Illia Zabarnyi

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Illia Zabarnyi
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Zabarnyi with Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Illia Borysovych Zabarnyi
Date of birth (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2019 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Dynamo Kyiv 50 (1)
2023–2025 Bournemouth 78 (1)
2025– Paris Saint-Germain 4 (0)
International career‡
2017 Ukraine U15 2 (0)
2017–2018 Ukraine U16 12 (0)
2018–2019 Ukraine U17 14 (2)
2020 Ukraine U21 2 (1)
2020– Ukraine 51 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:04, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Illia Borysovych Zabarnyi [2] (also spelled Illya Zabarnyi; Ukrainian : Ілля Борисович Забарний; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Ukraine national team.

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Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

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. [3] [4] He played for 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. [5]

AFC Bournemouth

On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. [6] [7] He made his debut for the club on 4 April 2023, in a 2–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. [8] His first goal for the club came on 13 March 2024, in a 4–3 win against Luton Town. [9]

On 21 July 2024, he extended his contract with Bournemouth for another five years until 2029. [10] On 22 February 2025, Zabarnyi was shown a straight red card for the dangerous tackle he made on Rayan Aït-Nouri after the referee Michael Salisbury viewed the VAR monitor. In his absence, Bournemouth would suffer a 1–0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. [11]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 12 August 2025, Zabarnyi made a permanent move to reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal, becoming the club's first-ever Ukrainian player. [12] [13] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2025, in a 1–0 win against Nantes. [14]

International career

On 7 October 2020, Zabarnyi debuted for the Ukraine national team in a friendly match against France. [15] [16] At UEFA Euro 2020, he was a part of the Ukrainian team that reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2020–21 [18] Ukrainian Premier League 21120—13 [c] 000361
2021–22 [18] 15010—6 [d] 01 [e] 0230
2022–23 [18] 14000—11 [f] 01 [e] 0260
Total50130—30020851
Bournemouth 2022–23 [19] Premier League 50————50
2023–24 [20] 3713020——421
2024–25 [21] 3603000——390
Total7816020——861
Paris Saint-Germain 2025–26 [22] Ligue 1 4000—1 [d] 00050
Career total13229020310201762
  1. ↑ Includes Ukrainian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  6. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 9 September 2025 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ukraine 202040
2021140
202260
202381
2024130
202562
Total513
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zabarnyi goal. [23]
List of international goals scored by Illia Zabarnyi
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 June 2023 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia26Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1–23–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
220 March 2025 Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain46Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3–13–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs
37 June 2025 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada48Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–42–4 2025 Canadian Shield

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Illia Zabarnyi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Ukrainian Association of Football. National Team. Squad. Illia Zabarnyi.. UAF Official Site.
  3. ↑ Ілля Забарний. FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site (in Ukrainian). 15 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Ілля Забарний: "Дадуть шанс, обов'язково ним скористаюся". FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site (in Ukrainian). 15 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Favbet Ліга. 29-й тур Матч №170. UPL Official Site (in Ukrainian). 15 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cherries complete Zabarnyi coup". AFC Bournemouth. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cherries complete Zabarnyi signing". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bournemouth 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion". ESPN. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bournemouth 4–3 Luton Town". ESPN. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Illia Zabarnyi Signs New Contract". AFC Bournemouth. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Wolves boost ther survival hopes". BBC Sport. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Illia Zabarnyi joins Paris Saint-Germain for five seasons". Paris Saint-Germain FC. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Bournemouth defender Zabarnyi joins PSG for £57m". BBC Sport. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Nantes 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain". ESPN. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Sadzhenitsa, Igor (7 October 2020). Збірна України зазнала рекордної поразки, пропустивши сім голів від Франції: відео. 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 October 2020. У збірній України в цьому матчі дебютувало одразу четверо гравців: Георгій Бущан, Ілля Забарний, Юхим Конопля та Олександр Зубков.[Four players debuted for the Ukraine national football team in this match: Heorhiy Bushchan, Ilya Zabarnyi, Yukhym Konoplya, and Oleksandr Zubkov.]
  16. ↑ Ілля Забарний | про складнощі переходу в першу команду, преміальні за вихід у ЛЧ та несподіваний виклик у збірну. Tribuna Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ↑ Macedo, Aurélien (5 June 2025). "Cinq choses à savoir sur Ilya Zabarnyi, la piste prioritaire du PSG en défense". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 I. Zabarnyi at Soccerway . Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  23. 1 2 "Illia Zabarnyi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Zabarnyi wins supporters' award". AFC Bournemouth. 11 May 2024.
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