Heorhiy Viktorovych Sudakov (Ukrainian: Георгій Вікторович Судаков; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.[1]

Heorhiy Sudakov
Sudakov with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2022
Personal information
Full name Heorhiy Viktorovych Sudakov
Date of birth (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Brianka, Ukraine
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 10
Youth career
2013–2014 Sokil Brianka
2014–2017 Metalist Kharkiv
2017–2020 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Shakhtar Donetsk 88 (24)
International career
2018–2019 Ukraine U17 6 (4)
2020– Ukraine U21 20 (6)
2021– Ukraine 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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Sudakov is a product of the different youth sportive schools, who in 2017 joined the Shakhtar Donetsk Academy in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2020.[2]

Sudakov played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League in a winning away match against Real Madrid on 21 October 2020.[3]

On 13 February 2022, Sudakov and Mykhailo Mudryk extended their contracts with Shakhtar Donetsk until 31 December 2026.[4] On 25 October 2023, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 away defeat against Barcelona.[5] On 1 February 2024, Shakhtar announced that Sudakov had extended his contract with the club until 31 December 2028.[6] Later that year, on 11 May, he netted a penalty in a 1–0 victory over second-placed Dynamo Kyiv, securing his club's 15th league title in the 2023–24 season.[7]

International career

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Sudakov debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad on 23 May 2021 in a friendly match against Bahrain.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 December 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Ukrainian Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar Donetsk 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 10 1 1 0 3[a] 0 0 0 14 1
2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 10 4 1 0 3[b] 0 0 0 14 4
2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 29 5 10[c] 0 39 5
2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 23 6 3 2 8[d] 2 34 10
2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League 16 8 1 0 6[b] 1 23 9
Career total 88 24 6 2 30 3 0 0 124 29
  1. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League and four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 11 October 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine 2021 3 0
2023 9 1
2024 11 2
Total 23 3
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sudakov goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Heorhiy Sudakov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 October 2023 Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic   North Macedonia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2. 11 June 2024 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova   Moldova 4–0 4–0 Friendly
3. 10 September 2024 Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic   Czech Republic 2–3 2–3 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Honours

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Shakhtar Donetsk

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Основний склад ФК "Шахтар" | Офіційний сайт ФК "Шахтар" (Донецьк)". FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Giorgi Sudakov" Георгий Судаков. Shakhtar Donetsk. 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Real Madrid CF 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk". UEFA. 21 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Мудрик и Судаков: контракты с Шахтером до конца 2026 года". FC Shakhtar Donetsk (in Ukrainian). 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Barcelona 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk". UEFA. 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Shakhtar and Heorhii Sudakov extended the contract". Shakhtar Donetsk. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "We are the champions!". Shakhtar Donetsk. 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Украина – Бахрейн: 18-летний Судаков поделился впечатлениями от дебюта за национальную команду" [Ukraine - Bahrain: 18-year-old Sudakov shared his impressions of his debut for the national team]. Football 24 (in Ukrainian). 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ "H. Sudakov". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b Heorhiy Sudakov at National-Football-Teams.com  
  11. ^ "Хавбек "Шахтаря" Судаков став найкращим молодим футболістом УПЛ". www.ukrinform.ua.
  12. ^ "Under-21 EURO Top Scorers: Abel Ruiz, Sergio Gómez and Georgiy Sudakov tie". UEFA. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Судаков — найкращий гравець Шахтаря у сезоні-2022/23 - football.ua". football.ua.
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