# Nazariy Rusyn

Nazariy Orestovych Rusyn (Ukrainian: Назарій Орестович Ру́син; born 25 October 1998) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for HNL club Hajduk Split, on loan from Sunderland.

## Club career

Born in Novoyavorivsk, just to the west of Lviv city, Rusyn is a product of the Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv academies. Before moving to Lviv in 2011, Rusyn's first club was FK Jantarnyi Novoyavorivsk in his hometown, where his first coach was Yuriy Triska.

### 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.
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.
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.

#### Legia Warsaw

On 23 February 2021, Rusyn moved to Polish club Legia Warsaw, on a loan deal until December 2021, joining his compatriot Artem Shabanov. The deal included an option to buy. 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. On 6 April 2021, after refusing to partake in Legia II's match against Legionovia Legionowo three days prior, Rusyn was moved to the reserve team for two weeks.

### Sunderland

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

### Hajduk Split

On 25 January 2025, Hajduk Split announced Rusyn's loan move until the end of season.

## 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Total | Total | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 |
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 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, group I | 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 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | Total | Total | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 14 |
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Sunderland | 2024–25 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Sunderland | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 117 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 34 |
* ↑ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Individual
* Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: August 2019, May-June 2023
* Ukrainian Premier League Best Player of the Round: 2022–23 Round 3