Anatoliy Volodymyrovych Trubin (; born 1 August 2001) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Benfica and the Ukraine national team. After coming through

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

's youth academy, he was promoted to the first team five years later. He broke into the starting line-up in 2020, aged 17, helping Shakhtar win three

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and a

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, before moving to Benfica in 2023. After representing Ukraine at various youth levels, Trubin was called up to the full international side for the first time in March 2021, and played at

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and

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Club career

Shakhtar Donetsk

Born in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

, Trubin began his youth career at Azovstal-2 Mariupol, and joined the academy of

in 2014. In February 2019, he began training with the first team, being included in Shakhtar main team squad for a

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match against

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. He made his professional debut on 26 May, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 league win against

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. Trubin had his breakthrough in the 2020–21 season, taking club legend's place

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in the starting eleven, making 30 appearances, as he made his debut in the Champions League in a 3–2 away win against

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on 21 October 2020, and also had two clean sheets against

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in the competition, being credited as the club's player of the season by Shakhtar's fans. On 23 February 2023, in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Knockout round play-offs, after Shakhtar drew 3–3 on aggregate with

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, Trubin was named man of the match, after he made three saves in a penalty shoot-out to help his side progress to the round of 16. He would make 28 appearances in the league, keeping 14 clean sheets, as Shakhtar won the league title. In July 2023, with a year left on his contract, Shakhtar negotiated with Inter Milan regarding a potential transfer of Trubin to replace

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, who had recently left Inter. However, negotiations between both clubs broke down, after Inter failed to meet Shakhtar's asking price. Meanwhile, Trubin publicly asked to leave the club. Shortly after, Benfica expressed their interest in acquiring Trubin's services, as the two clubs proceeded to begin negotiations.

Benfica

On 10 August 2023, Trubin joined

club Benfica by signing a contract until 2028, on a transfer worth €10 million plus €1 million depending on objectives, with Shakhtar Donetsk also entitled to 40% of the profit of a future sale. Afterwards, for first games of the season, Trubin remained a backup to

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, who took

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' place after he left the club, before eventually making his debut on 16 September, starting in a 2–1 away win against

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in the

. After the match, his manager Roger Schmidt stated that "he gave Soares a few games, while Trubin adapted to the team and gained confidence, until it was the best time for him to start".

International career

Trubin represented

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at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, for a total of 31

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. He was called up to the senior side by Andrey Shevchenko on 5 March 2021, for

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qualifiers against

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and

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. He made his senior debut for Ukraine national team on 31 March in a

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against Kazakhstan. Trubin was included in the squad for

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. After finishing as one of the best third-placed teams, Ukraine was eventually eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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on 3 July, after a 4–0 loss at

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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: 2018–19 Benfica *

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: 2024–25 Individual *

Goalkeeper of the Year: 2021–22,

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Breakthrough XI: 2020 *

Player of the Year: 2020 * IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) World Team: 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trubin, Anatoliy 2001 births Living people Footballers from Donetsk Men's association football goalkeepers Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Ukrainian Premier League players UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal