History
About
Shakhtar Donetsk is a football club from Ukraine. They compete in the Premier League (2026/2027 season). Home matches are played at Stadion NSK Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv.
The team is coached by Arda Turan, who has taken charge of 18 matches (13W, 3D, 2L) since the 2025/2026 season.
In the Premier League Shakhtar Donetsk sit 14th of 16 with 0 points. The table is led by Bukovyna Chernivtsi. In the Ukraine 1 (2025/2026) Shakhtar Donetsk sit 1st of 16 with 72 points from 30 matches (22W, 6D, 2L), scoring 71 and conceding 21.
Most recently Shakhtar Donetsk lost 0:1 at home to FC Kolos Kovalivka on May 21, 2026 in the Premier League. Before that, they beat Kryvbas 3:2 away on May 17, 2026 in the Premier League. Before that, they beat Obolon Kyiv 3:1 at home on May 13, 2026 in the Premier League.
The squad counts 46 players with an average age of 23.4. It is made up of 5 goalkeepers, 16 defenders, 10 midfielders and 14 forwards. Bruninho (17) is the youngest player, Ivan Petryak (32) the oldest.
In the 2025/2026 season Prosper Obah was the top scorer (10 goals) and also led for goals + assists (10); Dmytro Riznyk led for minutes played (2160) and clean sheets (16); Oleg Ocheretko led for yellow cards (4).
Shakhtar Donetsk next face Kudrivka at home on August 3, 2026 in the Premier League.
On the transfer front the club has recorded 48 moves in total — 13 arrivals and 35 departures. The latest arrival is David Neres from Ajax (permanent, €12,000,000, January 14, 2022). The latest departure is Luka Latsabidze to Vejle Boldklub (loan, February 2, 2026).
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