Yevgeni Starikov, also known as Eugene Starikov (; born November 17, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Club career Early years Starikov was born in Odessa, USSR and grew up in Huntington Beach, California where he played for Edison High School, San Diego Surf, and Irvine Strikers. He transferred to Florida before his junior year, where he was the Pinellas County scoring champion twice and led the Palm Harbor University High School Hurricanes to a victory in the 2006 FHSAA 5A Championship. He spent two years at Stetson University and played one season for the Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League. Professional Starikov was signed by Zenit in the Russian Premier League before the 2009 season. On March 17, 2017, Starikov returned to the United States and signed for NASL side New York Cosmos. On February 6, 2018 Starikov joined the Indy Eleven of the United Soccer League. International career On January 7, 2011, Starikov was called up to the United States national team for a friendly game against Chile. Career statistics Notes References External links Miami United bio 1988 births Living people Ukrainian emigrants to the United States American soccer players American expatriate soccer players American people of Russian descent Expatriate footballers in Russia American expatriate sportspeople in Russia Stetson Hatters men's soccer players IMG Academy Bradenton players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Rostov players New York Cosmos (2010) players Indy Eleven players Footballers from Odesa USL League Two players Russian Premier League players North American Soccer League players USL Championship players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Ukrainian Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Ukraine American expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Association football forwards National Premier Soccer League players Association football midfielders