2023–24 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season explained

Club:Shakhtar Donetsk
Season:2023–24
Manager:Patrick van Leeuwen



Chairman:Rinat Akhmetov
League Result: (champions)
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Prevseason:2022–23
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The 2023–24 season was FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 33rd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk participated in the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Season events

On 24 April 2023, Shakhtar announced that they'd signed Denil Castillo to a five-year contract from Liga de Quito, commencing 1 July 2023.[1]

On 1 July, Shakhtar confirmed the departure of manager Igor Jovićević, with Patrick van Leeuwen being appointed as his replacement on 3 July.[2] [3]

On 19 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Pedrinho on a contract until 30 June 2028, from Athletico Paranaense. Two day later, 21 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Newerton, also on a contract until 30 June 2028, from São Paulo.[4] [5]

On 31 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Stav Lemkin from Hapoel Tel Aviv and Eguinaldo from Vasco da Gama, both on contracts until 30 June 2028.[6] [7]

On 4 August, Shakhtar announced the signing of free-agent Dmytro Chyhrynskyi on a contract until the end of the season.[8]

On 6 August, Andriy Pyatov played his last game for Shakhtar, a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, and announced his retirement from football.[9]

On 10 August, Anatoliy Trubin left Shakhtar to sign for Benfica for an undisclosed fee.[10]

On 22 August, Shakhtar announced the signing of Irakli Azarovi from Red Star Belgrade on a contract until 30 June 2028.[11]

On 29 August, Danylo Sikan extended his contract with Shakhtar until 30 June 2028.[12]

On 1 September, Shakhtar announced the season-long loan signing of Novatus Miroshi from Zulte Waregem.[13]

On 2 September, Shakhtar announced the signing of free-agent Artur Rudko on a contract until the end of the season.[14]

On 5 September, Shakhtar announced that Andriy Totovytskyi had joined Kolos Kovalivka on loan for the season, whilst Maryan Faryna had joined Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on a similar deal and Andriy Boryachuk had joined Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on a permeant deal.[15]

On 16 October, Patrick van Leeuwen left his role as Head Coach of Shakhtar,[16] with Darijo Srna taking over as Acting Head Coach.[17]

On 24 October, Marino Pušić was announced as the new Head Coach of Shakhtar, with Mario Stanić being appointed as his assistant the following day.[18] [19]

On 12 January, Shakhtar announced that they had signed a new contract with Artem Bondarenko until the end of 2028.[20]

On 19 January, Shakhtar announced the signing of Kevin from Palmeiras on a contract until the end of 2028.[21]

On 20 January, Shakhtar announced that they had signed a new contract with Taras Stepanenko until the summer of 2025.[22]

On 21 January, Partizan announced the loan signing of Denil Castillo from Shakhtar until the end of the season.[23]

On 26 January, Shakhtar announced the signing of Marlon Gomes from Vasco da Gama on a contract until the end of 2028.[24]

On 1 February, Shakhtar announced that Heorhiy Sudakov had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2028.[25]

On 1 February, Shakhtar announced that Oleh Ocheretko had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2027.[26]

On 4 February, Shakhtar announced the signing of Luka Latsabidze from Dinamo Tbilisi on a contract until the end of 2028.[27]

On 5 February, Shakhtar announced academy graduate Viktor Tsukanov had signed a contract with the club until the end of 2028 following his 18th birthday.[28]

On 6 February, Shakhtar announced that Oleh Ocheretko would join Dnipro-1 on loan for the remainder of the season, and that midfielder Pedrinho had signed a new contract with the club until 30 June 2029.[29] [30]

On 6 March, Lechia Gdańsk announced the signing of Bohdan Vyunnyk, after the player had told Shakhtar of his decision to terminate his contract on 22 February.[31] [32]

On 30 April, Kevin Kelsy joined FC Cincinnati on loan until 31 December 2024, with an option for the move to be permanent.[33]

Squad

[34]

NumberPlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Artur RudkoGK2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023202410
12Tymur PuzankovGK2024 5, df=yesAcademy202100
31Dmytro RiznykGK2024 5, df=yesVorskla Poltava2023[35] 2028390
48Denys TvardovskyiGK2024 5, df=yesAcademy202320
Defenders
3Stav LemkinDF2024 5, df=yesHapoel Tel Aviv2023202850
5Valeriy BondarDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy20191012
13Giorgi GocholeishviliDF2024 5, df=yesSaburtalo Tbilisi2023[36] 2027361
16Irakli AzaroviDF2024 5, df=yesRed Star Belgrade20232028320
19Dmytro ChyhrynskyiDF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023202419316
22Mykola MatviyenkoDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy20152027[37] 9913
23PedrinhoDF2024 5, df=yesAthletico Paranaense20232028110
25Novatus MiroshiDF2024 5, df=yeson loan from Zulte Waregem2023202460
26Yukhym KonoplyaDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy 2017675
44Yaroslav RakitskyiDF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023[38] 2024[39] 35818
46Luka LatsabidzeDF2024 5, df=yesDinamo Tbilisi2024202800
Danylo UdodDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202100
Midfielders
6Taras StepanenkoMF2024 5, df=yesMetalurh Zaporizhya2010202542429
8Dmytro KryskivMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy20195911
9Maryan ShvedMF2024 5, df=yesKV Mechelen2022[40] 2027327
10Heorhiy SudakovMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202020289919
11Oleksandr ZubkovMF2024 5, df=yesFerencváros2022[41] 20278613
21Artem BondarenkoMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202020288216
24Viktor TsukanovMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy2024202840
29Yehor NazarynaMF2024 5, df=yesZorya Luhansk2022[42] 2027493
30Marlon GomesMF2024 5, df=yesVasco da Gama20242028134
37KevinMF2024 5, df=yesPalmeiras20242028173
77Khusrav ToirovMF2024 5, df=yesAtyrau2023[43] 202720
90Oleksiy KashchukMF2024 5, df=yesVorskla Poltava2016124
Forwards
2Lassina TraoréFW2024 5, df=yesAjax2021[44] 20266419
7EguinaldoFW2024 5, df=yesVasco da Gama20232028214
14Danylo SikanFW2024 5, df=yesKarpaty Lviv201920289927
39NewertonFW2024 5, df=yesSão Paulo20232028211
Away on loan
4Denil CastilloMF2024 5, df=yesLiga de Quito2023202860
7Andriy TotovytskyiMF2024 5, df=yesKolos Kovalivka2022[45] 2025191
15Anton HlushchenkoMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202210
18Kevin KelsyFW2024 5, df=yesBoston River2023[46] 2027379
20Dmytro TopalovMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy2017180
27Oleh OcheretkoMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy20202027171
28Maryan FarynaDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202220
32Eduard KozikDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202180
34Ivan PetryakMF2024 5, df=yesFehérvár2022[47] 2026383
MarlonDF2024 5, df=yesSassuolo2021[48] 2026220
Vinicius TobiasDF2024 5, df=yesInternacional2022[49] 00
VitãoDF2024 5, df=yesPalmeiras2019[50] 2024360
Valeriy BondarenkoDF2024 5, df=yesOleksandriya201910
Andriy BulezaDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy201910
Oleksandr DrambayevDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202000
Dmytro KapinusDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy201900
Viktor KorniyenkoDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy2016301
Roman SavchenkoDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202100
MayconMF2024 5, df=yesCorinthians20182025[51] 988
PedrinhoMF2024 5, df=yesBenfica2021[52] 2029194
Kyrylo SiheyevMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202100
Danylo HoncharukFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy2019
Players who left during the season
17Bohdan VyunnykFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy2020121
23Lucas TaylorDF2024 5, df=yesPAOK2023151
30Andriy PyatovGK2024 5, df=yesVorskla Poltava20072023[53] 4820
45Andriy BoryachukFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy2015196
81Anatoliy TrubinGK2024 5, df=yesAcademy2019930
Maksym ChekhMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy2018

On loan

Transfers

See main article: List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2023 and List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2023–24.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2023MFDenil CastilloLiga de QuitoUndisclosed
19 July 2023DFPedrinhoAthletico ParanaenseUndisclosed
21 July 2023FWNewertonSão PauloUndisclosed
31 July 2023DFStav LemkinHapoel Tel AvivUndisclosed
31 July 2023FWEguinaldoVasco da GamaUndisclosed
4 August 2023DFDmytro ChyhrynskyiUnattachedFree
22 August 2023DFIrakli AzaroviRed Star BelgradeUndisclosed
2 September 2023GKArtur RudkoUnattachedFree
19 January 2024MFKevinPalmeirasUndisclosed
26 January 2024MFMarlon GomesVasco da GamaUndisclosed
4 February 2024DFLuka LatsabidzeDinamo TbilisiUndisclosed

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
5 July 2023MFNeven ĐurasekAris ThessalonikiUndisclosed[54]
10 August 2023GKAnatoliy TrubinBenficaUndisclosed
5 September 2023FWAndriy BoryachukMetalist 1925 KharkivUndisclosed

