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Illya Borysovych Zabarnyi (Ukrainian: Ілля Борисович Забарний; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Ukraine national team.
Biography
Zabarnyi is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school from his native city Kyiv. His first trainers were Serhiy Bezhenar and Artem Yashkin. He played for FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves before being promoted to the senior team in July 2019. Zabarnyi made Ukrainian Premier League debut on 11 September 2020 in a draw against Desna Chernihiv.
On 7 October 2020, Zabarnyi debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad debut in a friendly match against France.
On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a 5+1⁄2-year contract with Premier League club Bournemouth.
Zabarnyi won the men's Cherries supporters player of the year gong in his first full season at the club.
On 21 July 2024, Zabarnyi extended his contract with Bournemouth for another 5 years until 2029.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 1 | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2022–23 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 105 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zabarnyi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 2023 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 26 |  North Macedonia | 1–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
- Ukrainian Cup: 2020–21
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2020
Individual
- Top Golden talent: 2020 (U-19), 2021 (U-19)
- Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2020–21 (April)
- AFC Bournemouth Supporters' Player of the Season: 2023–24
