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10.8
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
28.8
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 26/27 rated

Club profile

LeaguePremier League
League position7th of 16
Squad size27
Average age25.5
CountryUkraine

Team scout report

Mid-table7th of 16 · Premier League

Zorya Luhansk sit 7th of 16 in the Premier League, in mid-table. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 10.8 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 28.8 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWLDD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 10.7% on last season (Season 12.1 → 10.8), while squad talent has held (Rating 29.4 → 28.9). Of the 22 players with a season to compare, 0 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

P. Budkivskyi is the form pick (Season 22), while Ítalo carries the highest ceiling (Rating 41). In the market, the headline arrival is B. Mykhailichenko (€ 1M), and I. Nesterenko is the most valuable asset at 5.7.

10.8
10.7%
Squad season
28.8
1.4%
Squad rating
7thof 16
League finish
WWLDD
Last 5
Top performer
P. Budkivskyi
Season 22
Highest potential
Ítalo
Rating 41
Marquee signing
B. Mykhailichenko
€ 1M
Top asset
I. Nesterenko
Value 5.7

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
433
Defence
1128
Midfield
630
Attack
1020

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Budkivskyi
2211
Jordan
2030
Juninho
1722
Slesar
1640
Kushnirenko
1320
Janjić
1335
Perduta
139
Saputin
1338
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1Artem Machelyuk1goals
  2. 2I. Gorbach1goals
  3. 3M. Boyko1goals
  4. 4B. Kushnirenko1goals
  5. 5I. Nesterenko1goals

Top assists

  1. 1K. Dryshlyuk1assists
  2. 2V. Yurchenko1assists

Squad · 27

Nat.
1O. SaputinGoalkeeperUkraine225.22—13±0%38±0%
23l. KaravashchenkoNewGoalkeeper—244.9——031
25V. RybakNewGoalkeeperUkraine254.8——0100%3110.8%
3V. KravetsNewCentre-backUkraine291.71—019
4G. EskinjaCentre-backAustria2351—8±0%362%
5A. JanjićCentre-backBosnia and Herzegovina245——13±0%35±0%
10JuninhoCentre-backBrazil301.2——17±0%22±0%
39Artem MachelyukNewCentre-backUkraine274.42110±0%3312.2%
40ÍtaloNewCentre-backBrazil244.9——5±0%41±0%
44I. PerdutaCentre-backUkraine350.42—13±0%9±0%
55JordanCentre-backBrazil274.21—20±0%30±0%
6D. PoparaCentral midfielderBosnia and Herzegovina235.21—12±0%37±0%
8K. DryshlyukAttacking midfielderUkraine274.22—3±0%2912.1%
9A. SlesarCentral midfielderUkraine214.9——16±0%40±0%
11I. GorbachAttacking midfielderUkraine225.4215±0%35±0%
14A. GlushchenkoNewCentral midfielder
Loanfrom Shakhtar Donetsk
Ukraine224.92—2±0%356%
18M. BoykoNewAttacking midfielderUkraine225.521821.4%3714.8%
21J. BašićCentral midfielderCroatia291.62—8±0%21±0%
27D. JelavićCentral midfielderCroatia255.12—1±0%323.2%
77B. KushnirenkoAttacking midfielderUkraine301.42113±0%20±0%
80V. YurchenkoNewAttacking midfielderUkraine320.72—487.7%1140.6%
88S. BahCentral midfielderSierra Leone204.6——034
88S. BahCentral midfielder—194.31—034
7G. RodriguesNewCentre-forwardLuxembourg310.9——0100%1357.2%
28P. BudkivskyiCentre-forwardUkraine340.42—22±0%11±0%
30I. NesterenkoNewCentre-forward
Loanfrom Vorskla Poltava
Ukraine235.7218±0%362.6%
99A. Serdyuk
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Season form

