Following his move to FC Kharkiv, Kalyuzhnyi's current-season form is down 27% on last season (Season 22→16), while his Rating eased 38→28. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	27	0	1	7.11	—	—
2025/26	FC Kharkiv · 5th	27	0	1	7.11	28	16
2024/25	Oleksandria · 2nd	25	2	0	7.12	38	22
2023/24	Oleksandria	4	0	0	6.94	—	—
2023/24	LNZ CherkasyLoan · 7th	12	0	0	6.94	33	8
2022/23	Kerala BlastersLoan	13	2	1	7.26	—	—
2022/23	Keflavik	6	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Oleksandria · 6th	16	2	0	—	43	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Ukraine · international

Side	Apps	G
Ukraine	13	1
Ukraine U17	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

I. Kalyuzhnyi is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, rated 27.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 188 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 29% of the 14 defensive 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, 7th of 14 of the 14 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Kalyuzhnyi is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

Current potential7th of 14 defensive midfielders · Premier League Current seasonTop 29% defensive midfielders · Premier League4th-best defensive midfielder in the Premier League116th in the Premier League · potential7th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Premier League

27.9

Ratingi

7th of 14 defensive midfielders

15.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.76

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Metalist 1925 Kharkiv finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

2.76

Def. / 90

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Tackles

Interceptions

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 27.9, Kalyuzhnyi carries the 7th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 14. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.2%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.063

Goal contribution / 900.063

Defensive actions / 902.756

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %44.4

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.564

Foul involvement / 903.006

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 28, Kalyuzhnyi sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kalyuzhnyi's projected Rating — 27.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target8

Shots18

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success66.7%

Fouls won26

Defending

Interceptions42

Blocks2

Fouls committed22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Oleksandria(back from loan)2023/24 – 2025/26

LNZ Cherkasy(on loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Oleksandria(back from loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Kerala Blasters(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Keflavik(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Oleksandria2020/21 – 2021/22Free

Ruh Lviv(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Dynamo Kyivuntil 2018/19

About I. Kalyuzhnyi

Ivan Kalyuzhnyi is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, born on January 21, 1998 in Dovzhyk, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Ukraine. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv currently sit 5th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, I. Kalyuzhnyi has made 27 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,437 minutes, averaging a 7.08 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 9 yellow cards.

When I. Kalyuzhnyi plays, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's record this season is 5W-9D-2L — and his match ratings average 7.2 at home against 7.05 on the road.

Recent matches

May 12, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Karpaty (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-1 draw away at LNZ Cherkasy (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Kudrivka (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Kolos Kovalivka (87 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 19, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs SK Poltava (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
March 15, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Shakhtar Donetsk (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Oleksandria (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
February 21, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Kryvbas KR (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
December 12, 2025: 3-1 win away at Obolon'-Brovar (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 30, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Epitsentr Dunayivtsi (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Kalyuzhnyi at 27.9 with a Season form score of 15.9, ranking 116th of 188 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the U19 League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, I. Kalyuzhnyi has totalled 208 club appearances with 10 goals and 3 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 27 appearances for Ruh Lviv.

I. Kalyuzhnyi's career has also included time at Oleksandria, LNZ Cherkasy, Kerala Blasters, Keflavik, Ruh Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv.

On the international stage, I. Kalyuzhnyi has represented Ukraine and Ukraine U17 — 19 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Metalist 1925 Kharkiv finished 5th of 16 · an upper-table side

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