Eduard Sarapiy

Eduard Yevhenovych Sarapiy (Ukrainian: Едуард Євгенович Сарапій; born 12 May 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polissya Zhytomyr .^[1][2]

Eduard Sarapiy

Personal information
Full name	Eduard Yevhenovych Sarapiy
Date of birth	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Polissya Zhytomyr
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2010	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
2010–2016	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Tavria-Skif Rozdol	11	(0)
2017–2021	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	86	(31)
2021–2023	Metalist Kharkiv	16	(1)
2022–2023	→ Dnipro-1 (loan)	29	(5)
2023–2024	Dnipro-1	27	(1)
2024–	Polissya Zhytomyr	21	(2)
International career‡
2016	Ukraine U17	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 September 2022

Club career

Early years

Born in Zaporizhzhia, Sarapiy began his youth career at the local Metalurh Zaporizhzhia academy. In 2010, he moved to the Dynamo Kyiv academy.^[3]

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia

In 2017 he returned to Metalurh Zaporizhzhia in the Ukrainian Second League.

Metalist Kharkiv

In 2021 he transferred to Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian First League.

Loan to Dnipro-1

The following year he went on loan to Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League. He made his debut for Dnipro on 28 August 2022, scoring a goal in a 3–0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv.^[4]

International career

Sarapiy made two appearances for the Ukraine national under-17 football team in 2016. In September 2022, he was called up for the first time to the Ukraine national football team ahead of UEFA Nations League matches against Armenia and Scotland, but he did not appear in either match.^[5]