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2026–27 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season

The 2026–27 season is FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 36th season in existence and the club's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk will participate in the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.

Shakhtar Donetsk
2026–27 season
ChairmanRinat Akhmetov
ManagerArda Turan
StadiumArena Lviv (League)
TBC (Europe)
Premier LeaguePreseason
Ukrainian CupRound of 32
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round

Season events

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Pre season

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On 18 April, Shakhtar announced the signing of Bruninho from Athletico Paranaense to a three-year contract, with Bruninho joining the club in August 2026 once he turns 18.[1]

On 22 May, Shakhtar announced the signing of Gleiker Mendoza from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on a contract until 30 June 2031.[2]

On 10 June, Shakhtar announced the free-transfer signing of Oleksandr Karavayev from Dynamo Kyiv on a contract until 30 June 2028.[3]

On 20 June, Shakhtar announced the signing of Ryan Roberto from Flamengo, on a contract until 30 June 2031.[4]

On 30 June, Shakhtar announced that Mykola Ogarkov had been loaned to Kudrivka for the 2026–27 season.[5]

Squad

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As of match played 21 May 2026[6]
Number Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
23 Kiril Fesyun Ukraine GK 7 August 2002 (age 23) Kolos Kovalivka 2024[7] 2029[7] 14 0
31 Dmytro Riznyk Ukraine GK 30 January 1999 (age 27) Vorskla Poltava 2023[8] 2028[8] 116 0
34 Rostyslav Bahlay Ukraine GK 1 February 2008 (age 18) Academy 2024 1 0
35 Vladyslav Kravets Ukraine GK 28 January 2005 (age 21) Academy 2021 0 0
48 Denys Tvardovskyi Ukraine GK 13 June 2003 (age 23) Academy 2023 5 0
Tymur Puzankov Ukraine GK 4 March 2003 (age 23) Academy 2021 0 0
Defenders
3 Diego Arroyo Bolivia DF 29 April 2005 (age 21) Club Bolívar 2025[9] 2029[9] 2 0
4 Marlon Santos Brazil DF 7 September 1995 (age 30) Unattached 2025[10] 2028[11] 38 0
5 Valeriy Bondar Ukraine DF 27 February 1999 (age 27) Academy 2019 187 6
12 Giorgi Gocholeishvili Georgia (country) DF 14 February 2001 (age 25) Saburtalo Tbilisi 2023[12] 2027[12] 40 1
13 Pedro Henrique Brazil DF 11 July 2002 (age 23) Athletico Paranaense 2023[13] 2030[14] 82 1
16 Irakli Azarovi Georgia (country) DF 21 February 2002 (age 24) Red Star Belgrade 2023[15] 2028[15] 67 0
17 Vinicius Tobias Brazil DF 23 February 2004 (age 22) Internacional 2022[16] 2029[17] 66 2
18 Alaa Ghram Tunisia DF 24 July 2001 (age 24) CS Sfaxien 2024[18] 2029[18] 30 1
22 Mykola Matviyenko Ukraine DF 2 May 1996 (age 30) Academy 2015 2027[19] 175 16
32 Eduard Kozik Ukraine DF 19 April 2003 (age 23) Academy 2021 8 0
55 Luka Latsabidze Georgia (country) DF 18 March 2004 (age 22) Dinamo Tbilisi 2024[20] 2028[20] 0 0
74 Maryan Faryna Ukraine DF 28 August 2003 (age 22) Academy 2022 8 0
Viktor Korniyenko Ukraine DF 14 February 1999 (age 27) Academy 2016 30 1
Roman Savchenko Ukraine DF 17 February 2004 (age 22) Academy 2021 0 0
Danylo Udod Ukraine DF 9 March 2004 (age 22) Academy 2021 0 0
Midfielders
6 Marlon Gomes Brazil MF 14 December 2003 (age 22) Vasco da Gama 2024[21] 2028[21] 81 10
8 Dmytro Kryskiv Ukraine MF 6 October 2000 (age 25) Academy 2019 2030[22] 110 13
9 Maryan Shved Ukraine MF 16 July 1997 (age 28) KV Mechelen 2022[23] 2027[23] 54 9
10 Pedrinho Brazil MF 13 April 1998 (age 28) Benfica 2021[24] 2029[25] 90 13
11 Newerton Brazil MF 3 June 2005 (age 21) São Paulo 2023[26] 2028[26] 84 12
14 Isaque Brazil MF 24 February 2007 (age 19) Fluminense 2025[27] 2030[27] 38 7
20 Anton Hlushchenko Ukraine MF 20 April 2004 (age 22) Academy 2022 11 2
21 Artem Bondarenko Ukraine MF 21 August 2000 (age 25) Academy 2020 2028[28] 165 33
24 Viktor Tsukanov Ukraine MF 4 February 2006 (age 20) Academy 2024[29] 2028[29] 11 0
25 Kyrylo Siheyev Ukraine MF 16 May 2004 (age 22) Academy 2021 0 0
27 Oleh Ocheretko Ukraine MF 25 March 2003 (age 23) Academy 2020 2030[30] 63 5
29 Yehor Nazaryna Ukraine MF 10 July 1997 (age 28) Zorya Luhansk 2022[31] 2027[31] 102 6
37 Lucas Ferreira Brazil MF 28 April 2006 (age 20) São Paulo 2025[32] 2030[32] 30 3
68 Prosper Obah Nigeria MF 24 November 2003 (age 22) LNZ Cherkasy 2025[33] 2030[33] 12 3
Dmytro Topalov Ukraine MF 12 March 1998 (age 28) Academy 2017 18 0
Oleksandr Karavayev Ukraine MF 2 June 1992 (age 34) Dynamo Kyiv 2026[3] 2028[3] 0 0
Gleiker Mendoza Venezuela MF 8 December 2001 (age 24) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2026[2] 2031[2] 0 0
Forwards
2 Lassina Traoré Burkina Faso FW 12 January 2001 (age 25) Ajax 2021[34] 2031[35] 115 31
7 Eguinaldo Brazil FW 9 August 2004 (age 21) Vasco da Gama 2023[36] 2028[36] 84 19
19 Kauã Elias Brazil FW 28 March 2006 (age 20) Fluminense 2025[37] 2029[37] 46 12
30 Alisson Santana Brazil FW 21 September 2005 (age 20) Atlético Mineiro 2025[38] 2030[38] 38 8
49 Luca Meirelles Brazil FW 15 March 2007 (age 19) Santos 2025[39] 2030[39] 29 11
71 Ryan Roberto Brazil FW 5 March 2008 (age 18) Flamengo 2026[4] 2031[4] 0 0
Away on loan
65 Mykola Ogarkov Ukraine DF 18 February 2005 (age 21) Academy 2024 1 0
77 Khusrav Toirov Tajikistan MF 1 August 2004 (age 21) Atyrau 2023[40] 2027[40] 2 0
Ivan Losenko Ukraine MF 24 July 2004 (age 21) Academy 2024 0 0
Players who left during the season

