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Shakhtar Donetsk

1st of 16
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18.5
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
34.5
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 28/28 rated

Club profile

LeaguePremier League
League position1st of 16
Squad size28
Average age23.7
CountryUkraine

Team scout report

League leaders1st of 16 · Premier League

Shakhtar Donetsk sit 1st of 16 in the Premier League, top of the pile. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 18.5 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 34.5 across the wider group. Recent form reads LWWWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 34.2% on last season (Season 26.9 → 17.7), while squad talent has eased 12% (Rating 41.4 → 36.4). Of the 22 players with a season to compare, 6 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

D. Riznyk is the form pick (Season 28), while Isaque carries the highest ceiling (Rating 43). In the market, the headline arrival is Bernard (€ 25M), and D. Riznyk is the most valuable asset at 7.4.

18.5
34.2%
Squad season
34.5
12%
Squad rating
1stof 16
League finish
LWWWW
Last 5
Top performer
D. Riznyk
Season 28
Highest potential
Isaque
Rating 43
Marquee signing
Bernard
€ 25M
Top asset
D. Riznyk
Value 7.4

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
934
Defence
1530
Midfield
1138
Attack
1235

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Riznyk
2830
Matvienko
2520
Bondar
2530
Eguinaldo
2442
Pedrinho
1938
Ocheretko
1841
Isaque
1643
Konoplya
1635
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1Eguinaldo6goals
  2. 2Luca Meirelles5goals
  3. 3Newertton4goals
  4. 4Kauã Elias4goals
  5. 5Pedrinho3goals

Top assists

  1. 1Isaque5assists
  2. 2Y. Konoplya2assists
  3. 3A. Bondarenko2assists
  4. 4O. Ocheretko2assists
  5. 5Alisson Santana2assists

Squad · 28

Nat.
23K. FesyunGoalkeeperUkraine235.56—544.9%354.6%
31D. RiznykGoalkeeperUkraine277.420—2818%3026.6%
34R. BahlaiGoalkeeper—163.91—338
48Denys TvardovskyiGoalkeeperUkraine235.21—033
4MarlonCentre-back
earlier at Los Angeles FC · 224 min, 0g
Brazil301.727—13195.3%1851.7%
5V. BondarCentre-backUkraine276.62412528.4%3028%
13PedrinhoFull-backBrazil246.121—1921.7%386.8%
16I. AzaroviFull-backGeorgia245.811—1214.2%371.9%
17Vinícius TobiasFull-back
played DEF · FWD
Brazil225.6211761.6%3712.7%
18A. GhramFull-backTunisia255.511172.8%351.1%
22M. MatvienkoCentre-backUkraine302.723—2514.5%2036.4%
26Y. KonoplyaFull-backUkraine265.5151167.7%356.7%
6Marlon GomesAttacking midfielderBrazil226191860.5%403.4%
7EguinaldoAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Brazil2161762423.8%421.4%
8D. KryskivDefensive midfielderUkraine255.28—286.2%3316.3%
9M. ShvedWingerUkraine291.941338.1%2124.4%
21A. BondarenkoAttacking midfielderUkraine255.92011077.3%3718.5%
24V. TsukanovCentral midfielderUkraine204.72—0350.6%
27O. OcheretkoDefensive midfielderUkraine236.5242180.6%413.3%
29E. NazarynaCentre-back
played MID · DEF
Ukraine29218114717.6%2217.4%
30Alisson SantanaAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Brazil205.4141819.2%4035.8%
37Lucas FerreiraAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
earlier at Sao Paulo · 310 min, 1g
Brazil205.1421438
38PedrinhoAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Brazil282.62131659.8%2816.8%
39NewerttonAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Brazil215.8224151.3%411%
2L. TraoréCentre-forwardBurkina Faso255.81031418.2%376.4%
14IsaqueAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
earlier at Fluminense · 438 min, 0g
Brazil195.4331164324.4%
19Kauã EliasCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
earlier at Fluminense · 182 min, 1g
Brazil205.62441541.9%4240.6%
49Luca MeirellesCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
earlier at Santos · 263 min, 0g
Brazil195.23351541

