Mykhailo Mudryk

Early career

Mudryk began playing football at Metalist Kharkiv in 2010, before moving to Dnipro's academy in 2014. After quickly rising through the age groups, Mudryk attracted the interest of Shakhtar Donetsk, and he signed for the club's academy in 2016.

Shakhtar Donetsk

2018–2021: Making senior debut

In the 2018–19 season, he played for Shakhtar in the under-21 category. Mudryk was promoted to the first team later that year, He made his first-team debut aged 17 on 31 October 2018 in a Ukrainian Cup match against Olimpik Donetsk, which Shakhtar won 1–0. After struggling to get playing minutes, he was loaned to Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv in February 2019 for the remainder of the 2018–19 season, playing 10 matches without scoring any goals. He played in the Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv, Kolos Kovalivka, and Oleksandriya giving the contribution to win the title in the 2019–20 season. In the summer of 2020, he signed a loan agreement with the Ukrainian Premier League club Desna Chernihiv and qualified for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. He stayed four months in Chernihiv and played 10 matches in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League and once in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup.

2021–2023: Breakthrough

On 8 January 2021, Mudryk returned to Shakhtar, playing three matches in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League and joining Shakhtar's reserve team, featuring sporadically for manager Luís…

From 2017 to 2018, Mudryk played for the Ukraine U17. From 2018 to 2019, he played for the Ukraine U19, Playing 12 matches and scoring five goals. In 2019, he made his debut for Ukraine U21, tallying 16 appearances and scoring three goals. On 7 September 2021, he scored the winning goal from free-kick against Armenia. On 16 June 2023, Mudryk returned to Ukraine U21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He started in two matches and provided two assists in the tournament. In April 2022, Mudryk was called up for the Ukraine national team for a training camp in April–May 2022 in Slovenia. On 1 June, he debuted in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff semi-finals, which Ukraine won 3–1 against Scotland. On 17 October 2023, Mudryk scored his first senior international goal in a 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win against Malta. On 26 March 2024, he scored the winning goal of a 2–1 victory over Iceland in the qualifying play-off final to send Ukraine through to the official tournament.

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026

International

As of match played 19 November 2024

As of match played 19 November 2024 Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mudryk goal

Mykhailo Mudryk was born on 5 January 2001 in Berestyn, Kharkiv Oblast. An Orthodox Christian, he frequently carries religious icons to matches and has spoken openly about the importance faith has to him, which was shown by his grandmother. Mudryk has several tattoos, but considers the one which reads "Only Jesus" as his most important. He is known as "Misha" to his friends and coaches. Mudryk is in a relationship with an American model, dancer, and actress Jordyn Jones.