# 2021–22 SC Dnipro-1 season

The 2021–22 season was SC Dnipro-1's 5th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, SC Dnipro-1 participated in the season's edition of the Ukrainian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Season events

On 11 June 2021, Valeriy Luchkevych was signed on a free transfer from Oleksandriya, with the player joining Dnipro-1 on 1 July once his previous contract expires.
On 24 June 2021, Neven Đurasek was signed on a one-year loan deal from Dinamo Zagreb, with the player joining the club on 1 July once the summer transfer window opens.
On 25 June 2021, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, who played the previous year on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, signed a 4-year contract with the team from Dnipro, with the transfer being valued at €700,000.
On 25 June 2021, Andriy Tsurikov signed on a free transfer for Metalist Kharkiv, with the player joining the new club on 1 July after his contract expired.
On 30 June 2021, Nazariy Rusyn was signed on a one-year loan deal from Dynamo Kyiv, with the player joining the club on 1 July once the summer transfer window opens.
On 30 June 2021, four players left the club after their contracts expired. Oleksandr Safronov joined Desna Chernihiv, Zauri Makharadze joined Polissya Zhytomyr, Douglas joined Giresunspor, and Lucas Taylor joined PAOK.
On 1 July 2021, Bohdan Sarnavskyi was loaned out to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on a one-year long deal.
On 2 July 2021, Vagner Gonçalves was loaned out to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on a one-year long deal.
On 5 July 2021, Valentin Cojocaru was signed for €100,000 from Viitorul Constanța, with the Romanian goalkeeper signing a 2-year contract. On the same day, Yevhen Past was signed on a free transfer after his contract with Desna Chernihiv expired, with the player signing a 2-year contract.
On 12 July 2021, Mykyta Kravchenko was signed on a one-year loan deal from Dynamo Kyiv.
On 19 July 2021, Mario Ćuže, who played for Dnipro-1 in the second part of the previous season on loan from Dinamo Zagreb, signed another 1-year loan deal with the team.
On 21 July 2021, Dnipro-1 announced that a contract was signed with Parimatch who will be their main sponsor. For the first time in its 4-year history Dnipro-1 will have the logo of a sponsor shown in the front of the shirt. On the same day, the club presented its new kit for the season. The home kit is navy blue with blue sleeves. The away kit is school bus yellow. Goalkeeper kits are green, yellow, and sky blue.
On 23 July 2021, Oleksandr Byelyayev was loaned out to Gençlerbirliği on a one-year long deal.
On 28 July 2021, Vladyslav Dubinchak, who played for Dnipro-1 the previous season on loan from Dynamo Kyiv, signed another 1-year loan deal with the team.
On 15 August 2021, Oleksiy Hutsulyak was signed for €500,000 from Desna Chernihiv, with the Ukrainian midfielder signing a 4-year contract.
On 2 September 2021, Nélson Monte was signed on a free transfer from Rio Ave, with the Portuguese centre-back signing a 2-year contract with Dnipro-1.
On 27 December 2021, Dnipro-1 announced that Arseniy Batahov will be loaned out to Ukrainian First League club Polissya Zhytomyr until the end of the season.
On 30 December 2021, Bill, who played the second part of the previous season and the first half of the current season on loan from Flamengo, signed a 5-year contract with the team from Dnipro, with the transfer being valued at €300,000.
On 3 January 2022, Vladyslav Dubinchak, the usual left-back defender during the first half of the season, was returned from loan by Dynamo Kyiv after selling its main left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko to Everton.

