Andrii Kitela
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ruh Lviv.
Scout report
A. Kitela is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Ruh Lviv, rated 36 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 46th of 157 on scout potential in the Premier League and 1169th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitela.
Judged on this season alone, Kitela graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 1.353 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 8). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 22% of the 42 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 21 Kitela is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Ruh Lviv finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
1.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 36, Kitela carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 42 — though on just 23 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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