Dmytro Chyhrynskyi

In September 2025, Chyhrynskyi became the assistant manager of Manolo Jiménez at Greek side Aris. On 10 July 2026, he was appointed as head coach of Cypriot First Division club Krasava Ypsonas.

Shakhtar Donetsk

Chyhrynskyi earned his debut in the Vyshcha Liha in 2004, at the age of 17. In 2005, he was loaned out to Ukrainian club Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, where he experienced continuous top-flight football. After a successful stint at Metalurh, Dmytro was brought back to Donetsk. He quickly emerged as a consistent defender and a leading figure, and first experienced UEFA Champions League football when coming on as a substitute against Barcelona during the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. The young player cemented a starting position at the team in the 2006–07 season, by the end of which, at the age of 20, he captained Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Cup final against Dynamo Kyiv in the absence of the regular captain, Matuzalém. During the 2007–08 season, Chyhrynskyi was selected as the vice-captain of the team. During the season, he was voted man of the match in the 2–0 win over rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Cup Final. Also in the same season, he won the Vyshcha Liha with Shakhtar. At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Chyhrynskyi helped the squad win the Ukrainian Super Cup. With Shakhtar, he played in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, finishing third in the group behind Barcelona and Sporting CP. This was not the end of the club's European journey, however, as they parachuted down to the UEFA Cup. He helped the team make it to the quarter-final stage, defeating 1993 European Champions Marseille. They then progressed to the semi-finals, where…

After a successful 2005–06 season, Chyhrynskyi was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad by coach Oleg Blokhin, following the injury to Serhiy Fedorov. Shortly before the World Cup, Chyhrynskyi was a member of the Ukraine under-21 team, which finished as runners-up in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Showing impressive form during the championship, he was selected as a member of the team of the tournament by UEFA. Although set to be a part of Ukraine's World Cup squad, Chyhrynskyi suffered an injury during the closing stages of under-21 competition, which forced him out of the entire forthcoming tournament. Following his recovery from injury, Chyhrynskyi established himself as a starter for Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.

Chyhrynskyi was born in Iziaslav, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He was a player in the UFK Lviv youth system before moving to Donetsk at the age of 14, completing his development at the Shakhtar Donetsk academy. He holds a master's degree in liberal arts.