Record (W-D-L)4-2-3 in 9
Goals (for / against)12 / 13
Clean sheets1
Last 5WWLDD

Fixtures & results

Friendlies Clubs3W 6D 7LPremier League4W 2D 3LCup2W 0D 0L
9W 8D 10L in 27 · 47–39
Jun 4AKudrivka—·
May 29HObolon'-Brovar—·
May 22HKarpaty—·
May 15ALNZ Cherkasy—·
May 8AEpitsentr Dunayivtsi—·
May 1HShakhtar Donetsk—·
Apr 24AChornomorets—·
Apr 17HLivyi Bereh—·
Apr 10ADynamo Kyiv—·
Apr 3HBukovyna—·
Mar 20HVeres Rivne—·
Mar 13AFC Kharkiv—·
Mar 6HPolessya—·
Feb 27AKryvbas KR—·
Dec 12AKolos Kovalivka—·
Dec 5HKudrivka—·
Nov 28AObolon'-Brovar—·
Nov 21AKarpaty—·
Nov 7HLNZ Cherkasy—·
Oct 31HEpitsentr Dunayivtsi—·
Oct 24AShakhtar Donetsk—·
Oct 17HChornomorets2–1W
Oct 12ALivyi Bereh3–1W
Sep 19HDynamo Kyiv0–2L
Sep 13ABukovyna1–1D
Sep 9AYarud Mariupol'2–0W
Sep 6AVeres Rivne1–1D
Aug 31HFC Kharkiv0–3L
Aug 22ASkala 1911 Stryi6–0W
Aug 17APolessya2–1W
Aug 9HKryvbas KR1–3L
Jul 31HKolos Kovalivka2–0W
Jul 23HGöztepe1–2L
Jul 18HGrimsby1–1D
Jul 15HKonyaspor1–2L
Jul 8ASlovácko1–2L
Jul 4AHNK Gorica1–2L
Jun 30HShkendija2–2D
May 23AKarpaty2–1W
May 18HPolessya0–0D
May 12AOleksandria2–1W
May 9HFC Kharkiv1–1D
May 4ARuh Lviv2–1W
Apr 27HVeres Rivne2–0W
Apr 23HShakhtar Donetsk1–2L
Apr 17ADynamo Kyiv1–3L
Apr 12HEpitsentr Dunayivtsi1–0W
Apr 5AObolon'-Brovar3–3D
Mar 28HKolos Kovalivka2–2D
Mar 24HKudrivka2–4L
Mar 15AKolos Kovalivka1–1D
Mar 8HSK Poltava4–0W
Mar 1AKryvbas KR1–3L
Feb 23AKudrivka2–2D
Feb 13HAuda3–0W
Feb 9HGagra2–0W
Feb 5HAndijan0–0D
Jan 29ARapid Wien II5–1W
Jan 25ALokomotiv Sofia3–3D
Jan 21HFK Sarajevo0–0D
Jan 21AMiedz Legnica2–3L
Jan 17ARadnik Surdulica1–2L
Dec 13ALNZ Cherkasy0–2L
Dec 5HKarpaty1–0W
Nov 30APolessya0–2L
Nov 24HOleksandria2–2D
Nov 8AFC Kharkiv3–1W
Nov 2HRuh Lviv1–0W
Oct 24AVeres Rivne0–0D
Oct 18HDynamo Kyiv1–1D
Oct 11HObolon'-Brovar1–1D
Oct 3AEpitsentr Dunayivtsi2–1W
Sep 27HObolon'-Brovar0–0D
Sep 22AShakhtar Donetsk0–1L
Sep 14HKolos Kovalivka1–3L
Aug 29ASK Poltava4–1W
Aug 23AChornomorets1–2L
Aug 18HKryvbas KR2–3L
Aug 11HKudrivka2–1W
Aug 2HLNZ Cherkasy0–0D
Jul 17ANK Varazdin1–2L
Jul 14HFK Sarajevo0–0D
Mar 23AObolon'-Brovar2–1W
Mar 18HKudrivka0–1L
Feb 13HDinamo Batumi2–1W
Feb 10HAdmira Wacker0–0D
Feb 10HVeres Rivne—·
Feb 6ASKN ST. Polten4–1W
Jan 30HShkendija2–1W
Jan 29AMiedz Legnica1–2L
Jan 26HBuducnost Podgorica0–4L
Jan 22AWisla Krakow1–2L

Completed transfers · 2026/27

All seasons →

In

V. RybakMMetal Kharkiv· Free agent2026/27
V. RybakMMetal Kharkiv· Free agent2026/27
Ž. TronteljHNK Gorica· Return from loan2026/27
V. YurchenkoFFC Kharkiv· Free agent2026/27
V. YurchenkoFFC Kharkiv· Free agent2026/27
M. BoykoVViktoriya Mykolaivka· Transfer2026/27
G. RodriguesVVardar Skopje· Free agent2026/27
G. RodriguesVVardar Skopje· Free agent2026/27

Out

Ž. TronteljDunajska Streda· Transfer2026/27
Ž. TronteljDunajska Streda· Transfer2026/27
R. VantukhVVantukh Roman· Free agent2026/27
R. VantukhKarpaty· Free agent2026/27
R. VantukhKarpaty· Free agent2026/27
P. MićinMMicin Petar· Free agent2026/27
P. MićinSSogdiana· -2026/27
P. MićinSSogdiana· Free agent2026/27