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate toRef.
24 August 2023DFViktor KorniyenkoVorskla PoltavaEnd of season[55]
5 September 2023MFMaryan FarynaMetalist 1925 KharkivEnd of season
5 September 2023MFAndriy TotovytskyiKolos KovalivkaEnd of season
21 January 2024MFDenil CastilloPartizanEnd of season
6 February 2024MFOleh OcheretkoDnipro-1End of season
30 April 2024FWKevin KelsyFC Cincinnati31 December 2024

Released

DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDateRef.
6 August 2023GKAndriy PyatovRetirement
1 September 2023DFLucas TaylorPolissya Zhytomyr16 October 2023
22 February 2024FWBohdan VyunnykLechia Gdańsk6 March 2024
30 June 2024GKArtur RudkoChornomorets Odesa1 July 2024
30 June 2024DFVitãoInternacional1 July 2024
30 June 2024DFValeriy BondarenkoKolos Kovalivka1 July 2024
30 June 2024DFDmytro ChyhrynskyiRetirement
30 June 2024MFOleksiy Kashchuk

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: article and 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League.

Results

Ukrainian Cup

See main article: article and 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: article and 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

See main article: article and 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="16"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="16"|Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:|}

Goalscorers

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1 FW14Danylo Sikan1024016
2 MF10Heorhiy Sudakov621110
3 MF8 Dmytro Kryskiv60006
4 MF11Oleksandr Zubkov51006
MF21Artem Bondarenko42006
6 DF22Mykola Matviyenko30115
7 FW2 Lassina Traoré40004
MF30Marlon Gomes40004
MF90Oleksiy Kashchuk31004
FW7 Eguinaldo20114
11MF9 Maryan Shved30003
MF37Kevin30003
FW18Kevin Kelsy21003
MF29Yehor Nazaryna21003
15DF26Yukhym Konoplya11002
DF44Yaroslav Rakitskyi01102
17FW17Bohdan Vyunnyk10001
FW39Newerton10001
MF27Oleh Ocheretko00101
Own goal00101
TOTALS601210385

Clean sheets

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1 GK31Dmytro Riznyk1222016
2 GK1 Artur Rudko10001
TOTALS1322017

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueUkrainian CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal
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2 FWLassina Traoré2010000030
3 DFStav Lemkin1000000010
5 DFValeriy Bondar4000201070
6 MFTaras Stepanenko4000101060
7 FWEguinaldo0100002021
8 MFDmytro Kryskiv5010100070
10MFHeorhiy Sudakov6000100070
11MFOleksandr Zubkov1100001021
13DFGiorgi Gocholeishvili3100100041
14FWDanylo Sikan3000200050
16DFIrakli Azarovi0010000010
19DFDmytro Chyhrynskyi2100000021
21MFArtem Bondarenko2200000022
22DFMykola Matviyenko6000001070
26DFYukhym Konoplya3000302080
29MFYehor Nazaryna1000100020
31GKDmytro Riznyk1010100030
37MFKevin3000000030
39FWNewerton0000100010
44DFYaroslav Rakitskyi0100101021
Players away on loan:
4 MFDenil Castillo2000000020
18FWKevin Kelsy1000000010
20MFDmytro Topalov1000000010
28MFMaryan Faryna1000000010
Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
17FWBohdan Vyunnyk1000000010
TOTALS5374015090817

