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Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

5th of 16
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22.6
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
30.3
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 22/22 rated

Club profile

LeaguePremier League
League position5th of 16
Squad size22
Average age25.3
CountryUkraine

Team scout report

European push5th of 16 · Premier League

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv sit 5th of 16 in the Premier League, in the European places. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 22.6 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 30.3 across the wider group. Recent form reads WDDDL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 10.7% on last season (Season 21.5 → 23.8), while squad talent has risen 4.7% (Rating 28.8 → 30.2). Of the 13 players with a season to compare, 5 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

D. Varakuta is the form pick (Season 46), while I. Krupskyi carries the highest ceiling (Rating 41). In the market, the headline arrival is V. Salyuk (€ 500K), and D. Varakuta is the most valuable asset at 10.3.

22.6
10.7%
Squad season
30.3
4.7%
Squad rating
5thof 16
League finish
WDDDL
Last 5
Top performer
D. Varakuta
Season 46
Highest potential
I. Krupskyi
Rating 41
Marquee signing
V. Salyuk
€ 500K
Top asset
D. Varakuta
Value 10.3

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
4639
Defence
2433
Midfield
727
Attack
1036

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Varakuta
4639
Shabanov
3311
Pavlyuk
3239
Krupskyi
3141
Salyuk
3039
Itodo
1839
Martynyuk
1635
Kalyuzhnyi
1628
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1P. Itodo5goals
  2. 2D. Antyukh2goals
  3. 3B. Zabërgja2goals
  4. 4C. Mba2goals
  5. 5V. Churko1goals

Top assists

  1. 1S. Castillo2assists
  2. 2D. Antyukh2assists
  3. 3I. Krupskyi1assists
  4. 4I. Kalyuzhnyi1assists
  5. 5Ari Moura1assists

Squad · 22

Nat.
30D. VarakutaGoalkeeperUkraine2410.317—4643.9%3917.4%
2D. KapinusCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Ukraine235.13—097.7%32±0%
13V. SalyukCentre-backUkraine247.912—30108.4%3927.4%
18Y. PavlyukCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Ukraine238.316—3298.7%399.2%
24O. MartynyukFull-back
played DEF · MID
Ukraine245.610—1665.3%3520.9%
27I. KrupskyiFull-backUkraine217.317—3181.1%413.1%
31A. ShabanovCentre-backUkraine340.915—3328.9%1146.4%
5I. KalyuzhnyiDefensive midfielderUkraine282.716—1628.1%2827%
7Ari MouraCentral midfielderBrazil301.46—588.7%1728.2%
8S. CastilloAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom Deportivo La Guaira
parent club Deportivo La Guaira · 993 min, 4g
Venezuela215.55—838
11V. ChurkoCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Ukraine330.69178.3%944%
14R. GadzhievCentral midfielderUkraine204.61—03419.4%
15D. AntyukhAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Ukraine292.2162155%2613.4%
25I. LytvynenkoCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Ukraine255.7131113625.3%
72B. ZabërgjaAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Kosovo255.71321136
91M. PanchenkoCentral midfielderUkraine204.72—13527.9%
17I. KogutAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Ukraine301.414—475%1817.5%
19E. RashicaAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Kosovo225.7151628.2%3824.9%
45V. KalitvintsevAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Ukraine330.611—01021.3%
77Cauan BaptistellaWinger
played MID · FWD
—184.441437
80C. MbaCentre-forwardNigeria26513283220.6%
98P. ItodoCentre-forwardNigeria236.21351839

Season form

Record (W-D-L)13-12-5 in 30
Goals (for / against)36 / 19
Clean sheets15
Last 5WDDDL

Fixtures & results

Premier League13W 12D 5LFriendlies Clubs5W 2D 1LCup4W 1D 0L
May 24AVeres Rivne1–0W
May 16HEpitsentr Dunayivtsi1–1D
May 12HKarpaty2–2D
May 9AZorya Luhansk1–1D
May 3HPolessya0–1L
Apr 26ALNZ Cherkasy1–1D
Apr 22HChernihiv0–0D
Apr 18HKudrivka1–0W
Apr 15HVeres Rivne4–0W
Apr 11HDynamo Kyiv1–0W
Apr 4AKolos Kovalivka0–0D
Mar 19HSK Poltava2–0W
Mar 15AShakhtar Donetsk0–1L
Mar 9ARuh Lviv3–0W
Mar 5HLokomotiv Kyiv3–0W
Feb 28HOleksandria1–0W
Feb 21HKryvbas KR0–0D
Dec 12AObolon'-Brovar3–1W
Nov 30AEpitsentr Dunayivtsi0–0D
Nov 22AKarpaty2–1W
Nov 8HZorya Luhansk1–3L
Nov 3APolessya0–0D
Oct 30HAhrobiznes Volochysk4–3W
Oct 25HLNZ Cherkasy0–1L
Oct 20AKudrivka1–1D
Oct 5ADynamo Kyiv1–1D
Sep 28HKolos Kovalivka1–0W
Sep 24APolonne4–1W
Sep 21ASK Poltava2–0W
Sep 13HShakhtar Donetsk1–1D
Aug 30HRuh Lviv2–0W
Aug 24HObolon'-Brovar2–0W
Aug 16AOleksandria4–1W
Aug 9AKryvbas KR0–2L
Aug 4HObolon'-Brovar0–0D
Jul 22ABorussia Mönchengladbach3–1W
Jul 19AVfL Bochum0–0D
Jul 8AZlin—·
Mar 23HKolos Kovalivka0–0D
Feb 19HUzhhorod2–1W
Feb 15HNyva Vinnytsya2–1W
Jan 31AInhulets1–0W
Jan 26AUCSA3–1W
Jan 22ALivyi Bereh0–3L

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

Y. PotimkovKudrivka· Back from Loan2025/26
O. SydorovKolos Kovalivka· Back from Loan2025/26
I. KalyuzhnyiOleksandria· Free Transfer2025/26
I. KogutDinamo Tirana· Back from Loan2025/26
I. KogutChornomorets· Back from Loan2025/26
Y. PasichDinamo Tirana· Back from Loan2025/26
Y. PasichVorskla Poltava· Back from Loan2025/26
Y. PasichObolon'-Brovar· Return from loan2025/26

Out

R. RusynChornomorets· -2025/26
I. PotimkovAhrobiznes Volochysk· Free agent2025/26
Y. PotimkovKudrivka· Free Transfer2025/26
Y. PotimkovKudrivka· Free agent2025/26
A. BoryachukEpitsentr Dunayivtsi· Free Transfer2025/26
S. StenVeres Rivne· Free Transfer2025/26
S. StenVeres Rivne· Free agent2025/26
O. SmityukhLokomotiv Kyiv· Loan2025/26