 6 December 2015 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]

On 4 February 2023, Armenian Premier League club Urartu announced the signing of Zotko.[3] On 29 December 2023, Urartu announced that Zotko had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[4]

References

1. Иван Зотько: «Я сам себе кумир…» (in Russian). metallist.kharkov.ua. 7 December 2015.
2. Ліга Парі-Матч. 12 тур. Матч № 82 06.12.2015. (in Ukrainian). Official FPL Site. 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
3. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: IVAN ZOTKO". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
4. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: IVAN ZOTKO". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

External links

• Ivan Zotko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Ivan Zotko at BDFutbol
• Ivan Zotko at Soccerway