Defender Alexander Shcherbenev told that he intends to help St. Petersburg “Zenith “to become champion of the VTB United League, and noted that he is ready for serious competition in the new team.
Zenit announced on Thursday the signing of a three-year contract with the 23-year-old basketball player.
“As for my transfer to Zenit, it’s good that the club’s management and coach believed in me and gave me this opportunity. I will try to meet their expectations as much as possible and help the team win the Belov Cup and return to the top step of the podium. Zenit has no other objectives. Every year they aim for first place. Happy to have joined such a strong team. It will be a pleasure to work under the guidance of such a venerable specialist as Javi Pascual.
I am eager to. I understand that it will not be easy, that there will be serious competition for my position, but for my part, I will try to do everything to gain playing time and be useful to the team,” Shcherbenev said at .
Shcherbenev graduated from Lokomotiv Krasnodar. He has been playing for the main team of the railways since 2021. Last year, as part of the Krasnodar team, the basketball player became a silver medalist of the VTB United League.
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