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Ivan Kalyuzhnyi

Squad depthFC Kharkiv · 28 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameIvan Kalyuzhnyi
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityUkraine
Age28
Date of birth21 Jan 1998
BirthplaceDovzhyk
Height189 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubFC Kharkiv
Central midfielder
27
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1437
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Kharkiv.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

I. Kalyuzhnyi is a 28-year-old central midfielder at FC Kharkiv, rated 27.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 155 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (53.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kalyuzhnyi.

Judged on this season alone, Kalyuzhnyi graded 16 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 41 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.756 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 16). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 26th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Kalyuzhnyi is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2021/224 clubs
27.8
Ratingi
26th of 41 central midfielders
15.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
53.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.76
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Kharkiv finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

27
Apps
2.76
Def. / 90
Tackles
42
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 53.2% 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 27.8, Kalyuzhnyi carries the 26th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 41. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Interceptions42
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.