Valeriy Yuriyovych Bondar (Ukrainian: Вале́рій Ю́рійович Бо́ндар; born 27 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.
 Bondar with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Valeriy Yuriyovych Bondar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2019 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 130 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Ukraine U17 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Ukraine U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U19 | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ukraine U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ukraine U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Ukraine | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBondar started playing football in Shakhtar Donetsk in 2007. In the 2018–2019 season, he played for Shakhtar in the category U21.[2]
He made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League in a match against Lviv on 4 May 2019.[3][4]
International career
editOn 15 June 2019, Bondar won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ukraine U20 national team, whom he captained.[5]
He made his debut for senior national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Poland. He substituted Yukhym Konoplya in the 63rd minute.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtar | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| Total | 130 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
editHonours
editShakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Ukrainian Cup: 2018–19, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021
Ukraine U20
References
edit- ↑ "Valery Bondar - Official site of the Ukrainian Football Association". Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "ВАЛЕРИЙ БОНДАРЬ" (in Russian). shakhtar.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Эмоции переполняют!" (in Russian). shakhtar.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Увеличили отрыв" (in Russian). shakhtar.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 - Matches - Ukraine - Korea Republic". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Poland v Ukraine game report". Eurosport. 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "Valeriy Bondar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
External links
edit- Valeriy Bondar at Soccerway
- Valeriy Bondar at UAF (in Ukrainian)
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