Danylo Sikan

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yaroslavovych and the family name is Sikan.

Danylo Yaroslavovych Sikan (Ukrainian: Дани́ло Яросла́вович Сіка́н; born 16 April 2001) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Trabzonspor and the Ukraine national football team.

Danylo Sikan

Sikan with the Ukrainian Super Cup trophy in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Danylo Yaroslavovych Sikan
Date of birth	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Trabzonspor
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2014	Polissya Zhytomyr
2014–2018	Karpaty Lviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Karpaty Lviv	1	(0)
2019–2025	Shakhtar Donetsk	87	(24)
2019	→ Mariupol (loan)	6	(0)
2020–2021	→ Mariupol (loan)	14	(4)
2022	→ Hansa Rostock (loan)	11	(1)
2025–	Trabzonspor	19	(4)
International career‡
2017–2018	Ukraine U17	5	(3)
2018–2019	Ukraine U19	11	(7)
2019	Ukraine U20	6	(4)
2019–2023	Ukraine U21	19	(9)
2024	Ukraine U23	9	(1)
2021–	Ukraine	7	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Ukraine FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2019 Poland UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2023 Georgia-Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2024

Club career

Sikan began playing football in Polissya Zhytomyr as a child. As a teenager, he began playing for Karpaty Lviv. He made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in a match against Zorya Luhansk on 12 August 2018,^[1] but then played in competitions for reserves. Later in the 2018-19 season, Sikan was loaned out to FC Mariupol.

Sikan joined Shakhtar Donetsk in 2019, debuting with a victory against his former club Karpaty on 4 August 2019. That season he played 7 matches for the senior side and made a debut at continental club competitions on 26 November 2019 in an away tie against Manchester City. Struggling to get on a scoreboard, Sikan was placed back in competitions among reserves.

For the 2020–21 season, Sikan was loaned again to Mariupol, where he made his debut in the Ukrainian Cup competitions.

On 31 January 2022, he joined Hansa Rostock in the 2. Bundesliga league on loan until the end of the season.^[2]

On 4 October 2023, he scored his first Champions League goals, by netting a brace for Shakhtar in a 3–2 away win over Royal Antwerp. His performance earned him the title of Player of the Match.^[3] A month later, on 7 November, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Barcelona at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.^[4]

International career

Sikan was a part of the Ukraine national U-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[5]

Sikan scored his first goal for Ukraine on 1 September 2021 against Kazakhstan, the day of his debut for the team, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2025^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Karpaty Lviv	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Shakhtar Donetsk	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	7	0	0	0	1[a]	0	0	0	8	0
	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	11	2	0	0	2[a]	0	1[b]	0	14	2
	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	26	9	—		7[c]	0	—		33	9
	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	28	10	4	2	8[d]	4	—		42	16
	2024–25	Ukrainian Premier League	13	3	1	0	5[a]	1	—		19	4
	Total		87	24	5	2	23	5	1	0	116	31
Mariupol (loan)	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Mariupol (loan)	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	14	4	2	0	—		—		16	4
Hansa Rostock (loan)	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
Trabzonspor	2024–25	Süper Lig	14	3	4	0	—		—		18	3
Career total			129	32	11	2	23	5	1	0	168	39

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 20 November 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine	2021	4	1
	2022	2	0
	2023	1	0
Total		7	1

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sikan goal.

List of international goals scored by Danylo Sikan

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 September 2021	Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	2–1	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2019–20, 2023–24
• Ukrainian Cup: 2023–24
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021

Ukraine U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2019^[9]

Ukraine U23

• Toulon Tournament: 2024

Individual

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Boot: 2019^[10]