Denys Galenkov

Galenkov's current-season form is level with last season (Season 11→13), while his Rating eased 23→18. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	SK Poltava · 16th	27	1	1	6.61	18	13
2024/25	SK Poltava · 4th	17	2	0	—	23	11
2023/24	Ahrobiznes VolochyskLoan · 8th	22	4	0	—	26	18
2023/24	Karpaty	1	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Karpaty · 5th	20	1	0	—	29	8
2021/22	Karpaty	18	2	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Galenkov is a 30-year-old central midfielder at SK Poltava, rated 18.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 154th of 187 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (41.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Galenkov.

Judged on this season alone, Galenkov graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 51 of the 51 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.277 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 13). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 43rd of 51 of the 51 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 30 Galenkov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/264 clubs

Current potential43rd of 51 central midfielders · Premier League Current season21st of 51 central midfielders · Premier League21st-best central midfielder in the Premier League154th in the Premier League · potential43rd-highest potential central midfielder in the Premier League

18.4

Ratingi

43rd of 51 central midfielders

13.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.28

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · SK Poltava finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

1.28

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.28 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.4, Galenkov carries the 43rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 51, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (SK Poltava finished 16th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.8%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.08

Assists / 900.08

Goal contribution / 900.16

Defensive actions / 901.277

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %14.3

Pass accuracy %63

Dribble success %53.8

Cards / 900.319

Foul involvement / 901.995

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 30, Galenkov sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Galenkov's projected Rating — 18.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target1

Shots7

Passing

Assists1

Chances created5

Passes260

Pass accuracy63%

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success53.8%

Duels won56

Duels won %35.9%

Fouls won15

Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions9

Blocks1

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

SK Poltava2024/25 – nowFree

Ahrobiznes Volochysk(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Karpaty2021/22 – 2023/24Free

Polessya2018/19 – 2021/22

Sumy(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Desna2016/17 – 2017/18Free

Olimpik Donetskuntil 2016/17

About D. Galenkov

Denys Galenkov is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for SK Poltava, born on October 13, 1995, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Ukraine. SK Poltava currently sit 16th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, D. Galenkov has made 27 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 1,128 minutes, averaging a 6.66 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

When D. Galenkov plays, SK Poltava's record this season is 2W-1D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.55 at home against 6.65 on the road.

Recent matches

May 13, 2026: 0-2 loss away at LNZ Cherkasy (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 24, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Kolos Kovalivka (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Obolon'-Brovar (84 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 19, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (29 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 13, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Karpaty (30 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 2, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Kudrivka (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
December 14, 2025: 1-2 loss at home vs Ruh Lviv (85 minutes, 7.2 rating)
December 8, 2025: 0-3 loss at home vs Epitsentr Dunayivtsi (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 1, 2025: 2-1 win away at Dynamo Kyiv (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
November 21, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs LNZ Cherkasy (90 minutes, 6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Galenkov at 18.4 with a Season form score of 13.4, ranking 154th of 187 central midfielders in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, D. Galenkov has totalled 187 club appearances with 17 goals and 1 assist for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 28 appearances for Polessya.

D. Galenkov's career has also included time at Ahrobiznes Volochysk, Karpaty, Polessya, Sumy, Desna and Olimpik Donetsk.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · SK Poltava finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points