Illya Zabarnyi

Illya Borysovych Zabarnyi (Ukrainian: Ілля Борисович Забарний; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Ukraine national team.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Borysovych and the family name is Zabarnyi.
Illya Zabarnyi
Zabarnyi with AFC Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Illya Borysovych Zabarnyi
Date of birth (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002[1]
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 27
Youth career
2015–2019 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Dynamo Kyiv 50 (1)
2023– AFC Bournemouth 14 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Ukraine U17 6 (4)
2020 Ukraine U21 2 (1)
2020– Ukraine 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

Zabarnyi is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school from his native city Kyiv. His first trainers were Serhiy Bezhenar and Artem Yashkin.[3][4]

He played for FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in July 2019 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Zabarnyi made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv only on 11 September 2020, playing in a drawn home match against Desna Chernihiv.[5]

AFC Bournemouth

On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a 5 and a half year contract with Premier League club Bournemouth.[6]

International career

In 2020 Zabarnyi was called up for the Ukraine U21's matches in September 2020 and made the debut in a match against Finland U21.

He made his national team debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 August 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 21120—13[lower-alpha 1]000361
2021–22 15010—6[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0230
2022–23 14000—11[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]0260
Total 50130—26010851
AFC Bournemouth 2022–23 Premier League 50————50
2023–24 20————20
Total 7100—000071
Career total 57130—26010921
  1. Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 16 June 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ukraine 202040
2021140
202260
202321
Total261
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zabarnyi goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Illya Zabarnyi
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 June 2023Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia26 North Macedonia1–23–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Individual

References
  1. "Illia Zabarnyi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. Ілля Забарний — про складнощі переходу в першу команду, преміальні за вихід у ЛЧ та несподіваний виклик у збірну. ua.tribuna.com.
  3. Ілля Забарний (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 5 November 2020.
  4. Ілля Забарний: «Дадуть шанс – обов'язково ним скористаюся» (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 15 September 2020.
  5. Favbet Ліга. 29-й тур Матч №170 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 15 September 2020.
  6. "Cherries complete Zabarnyi coup". AFC Bournemouth. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. "France v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  8. I. Zabarnyi at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. "Illya Zabarnyi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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