Valeriy Yuriyovych Bondar (; born 27 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.
Club career Bondar started playing football in Shakhtar Donetsk in 2007. In the 2018–2019 season, he played for Shakhtar in the category U21.
He made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League in a match against Lviv on 4 May 2019.
On 27 August 2026, Shakhtar announced that they had extended their contract with Bondar until 31 July 2031.
International career On 15 June 2019, Bondar won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ukraine U20 national team, whom he captained.
He made his debut for senior national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Poland. He substituted Yukhym Konoplya in the 63rd minute.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShakhtar2018–19Ukrainian Premier League10000000102019–20Ukrainian Premier League1110010001212020–21Ukrainian Premier League1100060101802021–22Ukrainian Premier League70001000802022–23Ukrainian Premier League2610090003512023–24Ukrainian Premier League2003050002802024–25Ukrainian Premier League2701080003602025–26Ukrainian Premier League27320181004742026–27Ukrainian Premier League601010—80Total136570491101936Career total136570491101936
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine202010202220202410202520202650Total110
Honours Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup: 2018–19, 2023–24, 2024–25 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021
Ukraine U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2019
References
External links