Nazariy Rusyn

Nazariy Rusyn
Personal information
Full name Nazariy Orestovych Rusyn
Date of birth (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Novoyavorivsk, Ukraine
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2015 Lviv
2015–2017 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Dynamo Kyiv 33 (7)
2019 → Zorya Luhansk (loan) 14 (5)
2021 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 0 (0)
2021 → Legia Warsaw II (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Dnipro-1 (loan) 8 (1)
2022 → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 Zorya Luhansk 32 (14)
2023– Sunderland 27 (2)
International career
2015 Ukraine U17 3 (0)
2015 Ukraine U18 6 (1)
2017 Ukraine U19 3 (1)
2018–2019 Ukraine U21 11 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2024

Nazariy Orestovych Rusyn (Ukrainian: Назарій Орестович Ру́син; born 25 October 1998) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for EFL Championship club Sunderland.

Club career

Born in Novoyavorivsk, just to the west of Lviv city, Rusyn is a product of the Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv academies. His first coach was Yuriy Triska.[1]

Dynamo Kyiv

He played for Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in November 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Rusyn made his debut for the Dynamo's senior squad in a match against Albanian Skënderbeu Korçë in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League on 23 November 2017 and scored on 90'+1 minute.[2]

Also he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv on 26 November 2017, playing in a winning match against FC Stal Kamianske.[3]

As a player of Zorya Luhansk on loan from Dynamo in September 2019 Rusyn was recognized as a player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League.[4]

Legia Warsaw

On 23 February 2021, Rusyn moved to Polish club Legia Warsaw, on a loan deal until December 2021,[5] joining his compatriot Artem Shabanov. The deal included an option to buy.[5] On 3 March 2021, he made his debut for Legia in a 1–2 Polish Cup defeat against Piast Gliwice at the Stadion Wojska Polskiego.[6] On 6 April 2021, after refusing to partake in Legia II's match against Legionovia Legionowo three days prior,[7] Rusyn was moved to the reserve team for two weeks.[8]

Sunderland

On 1 September 2023, Sunderland announced the transfer of Rusyn on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9] On 24 September, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home defeat to Cardiff.[10] On 1 January 2024, Rusyn scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 2–0 home win against Preston.[11]

International career

In October 2023, Rusyn received his first call-up to the Ukraine senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Malta.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 October 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo Kyiv 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 1 0 1 1 — 1[a] 1 0 0 3 2
2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 19 5 — — 5[b] 0 0 0 24 5
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 12 2 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 13 2
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 33 7 2 1 — 6 1 0 0 41 9
Zorya Luhansk (loan) 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 14 5 0 0 — 3[a] 2 — 17 7
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Legia Warsaw II (loan) 2020–21 III liga 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Dnipro-1 (loan) 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 8 1 2 1 — — — 10 2
Zorya Luhansk 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 30 13 0 0 — — — 30 13
2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 2 1 0 0 — — — 2 1
Total 32 14 0 0 — — — 32 14
Sunderland 2023–24 Championship 21 2 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 3
2024–25 Championship 6 0 0 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Total 27 2 1 0 1 0 — — 29 3
Career total 115 29 6 2 1 0 9 3 0 0 131 31
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ НАЗАРІЙ ОРЕСТОВИЧ РУСИН (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Skënderbeu Dynamo Kyiv UEL Full Report" (PDF). UEFA Official Site. 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ Чемпіонат УПЛ. 17 тур. Матч № 102 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Русин і Скрипник — найкращі гравець і тренер місяця Favbet Ліги!".
  5. ^ a b "Nazarij Rusyn zawodnikiem Legii" [Nazari Rusyn is a player of the Legion]. Legia Warszawa Official Website (in Polish). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Piast ostatnim półfinalistą". 90minut (in Polish). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (7 April 2021). "Nazarij Rusyn zesłany przez Legię Warszawa do rezerw. To kara za niesubordynację". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Nazarij Rusyn przesunięty do zespołu rezerw Legii". 90minut (in Polish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ Sunderland A.F.C (1 September 2023). "Deadline day: SAFC reach agreement for Rusyn".
  10. ^ "McGuinness gets late Cardiff winner at Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Black Cats beat Preston to start new year in style". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  12. ^ https://en.uaf.ua/article/49606 [bare URL]
  13. ^ "Ukraine - N. Rusyn - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Русин, Прядун, Борячук і магічний новачок Дніпра-1 ‒ вся збірна 3-го туру Прем'єр-Ліги". Sport Arena. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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