Viktor Tsyhankov

Viktor Vitaliyovych Tsyhankov (Ukrainian: Віктор Віталійович Циганков; born 15 November 1997) is an Israeli-born Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national football team.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Vitaliyovych and the family name is Tsyhankov.

Viktor Tsyhankov
Personal information
Full name Viktor Vitaliyovych Tsyhankov
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997
Place of birth Nahariya, Israel
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Kyiv
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2010 Nyva Vinnytsia
2011–2016 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Dynamo Kyiv 143 (71)
National team‡
2012 Ukraine U16 4 (2)
2012–2014 Ukraine U17 20 (8)
2014–2016 Ukraine U19 10 (1)
2016 Ukraine U21 1 (0)
2016– Ukraine 35 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Club career

Born in Nahariya, Israel, where his father Vitaliy Tsyhankov played as footballer, Tsyhankov came to Ukraine when he was very young. Tsyhankov is a product of the Nyva Vinnytsia and Dynamo Kyiv sport schools. His first coach was Mykola Zahoruyko.[2]

He made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo on 14 August 2016, in the match against FC Stal Kamianske.[3] During 2018–2019 Tsyhankov was recognized as a player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League on three occasions (March 2018,[4] December 2018,[5] and April 2019[6]).

International career

Tsyhankov got his first call up to the senior Ukraine side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Turkey and Kosovo in October 2016.[7] He first saw the pitch in Ukraine's World Cup qualifying match against Finland that November, coming on in the 83rd minute.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 December 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 203316[lower-alpha 1]100295
2017–18 27132110[lower-alpha 2]31[lower-alpha 3]04017
2018–19 31181013[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 3]04620
2019–20 2714418[lower-alpha 5]2003917
2020–21 20123111[lower-alpha 6]2003415
2021–22 1811006[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 3]02511
Total 1437113454103021385
Career total 1437113454103021385
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 16 November 2021[10]
National teamYearCapsGoals
Ukraine201620
201710
201880
201993
202052
2021101
Total356
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.[10]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 March 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg13 Luxembourg1–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 7 June 2019Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine14 Serbia1–05–0
3 2–0
4 7 October 2020Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France22 France1–41–7Friendly
5 13 October 2020Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine24 Spain1–01–02020–21 UEFA Nations League A
6 23 May 2021Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine25 Bahrain1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Individual

References
  1. http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/en/team/dynamo/players/tsygankov
  2. ВІКТОР ЦИГАНКОВ (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 14 August 2016.
  3. Ліга Парі-Матч. 4 тур. Матч № 20 14.08.2016. (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 14 August 2016.
  4. "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець місяця Чемпіонату УПЛ!".
  5. "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець Чемпіонату УПЛ у грудні!". upl.ua.
  6. "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець квітня в Чемпіонаті УПЛ!". upl.ua.
  7. "25 players' list of Shevchenko for matches against Turkey and Kosovo". ffu.org.ua. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. "FIFA World Cup 2018 - Ukraine-Finland". UEFA. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. "Ukraine - V. Tsygankov Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. "Viktor Tsyhankov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2019.


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