Illya Zabarnyi
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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]
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Zabarnyi with AFC Bournemouth in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Illia Borysovych Zabarnyi | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 71 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ukraine U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2020 | Ukraine U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2020– | Ukraine | 47 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 5 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 | |||
Club career
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 before being promoted to the senior team in July 2019. Zabarnyi made Ukrainian Premier League debut on 11 September 2020 in a draw against Desna Chernihiv.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a 5+1⁄2-year contract with Premier League club Bournemouth.[6]
On 21 July 2024, Zabarnyi extended his contract with Bournemouth for another 5 years until 2029.[7]
On 22 February 2025, Zabarnyi was shown a straight red card for the dangerous tackle he made on Rayan Aït-Nouri after the referee Michael Salisbury confronted to the VAR monitor. In his absence, Bournemouth would suffer a 1-0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8]
International career
On 7 October 2020, Zabarnyi debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad debut in a friendly match against France.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 April 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 1 | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2022–23 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 121 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 2 | ||
- Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 23 March 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zabarnyi goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 2023 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 26 |  North Macedonia | 1–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 20 March 2025 | Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain | 46 |  Belgium | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs |
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
Individual
- Top Golden talent: 2020 (U-19), 2021 (U-19)
- Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2020–21 (April)
- AFC Bournemouth Supporters' Player of the Season: 2023–24[12]
References
External links
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