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Polissya Zhytomyr

FK Polissya Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr, UkrainePremier Liga · tier 1Founded 1 October 2018Colours

www.polissyafc.com ↗Zhytomyr, Ukraine

Squad

29 players

avg age 26.3

Foreigners

28% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

2 / 16

25 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Tsentralnyi Polissya

5,928 seats

Manager

Ruslan Rotan

Transfer balance

−€6.1m

season 2026/27

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Yevgen VolynetsGoalkeeper	33	Ukraine	188 cm	right	Jan 2024from SC Dnipro-1 ( - 2024)	Jun 2028
Oleg KudrykGoalkeeper	30	Ukraine	189 cm	right	Jan 2022from FC Mariupol	Jun 2027
Nazar MakarenkoGoalkeeper	19	Ukraine	193 cm		Apr 2026from FC Oleksandriya	Jun 2030
Defenders · 9
Eduard SarapiyCentre-Back	26	Ukraine	186 cm	right	Dec 2024from SC Dnipro-1 ( - 2024)	Jun 2030
Bogdan MykhaylichenkoLeft-Back	29	Ukraine	178 cm	left	Jan 2024from GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Jun 2028
Sergiy ChobotenkoCentre-Back	29	Ukraine	193 cm	right	Jan 2023from Kolos Kovalivka	Jun 2029
Ilir KrasniqiCentre-Back	26	Kosovo · Germany	189 cm	right	Jan 2026from Kolos Kovalivka	Jun 2029
Mykyta KravchenkoRight-Back	29	Ukraine	182 cm	right	Jul 2025from FC Oleksandriya	Jun 2028
Giorgi MaisuradzeRight-Back	24	Georgia	190 cm	right	Jan 2024from Dinamo Tbilisi	Jun 2028
João VialleCentre-Backunknown injury - Return unknown	24	Brazil	186 cm	right	Jan 2024from Ituano Futebol Clube (SP)	Jun 2028
Denys GryshkevychCentre-Back	21	Ukraine	184 cm	right	—	Jun 2029
Kiril KobernyukCentre-Back	21	Ukraine	178 cm	right	—	Jun 2029
Midfielders · 9
Andrusw AraujoDefensive Midfield	23	Venezuela	183 cm	right	Jul 2026from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig	Jun 2029
Lindon EmërllahuCentral Midfield	24	Kosovo	183 cm	both	Jan 2026from CFR Cluj	Jun 2028
Borys KrushynskyiDefensive Midfield	24	Ukraine	190 cm	left	Jun 2023from PFC Lviv	Dec 2027
Oleg FedorCentral Midfield	22	Ukraine	177 cm	right	Feb 2026from Karpaty Lviv	Jun 2030
Oleksandr AndriyevskyiCentral Midfield	32	Ukraine	179 cm	left	Jan 2025from Ablöse free transfer	Dec 2026
Volodymyr ShepelevCentral Midfield	29	Ukraine	184 cm	right	Aug 2025from FC Oleksandriya	Jun 2027
Borel TomandzotoCentral Midfield	24	Congo	174 cm	right	Feb 2024from FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	Jun 2028
Yaroslav KaramanAttacking Midfield	20	Ukraine	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from Polissya-2 Zhytomyr	Jun 2028
Ruslan BabenkoCentral MidfieldTeam captain	34	Ukraine	172 cm	left	Jan 2024from SC Dnipro-1 ( - 2024)	Jun 2027
Forwards · 8
Leandro AndradeRight Winger	27	Cape Verde · Portugal	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Qarabağ FK	Jun 2029
Oleksandr NazarenkoLeft Winger	26	Ukraine	177 cm	left	Feb 2023from SC Dnipro-1	Jun 2028
Igor KrasnopirCentre-Forward	24	Ukraine	187 cm	right	Dec 2026from Karpaty Lviv	Jun 2029
Maksym BragaruLeft Winger	24	Ukraine	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from Dynamo Kyiv	Jun 2029
Vladyslav VeletenRight Winger	24	Ukraine	176 cm	right	Aug 2025from Kolos Kovalivka	Jun 2029
Mykola GayduchykCentre-Forward	26	Ukraine	188 cm	left	Jan 2025from NK Veres Rivne	Jun 2028
Oleksandr FilippovCentre-Forward	34	Ukraine	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Oleksandriya	Jun 2027
Béni MakouanaLeft Winger	24	Congo	182 cm	right	Sept 2023from Ablöse €250k	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€7.2m

13 arrivals

Received

€1.2m

15 departures

Net balance

−€6.1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 13

Leandro Andrade
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Qarabağ FK
€3m
Andrusw Araujo
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig
€2m
Maksym Bragaru
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from Dynamo Kyiv
€1.8m
Nazar Makarenko
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from FC Oleksandriya
€400k
André Gonçalves
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from NK Veres Rivne
End of loan
Béni Makouana
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from FK Jablonec
End of loan
Danylo Beskorovaynyi
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from Sumgayit PFC
End of loan
Dimitar Trajkov
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from NK Dugopolje
End of loan

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Emil Mustafayev
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from Sumgayit PFC
End of loan
Georgiy Bushchan
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
from Al-Shabab FC
Free
Luifer Hernández
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Cúcuta Deportivo
End of loan
Matej Matic
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Polonia Bytom
End of loan
Sergiy Korniychuk
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from NK Veres Rivne
End of loan

Departures · 15

Danylo Beskorovaynyi
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to Lechia Gdansk
€500k
Luifer Hernández
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to Puebla FC
€500k
Sergiy Korniychuk
Left-Back · 22 y/o
to Chornomorets Odesa
€150k
Andi Hadroj
Right-Back · 27 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Bogdan Lednev
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Dimitar Trajkov
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to KF Vora
Free
Emil Mustafayev
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
to Sumgayit PFC
Free
Georgiy Bushchan
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
to Dynamo Kyiv
Loan

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Georgiy Bushchan
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
to Al-Shabab FC
End of loan
Lucas Taylor
Right-Back · 31 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Maksym Bragaru
Left Winger · 23 y/o
to Dynamo Kyiv
End of loan
Maksym Melnychenko
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to Chornomorets Odesa
Loan
Matej Matic
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to NS Mura
Free
Oleksiy Gutsulyak
Right Winger · 28 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Tomer Yosefi
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
to Beitar Jerusalem
Free

Manager & staff

12 people

Manager

Ruslan Rotan

Ukraine · 44 y/o

Appointed 1 June 2025

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 7

Sergiy SymonenkoAssistant ManagerUkraine
Sergiy KravchenkoAssistant ManagerUkraine
Oleksiy AntonovAssistant ManagerUkraine
Volodymyr TymenkoGoalkeeping CoachUkraine
Volodymyr DeulFitness coachUkraine
Yevgen BaryshnikovFitness coachUkraine

Management · 3

Vyacheslav ShevchukSporting DirectorUkraine
Anatoliy VolkovTechnical DirectorUkraine
Volodymyr KnyshAdvisor of managementUkraine

Board of Directors · 1

Aleksandr KhatskevichVice-PresidentBelarus

Scouting · 1

Anatoliy VolkovChief ScoutUkraine

Honours

1 title

1×Ukrainian second tier champion22/23

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