Ukrainian-born and American-raised striker Eugene Starikov gave Zenit St. Petersburg, the club that owns his rights, a good glimpse at what they might want to consider keeping after he scored a goal to help FK Tom Tomsk beat Zenit, 2-1, on Saturday.
Starikov was called into U.S. national team camp in January, and spent some time with the U.S. team, but ultimately did not make his debut against Chile, and has yet to actually dress for a match for the United States.
Signed by Zenit in 2009, the 22-year-old Starikov has yet to play for the Zenit first team, having gone on a pair of loans to FK Tom.
Here is Starikov's goal:
