Illia Zabarnyi


Illia Borysovych Zabarnyi is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Paris Saint-Germain and the Ukraine national team.
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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. 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.

Bournemouth

On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club Bournemouth. He made his debut for the club on 4 April 2023, in a 2–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. His first goal for the club came on 13 March 2024, in a 4–3 win against Luton Town.
On 21 July 2024, he extended his contract with Bournemouth for another five years until 2029. 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.

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. He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2025, in a 1–0 win against Nantes. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 September 2025, in a 2–0 win against Auxerre.

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.
At UEFA Euro 2020, he was a part of the Ukrainian team that reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time.
In May 2024, Zabarnyi was called up to represent Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2024.

Personal life

Zabarnyi married his long-time girlfriend, Angelina in 2023.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 June 2023Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia261–23–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
220 March 2025Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain463–13–12024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs
37 June 2025BMO Field, Toronto, Canada481–42–42025 Canadian Shield

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv
Paris Saint-Germain
Individual