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.

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)
2019Lleida 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

Career

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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

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  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.
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