Viktor Tsukanov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Mykhaylovych Tsukanov | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirovohrad, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Lider Kropyvnytskyi | ||
| 2017–2019 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | ||
| 2019–2024 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Ukraine U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ukraine U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2025 | Ukraine U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Viktor Mykhaylovych Tsukanov (Ukrainian: Віктор Михайлович Цуканов; born 4 February 2006) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Born in Kirovohrad, Tsukanov trained with the local Lider Kropyvnytskyi and Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, and in 2019 joined the Shakhtar Donetsk youth academy.[1]
He made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second-half substitute against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on 3 March 2024.[2]
International career
In February 2023, Tsukanov was called up to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-17 football team to play in the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elit round matches,[3] but not played any match.
In March 2024, he was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elit round matches.[4]