The defender of Kiev Dynamo and the national team of Ukraine got a high place in the list of young football players.
Ilya Zabarny finished high sixth on the CIES list of the best young defenders in Europe in the 2021/2022 season. Experts gave first place on the list to Croatian center back Joshko Guardiola.
Note that among the best young players of all roles, the Ukrainian is not eating in the background. Here he became 21st, surpassing Borussia Dortmund star Jude Billingham and Bayern player Jamal Musiala. Leading the top Bukayo Saka from Arsenal.
The Center for Sports Research considers players from the top 32 leagues in Europe who were born on March 24, 2001 and later, and also spent more than a thousand minutes in this season’s championship.
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Source: korrespondent
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