## Squad

    As of match played 10 December 2021
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 12 | Valentin Cojocaru | GK | (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29) | Viitorul Constanța | 2021 | | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Valeriy Yurchuk | GK | (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34) | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 2017 | | 82 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Volodymyr Adamyuk | DF | (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33) | Lviv | 2020 | | 43 | 3 |
| 5 | Nélson Monte | DF | (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 29) | Rio Ave | 2021 | | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Mykyta Kravchenko | DF | (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2021 | | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | Serhiy Lohinov | DF | (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 34) | Volyn Lutsk | 2017 | | 130 | 10 |
| 24 | Valeriy Luchkevych | DF | (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 29) | Oleksandriya | 2021 | | 15 | 0 |
| 39 | Oleksandr Svatok | DF | (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 30) | Hajduk Split | 2020 | | 42 | 1 |
| 47 | Roman Vantukh | DF | (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 26) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2022 | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Ihor Kohut | MF | (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28) | Dnipro | 2017 | | 128 | 37 |
| 9 | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | MF | (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 27) | Desna Chernihiv | 2021 | | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Yehor Yarmolyuk | MF | (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 21) | Academy | 2020 | | 21 | 1 |
| 20 | Francisco Di Franco | MF | (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 30) | Karpaty Lviv | 2020 | | 54 | 0 |
| 29 | Oleksandr Nazarenko | MF | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25) | Dnipro | 2018 | | 94 | 18 |
| 30 | Neven Đurasek | MF | (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26) | Dinamo Zagreb | 2021 | | 19 | 0 |
| 76 | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | MF | (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2020 | | 31 | 6 |
| 99 | Bill | MF | (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25) | Flamengo | 2021 | | 18 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Artem Dovbyk | FW | (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27) | Midtjylland | 2020 | | 45 | 24 |
| 25 | Mario Ćuže | FW | (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) | Dinamo Zagreb | 2021 | | 28 | 9 |
| 28 | Marc Gual | FW | (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 (age 28) | Alcorcón | 2022 | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Dnipro-1 during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Vladyslav Dubinchak | DF | (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2020 | | 43 | 0 |
| 6 | Arseniy Batahov | MF | (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 2019 | | 46 | 1 |
| 31 | Nazariy Rusyn | FW | (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2021 | | 10 | 2 |
| 44 | Yevhen Past | GK | (1988-03-16) 16 March 1988 (age 36) | Desna Chernihiv | 2021 | | 4 | 0 |
| 97 | Danylo Ihnatenko | MF | (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2020 | | 34 | 4 |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Valeriy Luchkevych | Oleksandriya | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | Shakhtar Donetsk | €700,000 |
| 5 July 2021 | GK | Valentin Cojocaru | Viitorul Constanța | €100,000 |
| 5 July 2021 | GK | Yevhen Past | Desna Chernihiv | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2021 | MF | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | Desna Chernihiv | €500,000 |
| 2 September 2021 | DF | Nélson Monte | Rio Ave | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 January 2022 | MF | | Bill | Flamengo | €300,000 | |
| 13 January 2022 | FW | | Marc Gual | Alcorcón | Free transfer | |

### Loans in
#### Summer

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Nazariy Rusyn | Dynamo Kyiv | End of season |
| 6 July 2021 | MF | Neven Đurasek | Dinamo Zagreb | End of season |
| 12 July 2021 | DF | Mykyta Kravchenko | Dynamo Kyiv | End of season |
| 19 July 2021 | FW | Mario Ćuže | Dinamo Zagreb | End of season |
| 28 July 2021 | DF | Vladyslav Dubinchak | Dynamo Kyiv | End of season |

#### Winter

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 17 January 2022 | DF | | Roman Vantukh | Dynamo Kyiv | End of season | |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Lucas Taylor | PAOK | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Douglas | Giresunspor | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Andriy Tsurikov | Metalist Kharkiv | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Zauri Makharadze | Polissya Zhytomyr | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2021 | DF | Oleksandr Safronov | Desna Chernihiv | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2021 | MF | Yuriy Vakulko | Riga | Free transfer |

#### Winter

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | | Oleksiy Khoblenko | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | €300,000 | |
| 10 January 2022 | GK | | Yevhen Past | Chornomorets Odesa | Free transfer | |

