# Illya Zabarnyi

Illya Borysovych Zabarnyi (Ukrainian: Ілля Борисович Забарний; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Ukraine national team.

## Club career

Zabarnyi is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school from his native city Kyiv. His first trainers were Serhiy Bezhenar and Artem Yashkin. He played for FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves before being promoted to the senior team in July 2019. Zabarnyi made Ukrainian Premier League debut on 11 September 2020 in a draw against Desna Chernihiv.
On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a 5+1⁄2-year contract with Premier League club Bournemouth.
On 21 July 2024, Zabarnyi extended his contract with Bournemouth for another 5 years until 2029.
On 22 February 2025, Zabarnyi was shown a straight red card for the dangerous tackle he made on Rayan Aït-Nouri after the referee Michael Salisbury confronted to the VAR monitor. In his absence, Bournemouth would suffer a 1-0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

## International career

On 7 October 2020, Zabarnyi debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad debut in a friendly match against France.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 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 | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Total | Total | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2022–23 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2023–24 | Premier League | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 1 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2024–25 | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth | Total | Total | 69 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 119 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 2 |
* ↑ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ukraine | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zabarnyi goal.
List of international goals scored by Illia Zabarnyi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 16 June 2023 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | 26 | North Macedonia | 1–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |

## Honours

Dynamo Kyiv
* Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
* Ukrainian Cup: 2020–21
* Ukrainian Super Cup: 2020
Individual
* Top Golden talent: 2020 (U-19), 2021 (U-19)
* Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2020–21 (April)
* AFC Bournemouth Supporters' Player of the Season: 2023–24