Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kyrylo Serhiyovych Dihtyar | ||
Date of birth | 25 November 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2023 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Metalist Kharkiv | 22 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Ukraine U16 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Ukraine U17 | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 |
Kyrylo Serhiyovych Dihtyar (Ukrainian: Кирило Сергійович Дігтярь; born 25 November 2007) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian First League.
Dihtyar is a product of Metalist Kharkiv academy.
He made his debut as a second half-time substituted player for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League in an away losing match against SC Dnipro-1 on 3 May 2023.[1]
In February 2023, Dihtyar was called up to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-17 football team to play in the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elit round matches.[2]
Since 3 May 2023, Dihtyar holds a record in Ukraine for being the youngest professional player of the Ukrainian top professional football league when at the age of 15 years and 159 days played for Metalist Kharkiv against SC Dnipro-1. The previous record over 30 years belonged to Yuriy Fenin when at the age of 15 years and 221 days he played for Tavriya Simferopol against FC Zorya-MALS Luhansk in 1992.[3]