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
22 May 2026[a]MFVenezuelaGleiker MendozaKryvbas Kryvyi RihUndisclosed[2]
10 June 2026[a]MFUkraineOleksandr KaravayevDynamo KyivFree[3]
20 June 2026[a]FWBrazilRyan RobertoFlamengoUndisclosed[4]
  1. 1 2 3 Transfer announced on the shown date, becoming official on 1 July 2026.

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2026MFUkraineHeorhiy SudakovBenfica€20,250,000[a][41][42]
  1. ↑ €5,000,000 in potential addons and a 25% sell on fee.

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
30 December 2025MFUkraineIvan LosenkoCF Montréal30 December 2026[43]
18 February 2026MFTajikistanKhusrav ToirovIstiklol30 November 2026[44]
30 June 2026MFUkraineMykola OgarkovKudrivka30 June 2027[5]

Friendlies

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2025 –
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Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 2026 2027 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Ukrainian Cup 2026 Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Champions League 2026 League Phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 21 May 2026
Source: Results

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Obolon Kyiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Polissya Zhytomyr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
14 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Veres Rivne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16 Zorya Luhansk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[45]
Premier League teams Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score First League teams 1st leg 2nd leg
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First Semi-final

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Second Semi-final

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Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 21 May 2026.
Source: Results

Results by round

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Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2026. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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2026 v
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Ukrainian Cup

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2026 v
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UEFA Champions League

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League phase

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2026–27 UEFA Conference League league phase

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Squad statistics

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As of match played 21 May 2026

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ "Шахтар та Атлетіко Паранаенсе домовилися про перехід Бруніньйо". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Футболіст збірної Венесуели приєднається до «гірників» на найближчі 5 років". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Вихованець «гірників» повертається до донецького клубу". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Раян Роберто – гравець Шахтаря". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Микола Огарков орендований Кудрівкою". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Основной состав ФК "Шахтер" | Официальный сайт ФК "Шахтер" (Донецк)".
  7. 1 2 "Кіріл Фесюн переходить до Шахтаря". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Dmytro Riznyk is at Shakhtar". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Дієго Арройо – гравець Шахтаря". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Марлон повертається до Шахтаря". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Шахтар і Марлон Сантос: новий контракт на 2 роки". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  12. 1 2 "The Georgian footballer will join the Miners in January". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Pedrinho is a Shakhtar newcomer". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Новий контракт Педро Енріке". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Irakli Azarov is a Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com/. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Vinicius joined Shakhtar". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Вінісіус Тобіас та Шахтар підписали новий контракт". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Алаа Грам – гравець Шахтаря". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Новий контракт Матвієнка". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Luka Latsabidze is a Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  21. 1 2 "Marlon Gomes is at Shakhtar". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  22. ↑ "Новий контракт Криськіва". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  23. 1 2 "Shakhtar newcomer: Marian Shved". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Педриньо – игрок Шахтера". shakhtar.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Pedrinho returns to Shakhtar". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  26. 1 2 "Newerton is a Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Ізекі Сілва – гравець Шахтаря". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  28. ↑ "Новий контракт Артема Бондаренка". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  29. 1 2 "Shakhtar and Viktor Tsukanov signed a 5-year contract". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  30. ↑ "Новий контракт Очеретька". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  31. 1 2 "Yehor Nazaryna is Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  32. 1 2 "Лукас Феррейра – у Шахтарі". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  33. 1 2 "Нігерійський вінгер став гравцем «оранжево-чорних»". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  34. ↑ "Траоре – игрок Шахтера". shakhtar.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  35. ↑ "Траоре залишається!". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  36. 1 2 "Eguinaldo is at Shakhtar: a five-year contract". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  37. 1 2 "Кауан Еліас – у Шахтарі". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  38. 1 2 "Alisson is a Shakhtar player". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  39. 1 2 "Лука Мейрелліш – у Шахтарі". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  40. 1 2 "Khusrav Toirov joins Shakhtar". shakhtar.com. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  41. ↑ "Дякуємо, Георгію!". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  42. ↑ "Sudakov é reforço do Benfica!". slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  43. ↑ "Іван Лосенко орендований Монреалем". shakhtar.com/ (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  44. ↑ "Хусрав Тоіров гратиме в оренді за Істіклол". shakhtar.com (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  45. ↑ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
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