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Valeriy Bondar

Squad depthShakhtar Donetsk · 27 yrsFringe player

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

Profile

Full nameValeriy Bondar
PositionFull-back
NationalityUkraine
Age27
Date of birth27 Feb 1999
BirthplaceKharkiv
Height185 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubShakhtar Donetsk
Full-back
8
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
262
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shakhtar Donetsk.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

V. Bondar is a 27-year-old full-back at Shakhtar Donetsk, rated 29.9 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bondar.

On the season, Bondar graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 2.25 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 27 Bondar is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
29.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
25
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shakhtar Donetsk finished 1st of 16 · a title-challenging side

27
Apps
2.25
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
16
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles4—
Interceptions16—
Blocks3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.