Oleksandr Zinchenko

Following his move to Nottingham Forest, Zinchenko's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 8→5), while his Rating eased 60→40. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Arsenal	3	0	0	6.95	—	—
2025/26	Ajax · 5th	2	0	0	7	42	5
2025/26	Nottingham ForestLoan · 16th	5	0	0	6.72	40	5
2024/25	Arsenal · 2nd	31	0	1	6.74	60	8
2023/24	Arsenal · 2nd	32	1	2	7.15	74	44
2022/23	Arsenal · 2nd	27	1	2	6.94	83	39
2021/22	Manchester City · 1st	15	0	4	7.08	82	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Ukraine · international

Side	Apps	G
Ukraine	68	10
Ukraine U21	6	0
Ukraine U19	6	1
Ukraine U17	7	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

O. Zinchenko is a 29-year-old full-back at Nottingham Forest, rated 39.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zinchenko.

On the season, Zinchenko graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.314 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 29 Zinchenko is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

39.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

4.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

10.3%

Minutes

limited game time

3.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 5 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 10.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %10.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.314

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 29 (~26), then tapers with age. At 29, Zinchenko sits on 26.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zinchenko's projected Rating — 39.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€37M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

AjaxJan 2026 – Jun 2026

Arsenal(back from loan)Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

Nottingham Forest(on loan)Sept 2025 – Jan 2026

AAshington AFC(on loan)Sept 2025 – Sept 2025

ArsenalJul 2022 – Sept 2025€ 37M

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2022

PSV Eindhoven(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2017

Manchester CityJul 2016 – Aug 2016

FC UFAFeb 2015 – Jul 2016

Shakhtar Donetskuntil Feb 2015

About O. Zinchenko

Oleksandr Zinchenko is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for Ajax, born on December 15, 1996 in Radomyshl, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Ukraine. Ajax currently sit 6th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, O. Zinchenko has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 353 minutes.

O. Zinchenko's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ajax face Telstar away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Zinchenko at 39.8 with a Season form score of 4.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 25 career titles — among them the Emirates Cup and the Community Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, O. Zinchenko has totalled 234 club appearances with 5 goals and 18 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 32 appearances for Arsenal.

O. Zinchenko's career has also included time at Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, AAshington AFC, Manchester City, PSV Eindhoven, FC UFA and Shakhtar Donetsk.

On the international stage, O. Zinchenko has represented Ukraine, Ukraine U21, Ukraine U19, Ukraine U17 — 87 caps and 12 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points