Erik Zenga
 Zenga in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Meppen | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | BV Bergisch Neukirchen | ||
| 2001–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 40 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Preußen Münster | 19 | (2) |
| 2015–2023 | SV Sandhausen | 106 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | SV Sandhausen II | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Hallescher FC (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2024 | MSV Duisburg | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | SV Meppen | 38 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Germany U20 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026 | |||
Erik Zenga (born 18 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for SV Meppen. Born in Russia, he has represented Germany at youth level.
International career
[edit]Zenga was born to a Russian mother and an Angolan father, coming to Germany as a child, and was eligible for all three national teams.[1] Zenga was a youth international for Germany.[2] In January 2025, he signed with SV Meppen.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 May 2024[4]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga West | 33 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga West | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Preußen Münster | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| SV Sandhausen II | 2015–16 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| SV Sandhausen | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 106 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 113 | 2 | |||
| Hallescher FC (loan) | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 29 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 240 | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | 247 | 9 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Katalysator Fussball-Familie (page 28)" (PDF) (in German).
- ↑ "Erik Zenga – Spielerprofil".
- ↑ "106 Zweitliga-Spiele: Meppen verpflichtet vereinslosen Zenga" (in German). kicker.de. 17 January 2025.
- ↑ Erik Zenga at WorldFootball.net
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erik Zenga.
- Erik Zenga at Soccerway
- Erik Zenga at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- German people of Angolan descent
- Russian people of Angolan descent
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players
- VfL Osnabrück players
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- SV Sandhausen players
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- MSV Duisburg players
- SV Meppen players
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