Nazariy Rusyn

Nazariy Orestovych Rusyn (Ukrainian: Назарій Орестович Ру́син; born 25 October 1998) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa side Arka Gdynia, on loan from Premier League club Sunderland.

Nazariy Rusyn

Rusyn with Dynamo Kyiv
Personal information
Full name	Nazariy Orestovych Rusyn
Date of birth	(1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Novoyavorivsk, Ukraine
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Arka Gdynia (on loan from Sunderland)
Number	31
Youth career
	Jantarnyi Novoyavorivsk
2011–2015	Lviv
2015–2017	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Dynamo Kyiv	33	(7)
2019	→ Zorya Luhansk (loan)	14	(5)
2021	→ Legia Warsaw (loan)	0	(0)
2021	→ Legia Warsaw II (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2022	→ Dnipro-1 (loan)	8	(1)
2022	→ Chornomorets Odesa (loan)	0	(0)
2022–2023	Zorya Luhansk	32	(14)
2023–	Sunderland	29	(2)
2025	→ Hajduk Split (loan)	16	(0)
2025–	→ Arka Gdynia (loan)	11	(1)
International career
2015	Ukraine U17	3	(0)
2015	Ukraine U18	6	(1)
2017	Ukraine U19	3	(1)
2018–2019	Ukraine U21	11	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025

Club career

Born in Novoyavorivsk, just to the west of Lviv city, Rusyn is a product of the Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv academies. Before moving to Lviv in 2011, Rusyn's first club was FK Jantarnyi Novoyavorivsk in his hometown, where his first coach was Yuriy Triska.^[1][2]

Dynamo Kyiv

He played for Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in November 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Rusyn made his debut for the Dynamo's senior squad in a match against Albanian Skënderbeu Korçë in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League on 23 November 2017 and scored on 90'+1 minute.^[3]

Also he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv on 26 November 2017, playing in a winning match against FC Stal Kamianske.^[4]

As a player of Zorya Luhansk on loan from Dynamo in September 2019 Rusyn was recognised as a player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[5]

Legia Warsaw

On 23 February 2021, Rusyn moved to Polish club Legia Warsaw, on a loan deal until December 2021,^[6] joining his compatriot Artem Shabanov. The deal included an option to buy.^[6] On 3 March 2021, he made his debut for Legia in a 1–2 Polish Cup defeat against Piast Gliwice at the Stadion Wojska Polskiego.^[7] On 6 April 2021, after refusing to partake in Legia II's match against Legionovia Legionowo three days prior,^[8] Rusyn was moved to the reserve team for two weeks.^[9]

Sunderland

On 1 September 2023, Sunderland announced the transfer of Rusyn on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[10] On 24 September, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home defeat to Cardiff.^[11] On 1 January 2024, Rusyn scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 2–0 home win against Preston.^[12]

Hajduk Split

On 25 January 2025, Hajduk Split announced Rusyn's loan move until the end of season.^[13]

Arka Gdynia

On 2 September 2025, Rusyn was sent on loan to Polish club Arka Gdynia for the remainder of the season.^[14]

International career

In October 2023, Rusyn received his first call-up to the Ukraine senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Malta.^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2025^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Kyiv	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	1	0	1	1	—		1[c]	1	0	0	3	2
	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	19	5	—		—		5[d]	0	0	0	24	5
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	12	2	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	13	2
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		33	7	2	1	—		6	1	0	0	41	9
Zorya Luhansk (loan)	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	14	5	0	0	—		3[c]	2	—		17	7
Legia Warsaw (loan)	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
Legia Warsaw II (loan)	2020–21	III liga, group I	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Dnipro-1 (loan)	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	8	1	2	1	—		—		—		10	2
Zorya Luhansk	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	30	13	0	0	—		—		—		30	13
	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	2	1	0	0	—		—		—		2	1
	Total		32	14	0	0	—		—		—		32	14
Sunderland	2023–24	Championship	21	2	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	22	2
	2024–25	Championship	8	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		29	2	2	0	1	0	—		—		32	2
Hajduk Split (loan)	2024–25	Croatian Football League	16	0	1	0	—		—		—		17	0
Arka Gdynia (loan)	2025–26	Ekstraklasa	11	1	2	0	—		—		—		13	1
Career total			144	30	10	2	1	0	9	3	0	0	164	35

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup, FA Cup, Croatian Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

• Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: August 2019, May–June 2023
• Ukrainian Premier League Best Player of the Round: 2022–23 Round 3^[17]