Inside Ukrainian footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko's Cheshire life with glamorous journalist wife
28.02.2022 - 15:09
/ ok.co.uk
Manchester City footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko embraced with Everton player Vitaliy Mykolenko as their teams went head to head in a Premier League match on Saturday 26 February after their homeland of Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Oleksandr, 25, who is now reportedly on £20,00 a week at Manchester City, lives in the affluent village of Hale Barns near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, with his TV presenter and journalist wife Vlada Shcheglova along with their six month old daughter.
In a show of support, Oleksandr, along with his fellow Manchester City players donned a shirts printed with the Ukraine flag and 'no war' on the front and back. But the star, who also attended an anti-war vigil alongside his emotional wife in St Peter's Squaure, player has come along way from his luxury lifestyle in Cheshire.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.The midfielder, who was born in Radomyshl, Ukraine, played for top league teams in his home country before he was forced to flee to Moscow in 2014 at the age of 17 with his mum Irina in the wake of the conflict in the Donbas region.
In Moscow Oleksandr trained with small teams and was reportedly so poor that he could barely afford basic essentials such as bread and milk. However Oleksandr, who has 48 international caps for Ukraine, was scouted by Manchester City and made his debut in October 2017 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In 2020, the star player tied the knot with 26 year old Vlada Shcheglova after he got down on one knee in a romantic display at Kiev Olympic Stadium. Vlada, who has 554,000 followers on her private Instagram, is an ambassador for Puma and has a
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