Ilya Zabarny, a newcomer to England's Bournemouth, making his debut The day before in the APL, he became the 11th Ukrainian footballer who played in the elite division of England.
Ilya Zabarny (with the ball) in his first match for BournemouthThe 20-year-old footballer became the sixth former representative of Kyiv Dynamo in the APL. Prior to that, the former Dynamo players Oleg Luzhny, Sergey Rebrov, Andriy Shevchenko, Andriy Yarmolenko and Vitaliy Mikolenko started their way in the English championship.
Ukrainian players who played in the elite division of the English championship
Oleksiy Cherednik, "Southampton", debut year - 1990
2. Oleksandr Yevtushok, "Coventry" 1997.
3. Oleg LuzhnyArsenal 1999
4. Sergey RebrovTottenham, 2000
5. Andriy Shevchenko, "Chelsea", 2006
6. Andrey Voronin, "Liverpool", 2007
7. Alexander Zinchenko, Manchester City, 2017
8. Andriy Yarmolenko, "West Ham", 2018
9. Vitaliy Mikolenko.Everton, 2022
10. Mikhail Mudrik, Chelsea, 2023
11. Ilya Zabarny, "Bournemouth", 2023
It should also be noted that another former Dynamo Kyiv player - defender Sergiy Baltacha - made his debut in England in 1989. Sergey BaltachaBut he did not play in the high league of this country: at the time his Ipswich played in the second English division.
It must be recalled Zabarny moved to Bournemouth from Dynamo Kyiv last January. Due to an injury, his debut in the APL has been postponed for a long time.
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