Valeriy Bondar

Valeriy Yuriyovych Bondar (Валерій Юрійович Бондар; born 27 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.

Club career
Bondar started playing football in Shakhtar Donetsk in 2007. In the 2018–2019 season, he played for Shakhtar in the category U21.

He made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League in a match against Lviv on 4 May 2019.

International career
On 15 June 2019, Bondar won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ukraine U20 national team, whom he captained.

He made his debut for senior national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly game against Poland. He substituted Yukhym Konoplya in the 63rd minute.

Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk
 * Ukrainian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
 * Ukrainian Cup: 2018–19
 * Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021

Ukraine U20
 * FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2019