Oleksandr Karavaev
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dynamo Kyiv.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Dynamo Kyiv — UEFA Europa Conference League: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 271 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Shakhtar Donetsk; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
O. Karavaev is a 34-year-old full-back at Dynamo Kyiv, rated 8.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karavaev.
On the season, Karavaev graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.473 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 34 Karavaev is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Karavaev is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Dynamo Kyiv finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side
2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Creativity. 0.33 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 8.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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