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denil Castillo is Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 24 April 2023 . 24 April 2023.
  2. https://shakhtar.com/uk-ua/news/2023/july/1_news/1_thank-you_igor-jovicevic/ Дякуємо, Ігоре!
  3. Web site: Патрік ван Леувен: новий головний тренер Шахтаря . 3 July 2023. shakhtar.com . 5 July 2023. uk.
  4. Web site: Pedrinho is a Shakhtar newcomer . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 19 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Newerton is a Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 21 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Stav Lemkin – Shakhtar newcomer . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 31 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Eguinaldo is at Shakhtar: a five-year contract . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 31 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Welcome back, Dmytro! . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 4 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Andriі Pіatov’s farewell match . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 18 September 2023 . 6 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Anatolii Trubin moves to Benfica . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 18 September 2023 . 10 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Irakli Azarov is a Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 18 September 2023 . 22 August 2023.
  12. Web site: Danylo Sikan extended his contract with Shakhtar . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 18 September 2023 . 29 August 2023.
  13. Web site: Novatus Miroshi joined Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 1 September 2023.
  14. Web site: Artur Rudko moved to Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  15. Web site: Totovytskyi and Faryna loaned out, Boriachuk transferred . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 15 September 2023 . 5 September 2023.
  16. Web site: Дякуємо, Патріку! . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 16 October 2023 . 16 October 2023.
  17. Web site: Дарійо Срна – виконувач обов’язків головного тренера Шахтаря . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 16 October 2023 . 16 October 2023.
  18. Web site: Маріно Пушич – новий головний тренер Шахтаря . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 25 October 2023 . Ukrainian . 24 October 2023.
  19. Web site: Маріо Станич став асистентом головного тренера Шахтаря . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 25 October 2023 . Ukrainian . 25 October 2023.
  20. Web site: Новий контракт Артема Бондаренка . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 12 January 2024 . Ukrainian . 12 January 2024.
  21. Web site: Kevin is a Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 19 January 2024 . 19 January 2024.
  22. Web site: Taras Stepanenko extended his contract with Shakhtar for one year . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 22 January 2024 . 20 January 2024.
  23. Web site: Denil Castillo signs on loan! . partizan.rs . FK Partizan . 25 January 2024 . 21 January 2024.
  24. Web site: Marlon Gomes is at Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 26 January 2024 . 26 January 2024.
  25. Web site: Shakhtar and Heorhii Sudakov extended the contract . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 2 February 2024 . 1 February 2024.
  26. Web site: Shakhtar and Oleh Ocheretko signed a new contract . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 4 February 2024 . 2 February 2024.
  27. Web site: Luka Latsabidze is a Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 4 February 2024 . 4 February 2024.
  28. Web site: Shakhtar and Viktor Tsukanov signed a 5-year contract . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 5 February 2024 . 5 February 2024.
  29. Web site: Oleh Ocheretko is loaned out by Dnipro-1 . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 7 February 2024 . 6 February 2024.
  30. Web site: Pedrinho returns to Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 7 February 2024 . 6 February 2024.
  31. Web site: Bohdan Viunnyk wybrał Lechię! . lechia.pl . Lechia Gdańsk . 13 March 2024 . Polish . 6 March 2024.
  32. Web site: ФК Шахтар звертатиметься з позовом проти Богдана В’юнника та ФК Лехія . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 13 March 2024 . Polish . 7 March 2024.
  33. Web site: Kevin Kelsy loaned out to FC Cincinnati . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 1 May 2024 . 30 April 2024.
  34. Web site: Основной состав ФК "Шахтер" | Официальный сайт ФК "Шахтер" (Донецк).
  35. Web site: Dmytro Riznyk is at Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 10 February 2023 . 10 February 2023.
  36. Web site: The Georgian footballer will join the Miners in January . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 29 November 2022 . 29 November 2022.
  37. Web site: Новий контракт Матвієнка . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 21 March 2023 . uk. 21 March 2023.
  38. Web site: Welcome back! . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 16 January 2023 . 16 January 2023.
  39. Web site: Rakitskyi stays! . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 18 September 2023 . 23 June 2023.
  40. Web site: Shakhtar newcomer: Marian Shved . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 1 September 2022 . 1 September 2022.
  41. Web site: Oleksandr Zubkov: return to Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 22 August 2022 . 5 August 2022.
  42. Web site: Yehor Nazaryna is Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 1 October 2022 . 23 September 2022.
  43. Web site: Khusrav Toirov joins Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 1 March 2023 . 1 March 2023.
  44. Web site: Траоре – игрок Шахтера. shakhtar.com. 18 June 2021.
  45. Web site: Andriy Totovytskyi is a Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 22 August 2022 . 21 July 2022.
  46. Web site: Kevin Kelsy joins Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 31 January 2023 . 31 January 2023.
  47. Web site: Ivan Petryak joins Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 23 August 2022 . 22 August 2022.
  48. Web site: Marlon is Shakhtar player . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 22 June 2021 . 22 June 2021.
  49. Web site: Vinicius joined Shakhtar . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 16 January 2022 . 15 January 2022.
  50. Web site: Vitao is Shakhtar player. 2 September 2019.
  51. Web site: Новый контракт Майкона . shakhtar.com/ . ru . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 13 December 2021 . 9 December 2021.
  52. Web site: Педриньо – игрок Шахтера. shakhtar.com. 13 June 2021.
  53. Web site: Пятов продлил контракт . shakhtar.com/ . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 16 June 2021 . ru . 31 May 2021.
  54. Web site: Άρης μεταγραφές: Στους κίτρινους και με τη βούλα ο Τζούρασεκ . sport24.gr . 5 July 2023. 9 July 2023. el.
  55. Web site: Viktor Korniienko loaned out to Vorskla . shakhtar.com . FC Shakhtar Donetsk . 18 September 2023 . 24 August 2023.