Viktor Tsyhankov

Viktor Vitaliiovych Tsygankov (Ukrainian: Ві́ктор Віта́лійович Циганко́в; born 15 November 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for La Liga club Girona and the Ukraine national team.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vitaliiovych and the family name is Tsygankov.

Viktor Tsygankov

Tsygankov playing for Dynamo Kyiv in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Viktor Vitaliiovych Tsygankov
Date of birth	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Nahariya, Israel
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Girona
Number	8
Youth career
2009–2010	Nyva Vinnytsia
2011–2016	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2023	Dynamo Kyiv	156	(77)
2023–	Girona	55	(12)
International career‡
2012	Ukraine U16	4	(2)
2012–2014	Ukraine U17	20	(8)
2014–2016	Ukraine U19	10	(1)
2016	Ukraine U21	1	(0)
2016–	Ukraine	57	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

Born in Nahariya, Israel, where his father Vitalii Tsygankov played as a footballer, Tsygankov moved to Ukraine when he was very young.^[when?] Tsygankov is a product of the Nyva Vinnytsia and Dynamo Kyiv academy systems. His first coach was Mykola Zahoruyko.^[3]

He made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo on 14 August 2016 against FC Stal Kamianske.^[4] During the 2018–19 season Tsyhankov was recognized as a player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League on three occasions—March 2018,^[5] December 2018,^[6] and April 2019.^[7]

Girona

On 17 January 2023, Tsygankov joined La Liga side Girona, signing a contract until June 2027 with the Spanish club. The transfer reportedly commanded a €5 million fee, with a 50% sell-on clause in favour of Dynamo Kyiv.^[8][9]

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 but did not appear in either match.^[10] He made his senior debut in Ukraine's World Cup qualifying match against Finland the following November, coming on in the 83rd minute.^[11]

In June 2021, he is on the list of 26 players summoned by Andriy Shevchenko to compete for the UEFA Euro 2020.^[12]

In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 October 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Kyiv	2016–17	Ukrainian Premier League	20	3	3	1	6[b]	1	0	0	29	5
	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	27	13	2	1	10[c]	3	1[d]	0	40	17
	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	31	18	1	0	13[e]	2	1[d]	0	46	20
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	27	14	4	1	8[f]	2	0	0	39	17
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	20	12	3	1	11[g]	2	0	0	34	15
	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	18	11	0	0	6[b]	0	1[d]	0	25	11
	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	13	6	0	0	10[h]	3	—		23	9
	Total		156	77	13	4	64	13	3	0	236	94
Girona	2022–23	La Liga	19	3	—		—		—		19	3
	2023–24	La Liga	30	8	4	0	—		—		34	8
	2024–25	La Liga	6	1	0	0	2[b]	0	—		8	1
	Total		55	12	4	0	2	0	0	0	61	12
Career total			211	89	17	4	66	13	3	0	297	106

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup and Copa del Rey
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
7. Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 10 September 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine	2016	2	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	8	0
	2019	9	3
	2020	5	2
	2021	11	1
	2022	7	1
	2023	7	4
	2024	7	2
Total		57	13

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsyhankov goal.^[15]

List of international goals scored by Viktor Tsyhankov

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 2019	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	13	Luxembourg	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2	7 June 2019	Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine	14	Serbia	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3					2–0
4	7 October 2020	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	22	France	1–4	1–7	Friendly
5	13 October 2020	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine	24	Spain	1–0	1–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
6	23 May 2021	Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, Kharkiv, Ukraine	26	Bahrain	1–1	1–1	Friendly
7	8 June 2022	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	39	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
8	12 June 2023	Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany	45	Germany	2–1	3–3	Friendly
9					3–1
10	16 June 2023	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	46	North Macedonia	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
11	19 June 2023	Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia	47	Malta	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
12	26 March 2024	Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland	51	Iceland	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
13	11 June 2024	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	54	Moldova	2–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
• Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020

Individual

• Top Golden talent: 2016 (U-19), 2017 (U-21), 2018 (U-21)
• Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 2018
• Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Year: 2018–19
• Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year: 2020
• Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2017–18 (March), 2018–19 (December), 2018–19 (April)

References

1. UEFA.com. "Viktor Tsygankov". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
2. "Tsygankov Viktor". FC Dynamo Kyiv. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
3. ВІКТОР ЦИГАНКОВ (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 14 August 2016.
4. Ліга Парі-Матч. 4 тур. Матч № 20 14 August 2016. (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 14 August 2016.
5. "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець місяця Чемпіонату УПЛ!".
6. "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець Чемпіонату УПЛ у грудні!". upl.ua.
7. "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець квітня в Чемпіонаті УПЛ!". upl.ua.
8. "Viktor Tsygankov, nou jugador del Girona". Girona - Web Oficial (in Catalan). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
9. Suelves, Marc Bernad (17 January 2023). "Oficial: Viktor Tsygankov firma hasta 2027". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
10. "25 players' list of Shevchenko for matches against Turkey and Kosovo". ffu.org.ua. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
11. "FIFA World Cup 2018 - Ukraine-Finland". UEFA. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
12. Delaporte, Augustin (1 June 2021). "Euro 2020 : la liste des 26 de l'Ukraine". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
13. Aurélien Macedo (20 May 2024). "La liste de l'Ukraine pour l'Euro 2024 avec Zinchenko et Mudryk". footmercato.net..
14. "V. Tsygankov". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
15. "Viktor Tsyhankov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

External links

• Viktor Tsyhankov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Viktor Tsyhankov at Soccerway