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Zorya Lugansk

FC Zorya Lugansk

Lugansk, UkrainePremier Liga · tier 1Founded 5 May 1923Colours

https://fczorya.com/ ↗vul. Oboronna 4v, 91033 Lugansk, Ukraine+380 (642) 530708

Squad

27 players

avg age 26.1

Foreigners

37% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

7 / 16

15 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Valeriy Lobanovsky Stadion

16,873 seats

Manager

Viktor Skrypnyk

Transfer balance

−€180k

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Oleksandr SaputinGoalkeeper	22	Ukraine	197 cm	right	Jan 2022from Zorya Lugansk U19	Jun 2028
Vladyslav RybakGoalkeeper	25	Ukraine	192 cm	right	Jan 2026from Metalist Kharkiv	Jun 2028
llya KaravashchenkoGoalkeeper	25	Ukraine	192 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Kudrivka	Jun 2029
Defenders · 8
JordanCentre-Back	27	Brazil	190 cm	right	Jan 2024from Vila Nova Futebol Clube (GO)	Jun 2028
Andrija JanjicCentre-Back	24	Bosnia-Herzegovina	194 cm	right	Jan 2025from FK Radnik Bijeljina	Jun 2029
JuninhoLeft-Back	30	Brazil	175 cm	left	Jan 2024	Dec 2026
Artem MachelyukRight-Back	27	Ukraine	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Kudrivka	Jun 2028
Gabriel EskinjaCentre-Back	23	Austria	191 cm	right	Apr 2024from Slaven Belupo Koprivnica	Jun 2027
ÍtaloRight-Back	24	Brazil	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Vizela	Jun 2028
Vasyl KravetsLeft-Back	29	Ukraine	185 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Kharkiv	Jun 2027
Igor PerdutaRight-Back	35	Ukraine	176 cm	right	Nov 2025from Vorskla Poltava	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 9
Dejan PoparaDefensive Midfield	23	Bosnia-Herzegovina	190 cm	right	Aug 2025from FK Sloga Meridian	Jun 2028
Jakov BasicDefensive Midfield	29	Croatia	191 cm	left	Jul 2024from NK Rudes	Jun 2027
Ivan NesterenkoAttacking Midfield	23	Ukraine	178 cm	right	Feb 2026from Vorskla Poltava	Jun 2027
Bogdan KushnirenkoDefensive Midfield	31	Ukraine	187 cm	right	Apr 2025from LNZ Cherkasy	Jun 2027
Anton GlushchenkoAttacking Midfield	22	Ukraine	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Shakhtar Donetsk	Jun 2027
Kyrylo DryshlyukCentral Midfield	27	Ukraine	182 cm	right	Feb 2023from FC Oleksandriya	Dec 2028
Sallieu BahAttacking Midfield	20	Sierra Leone	176 cm	left	Feb 2026from Wilberforce Strikers Football Club	Jun 2028
Vladlen YurchenkoAttacking Midfield	32	Ukraine	181 cm	right	May 2026from FC Kharkiv	Jun 2027
Maksym BoykoCentral Midfield	22	Ukraine	180 cm	right	Aug 2026from Viktoriya Sumy	Jun 2030
Forwards · 7
Artem SlesarRight Winger	21	Ukraine	182 cm	right	Jan 2025from Dynamo Kyiv U19	Jun 2030
Domagoj JelavicLeft Winger	25	Croatia	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from NK Siroki Brijeg	Jun 2027
Igor GorbachCentre-Forward	22	Ukraine	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse €200k	Jun 2028
Gerson RodriguesCentre-Forward	31	Luxembourg · Portugal	188 cm	right	Sept 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
Pylyp BudkivskyiCentre-ForwardTeam captain	34	Ukraine	196 cm	right	Aug 2024from Polissya Zhytomyr	Dec 2027
Fedir ZadorozhnyiCentre-Forwardsurgery - Return unknown	19	Ukraine	195 cm	left	Feb 2026from Dynamo Kyiv	Dec 2026
Artem SerdyukCentre-Forward	21	Ukraine	179 cm	right	Jul 2026from Vorskla Poltava	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€380k

12 arrivals

Received

€200k

13 departures

Net balance

−€180k

received − spent

Arrivals · 12

Ítalo
Right-Back · 24 y/o
from FC Vizela
€300k
Maksym Boyko
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from Viktoriya Sumy
€80k
Anton Glushchenko
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from Shakhtar Donetsk
Loan
Artem Machelyuk
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from FC Kudrivka
Free
Artem Serdyuk
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from Vorskla Poltava
Free
Gerson Rodrigues
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Ivan Nesterenko
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from Vorskla Poltava
Loan
llya Karavashchenko
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
from FC Kudrivka
Free

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Vasyl Kravets
Left-Back · 28 y/o
from FC Kharkiv
Free
Vladlen Yurchenko
Attacking Midfield · 32 y/o
from FC Kharkiv
Free
Vladyslav Rybak
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from Metalist Kharkiv
Free
Zan Trontelj
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from HNK Gorica
End of loan

Departures · 13

Zan Trontelj
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to DAC Dunajska Streda
€200k
Christopher Nwaeze
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to FC Milsami Orhei
Free
Fedir Zadorozhnyi
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to Dynamo Kyiv
End of loan
Ivan Golovkin
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to Kolos-2 Kovalivka
Free
Mykyta Turbayevskyi
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Navin Malysh
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Dynamo Kyiv
End of loan
Nemanja Andjusic
Attacking Midfield · 29 y/o
to Al-Orooba FC
Loan
Petar Micin
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
to Sogdiana Jizzakh
Free

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Reynaldiño Verley
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Alianza FC Panama
End of loan
Roman Salenko
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Dynamo Kyiv
End of loan
Roman Vantukh
Left-Back · 27 y/o
to Karpaty Lviv
Free
Valeriy Kosivskyi
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
to Zorya Lugansk U21
—
Vladyslav Vakula
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

Manager & staff

9 people

Manager

Viktor Skrypnyk

Ukraine · 56 y/o

Appointed 16 June 2025

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 6

Sergiy RudenkoAssistant ManagerUkraine
Volodymyr MykytinAssistant ManagerUkraine
Maksym KrupeninAssistant ManagerUkraine
Igor ShukhovtsevGoalkeeping CoachUkraine
Volodymyr OlefirFitness coachUkraine

Management · 1

Yuriy DudnykSporting DirectorUkraine

Board of Directors · 2

Yevgeniy GellerPresidentUkraine
Igor GuzGeneral ManagerUkraine

Honours

3 titles

1×Ukrainian third tier champion02/03
1×Ukrainian second tier champion05/06
1×Soviet Champion1972

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