Kyrylo Dihtyar

Kyrylo Serhiyovych Dihtyar (born 25 November 2007) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian First League.

Club career
Dihtyar is a product of Metalist Kharkiv academy.

He made his debut as a second half-time substituted player for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League in an away losing match against SC Dnipro-1 on 3 May 2023.

International career
In February 2023, Dihtyar was called up to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-17 football team to play in the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elit round matches.

Also, in July 2024, Dihtyar was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournament matches.

Personal life
Since 3 May 2023, Dihtyar holds a record in Ukraine for being the youngest professional player of the Ukrainian top professional football league when at the age of 15 years and 159 days played for Metalist Kharkiv against SC Dnipro-1. The previous record over 30 years belonged to Yuriy Fenin when at the age of 15 years and 221 days he played for Tavriya Simferopol against FC Zorya-MALS Luhansk in 1992.