| The Shakhtar Donetsk star may have played just 20 professional matches at club level, but he has already broken through into Oleg Blokhin’s squad. It speaks volumes about the ability of this young man who came through Shakhtar’s youth system before really showing his quality while out on loan to FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhja during the 2005/06 season. Spotted at a young age by the national coach, he already has eleven caps under his belt. A solid and uncompromising defender, this tall defender is also effective at the other end of the pitch, as his two international goals and a further pair in the Ukrainian championship testify.
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