### Loans out
#### Summer

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Bohdan Sarnavskyi | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | End of season |
| 2 July 2021 | MF | Vagner Gonçalves | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | End of season |
| 20 July 2021 | DF | Oleksiy Khyzhnyak | Nikopol | End of season |
| 20 July 2021 | DF | Denys Soroka | Nikopol | End of season |
| 20 July 2021 | MF | Vladyslav Shynkarenko | Nikopol | End of season |
| 21 July 2021 | FW | Oleksiy Khoblenko | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 31 December 2021 |
| 23 July 2021 | MF | Oleksandr Byelyayev | Gençlerbirliği | End of season |

#### Winter

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 January 2022 | MF | | Arseniy Batahov | Polissya Zhytomyr | End of season | |

### Loans ended
#### Winter

| Date | Position | Name | Moving to |
| 31 December 2021 | FW | Nazariy Rusyn | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 3 January 2022 | DF | Vladyslav Dubinchak | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | Danylo Ihnatenko | Shakhtar Donetsk |

### Released
#### Summer

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 24 July 2021 | MF | | Griffin Sabatini | Gretna 2008 | 11 December 2021 | |

### Overall transfer activity
## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 26 July 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 072.22 |
| Ukrainian Cup | 22 September 2021 | | Round of 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 075.00 |
Last updated: 10 December 2021 Source: Competitions

### Ukrainian Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dnipro-1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Zorya Luhansk | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Vorskla Poltava | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 December 2021. Source: Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |

#### Results
### Ukrainian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 10 December 2021

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Ukrainian Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | Volodymyr Adamyuk | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Nélson Monte | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Artem Dovbyk | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 |
| 8 | MF | Ihor Kohut | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | DF | Mykyta Kravchenko | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Valentin Cojocaru | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Yehor Yarmolyuk | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Serhiy Lohinov | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Francisco Di Franco | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Valeriy Luchkevych | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Mario Ćuže | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | Marc Gual | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Oleksandr Nazarenko | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | Neven Đurasek | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Valeriy Yurchuk | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Oleksandr Svatok | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | Roman Vantukh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | MF | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| 99 | MF | Bill | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Players have left the club |||||||||
| 4 | DF | Vladyslav Dubinchak | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Arseniy Batahov | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Nazariy Rusyn | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 44 | GK | Yevhen Past | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | Danylo Ihnatenko | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Last updated: 10 December 2021. Source: FBref.com

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Total |
| 1 | 7 | FW | Artem Dovbyk | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 76 | MF | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | MF | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 97 | MF | Danylo Ihnatenko | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | FW | Mario Ćuže | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 29 | MF | Oleksandr Nazarenko | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 31 | FW | Nazariy Rusyn | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | DF | Volodymyr Adamyuk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | Ihor Kohut | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 14 | MF | Yehor Yarmolyuk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 15 | DF | Serhiy Lohinov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 99 | MF | Bill | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 35 | 4 | 39 |
Last updated: 10 December 2021. Source: FBref.com

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Total |
| 1 | 12 | GK | Valentin Cojocaru | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 44 | GK | Yevhen Past | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 33 | GK | Valeriy Yurchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Last updated: 10 December 2021. Source: FBref.com

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukrainian Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Ukrainian Cup | Ukrainian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Volodymyr Adamyuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Vladyslav Dubinchak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nélson Monte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Arseniy Batahov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Artem Dovbyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ihor Kohut | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Mykyta Kravchenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Valentin Cojocaru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Yehor Yarmolyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Serhiy Lohinov | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Francisco Di Franco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Valeriy Luchkevych | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Mario Ćuže | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Marc Gual | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Oleksandr Nazarenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Neven Đurasek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Nazariy Rusyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Valeriy Yurchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Oleksandr Svatok | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | Yevhen Past | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | Roman Vantukh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | MF | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | MF | Danylo Ihnatenko | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Bill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 49 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 4 |
Last updated: 10 December 2021. Source: FBref.com