Illia Zabarnyi

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Borysovych and the family name is Zabarnyi.
Illia Zabarnyi
Zabarnyi with Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Illia Borysovych Zabarnyi
Date of birth (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002[1]
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2019 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Dynamo Kyiv 50 (1)
2023–2025 Bournemouth 78 (1)
2025– Paris Saint-Germain 21 (1)
International career‡
2017 Ukraine U15 2 (0)
2017–2018 Ukraine U16 12 (0)
2018–2019 Ukraine U17 14 (2)
2020 Ukraine U21 2 (1)
2020– Ukraine 55 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:01, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025

Illia Borysovych Zabarnyi[2] (also spelled Illya Zabarnyi; Ukrainian: Ілля Борисович Забарний; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

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.[3][4] He played for 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.[5]

Bournemouth

On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club Bournemouth.[6][7] He made his debut for the club on 4 April 2023, in a 2–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[8] His first goal for the club came on 13 March 2024, in a 4–3 win against Luton Town.[9]

On 21 July 2024, he extended his contract with Bournemouth for another five years until 2029.[10] 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 viewed the VAR monitor. In his absence, Bournemouth would suffer a 1–0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 12 August 2025, Zabarnyi made a permanent move to reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal, becoming the club's first-ever Ukrainian player.[12][13] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2025, in a 1–0 win against Nantes.[14] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 September 2025, in a 2–0 win against Auxerre.[15]

International career

Zabarnyi represented Ukraine at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels, for a total of 30 caps.

On 7 October 2020, Zabarnyi debuted for the Ukraine national team in a friendly match against France.[16][17]

At UEFA Euro 2020, he was a part of the Ukrainian team that reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time.[18]

In May 2024, Zabarnyi was called up to represent Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2024.[19]

Personal life

Zabarnyi married his long-time girlfriend, Angelina Zabarna in 2023.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo Kyiv 2020–21[21] Ukrainian Premier League 21 1 2 0 — 13[c] 0 0 0 36 1
2021–22[21] 15 0 1 0 — 6[d] 0 1[e] 0 23 0
2022–23[21] 14 0 0 0 — 11[f] 0 1[e] 0 26 0
Total 50 1 3 0 — 30 0 2 0 85 1
Bournemouth 2022–23[22] Premier League 5 0 — — — — 5 0
2023–24[23] 37 1 3 0 2 0 — — 42 1
2024–25[24] 36 0 3 0 0 0 — — 39 0
Total 78 1 6 0 2 0 — — 86 1
Paris Saint-Germain 2025–26[25] Ligue 1 21 1 2 0 — 6[d] 0 0 0 29 1
Career total 149 3 11 0 2 0 36 0 2 0 200 3
  1. ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  6. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 November 2025[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine 2020 4 0
2021 14 0
2022 6 0
2023 8 1
2024 13 0
2025 10 2
Total 55 3
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zabarnyi goal.[26]
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
2 20 March 2025 Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain 46  Belgium 3–1 3–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs
3 7 June 2025 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada 48  Canada 1–4 2–4 2025 Canadian Shield

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Paris Saint-Germain

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Illia Zabarnyi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ Ukrainian Association of Football. National Team. Squad. Illia Zabarnyi.. UAF Official Site.
  3. ^ Ілля Забарний. FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site (in Ukrainian). 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ Ілля Забарний: "Дадуть шанс, обов'язково ним скористаюся". FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site (in Ukrainian). 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ Favbet Ліга. 29-й тур Матч №170. UPL Official Site (in Ukrainian). 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Cherries complete Zabarnyi coup". AFC Bournemouth. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Cherries complete Zabarnyi signing". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Bournemouth 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion". ESPN. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Bournemouth 4–3 Luton Town". ESPN. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Illia Zabarnyi Signs New Contract". AFC Bournemouth. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Wolves boost ther survival hopes". BBC Sport. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Illia Zabarnyi joins Paris Saint-Germain for five seasons". Paris Saint-Germain FC. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Bournemouth defender Zabarnyi joins PSG for £57m". BBC Sport. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Nantes 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain". ESPN. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  15. ^ Thomas, Marissa (27 September 2025). "PSG 2–0 Auxerre". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  16. ^ Sadzhenitsa, Igor (7 October 2020). Збірна України зазнала рекордної поразки, пропустивши сім голів від Франції: відео. 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 October 2020. У збірній України в цьому матчі дебютувало одразу четверо гравців: Георгій Бущан, Ілля Забарний, Юхим Конопля та Олександр Зубков. [Four players debuted for the Ukraine national football team in this match: Heorhiy Bushchan, Ilya Zabarnyi, Yukhym Konoplya, and Oleksandr Zubkov.]
  17. ^ Ілля Забарний | про складнощі переходу в першу команду, преміальні за вихід у ЛЧ та несподіваний виклик у збірну. Tribuna Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  18. ^ Macedo, Aurélien (5 June 2025). "Cinq choses à savoir sur Ilya Zabarnyi, la piste prioritaire du PSG en défense". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  19. ^ Сергій Ребров оголосив склад національної команди України на підготовчий збір і товариські матчі перед Євро-2024 [Serhii Rebrov announces the squad of the national team of Ukraine for the preparatory training camp and friendly matches before Euro 2024] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Football Association. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Illia Zabarnyi: I went home to get married but rockets kept me awake". The Times.
  21. ^ a b c I. Zabarnyi at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  24. ^ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  25. ^ "Games played by Illia Zabarnyi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  26. ^ a b "Illia Zabarnyi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Zabarnyi wins supporters' award". AFC Bournemouth. 11 May 2024.
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