Season form

Record (W-D-L)22-6-2 in 30
Goals (for / against)71 / 21
Clean sheets17
Last 5LWWWW

Fixtures & results

Premier League22W 6D 2LUEFA Europa Conference League7W 3D 4LUEFA Europa League3W 3D 0LFriendlies Clubs2W 1D 0LCup1W 0D 1L
May 21HKolos Kovalivka0–1L
May 17AKryvbas KR3–2W
May 13HObolon'-Brovar3–1W
May 10ASK Poltava4–0W
May 7ACrystal Palace1–2L
May 3ADynamo Kyiv2–1W
Apr 30HCrystal Palace1–3L
Apr 26AKudrivka3–1W
Apr 23AZorya Luhansk2–1W
Apr 20HPolessya1–0W
Apr 16AAZ Alkmaar2–2D
Apr 13ALNZ Cherkasy2–2D
Apr 9HAZ Alkmaar3–0W
Apr 5HRuh Lviv3–0W
Mar 19HLech Poznan1–2L
Mar 15HMetalist 1925 Kharkiv1–0W
Mar 12ALech Poznan3–1W
Mar 6AOleksandria1–0W
Feb 27HVeres Rivne1–0W
Feb 22HKarpaty3–0W
Dec 18HHNK Rijeka0–0D
Dec 14HEpitsentr Dunayivtsi5–0W
Dec 11AHamrun Spartans2–0W
Dec 6AKolos Kovalivka0–0D
Dec 1HKryvbas KR2–2D
Nov 27AShamrock Rovers2–1W
Nov 22AObolon'-Brovar6–0W
Nov 9HSK Poltava7–1W
Nov 6HBreidablik2–0W
Nov 2HDynamo Kyiv3–1W
Oct 29ADynamo Kyiv1–2L
Oct 26HKudrivka4–0W
Oct 23HLegia Warszawa1–2L
Oct 18APolessya0–0D
Oct 5HLNZ Cherkasy1–4L
Oct 2AAberdeen3–2W
Sep 28ARuh Lviv4–0W
Sep 22HZorya Luhansk1–0W
Sep 17AStavky1–0W
Sep 13AMetalist 1925 Kharkiv1–1D
Aug 31HOleksandria2–0W
Aug 28AServette FC2–1W
Aug 21HServette FC1–1D
Aug 17AVeres Rivne2–0W
Aug 14HPanathinaikos0–0D
Aug 10AKarpaty3–3D
Aug 7APanathinaikos0–0D
Aug 3AEpitsentr Dunayivtsi1–0W
Jul 31HBeşiktaş2–0W
Jul 24ABeşiktaş4–2W
Jul 17AIlves0–0D
Jul 10HIlves6–0W
Feb 13ARīgas FS3–1W
Feb 8AHam-Kam—·
Feb 4ASileks—·
Jan 15ACSKA Sofia1–0W
Jan 9HDinamo Zagreb2–2D

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

Mykhailo KhromeyChornomorets· Back from Loan2025/26
K. SigeevChornomorets· Back from Loan2025/26
K. SigeevTatran Prešov· Return from loan2025/26
Danylo UdodChornomorets· Back from Loan2025/26
K. ToirovChornomorets· Back from Loan2025/26
L. LatsabidzeDinamo Tirana· Back from Loan2025/26
L. LatsabidzeChornomorets· Back from Loan2025/26
L. LatsabidzeDinamo Tbilisi· Return from loan2025/26

Out

A. TotovytskyiKudrivka· Free agent2025/26
Mykhailo KhromeyProbiy Horodenka· Free agent2025/26
Mykhailo KhromeyProbiy Horodenka· Free agent2025/26
Yevhen YanovichInhulets· Free Transfer2025/26
K. SigeevTatran Prešov· Loan2025/26
L. LatsabidzeDinamo Tbilisi· Loan2025/26
L. LatsabidzeVejle· Loan2025/26
D. TopalovTTopalov Dmytro· Free agent2025/26