Heorhiy Viktorovych Sudakov (; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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 ...

and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Shakhtar Donetsk

Sudakov is a product of the different youth sportive schools, who in 2017 joined the Shakhtar Donetsk Academy in the

in 2020. He played in the

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and made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the

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in a winning away match against

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on 21 October 2020. On 13 February 2022, Sudakov and

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extended their contracts with Shakhtar Donetsk until 31 December 2026. On 25 October 2023, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 away defeat against

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. On 1 February 2024, Shakhtar announced that Sudakov had extended his contract with the club until 31 December 2028. Later that year, on 11 May, he netted a penalty in a 1–0 victory over second-placed

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, securing his club's 15th league title in the 2023–24 season.

International career

Sudakov debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad on 23 May 2021 in a

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against

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. In June 2021, he is on the list of 26 players summoned by

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to compete for the

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. In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by

Serhiy Rebrov Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov (; born 3 June 1974) is a Ukrainian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is currently the manage ...

for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sudakov goal.''

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk *

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, 2023–24 *

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: 2024–25 Individual *

Young Player of the Season: 2019–20 *

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top scorer:

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(3 goals) *

Player of the Year: 2023 * Golden talent of Ukraine: 2023 (U21)

References

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* * * 2002 births Living people People from Brianka Ukrainian men's footballers FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Men's association football midfielders Ukrainian Premier League players Ukraine men's youth international footballers 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players Footballers from Luhansk Oblast UEFA Euro 2024 players {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub