Illia Borysovych Zabarnyi (also spelled Illya Zabarnyi; ; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Paris Saint-Germain and the Ukraine national team.
Zabarnyi is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school from his native city Kyiv. His first trainers were Serhiy Bezhenar and Artem Yashkin. He played for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves before being promoted to the senior team in July 2019. Zabarnyi made Ukrainian Premier League debut on 11 September 2020 in a draw against Desna Chernihiv.
On 31 January 2023, Zabarnyi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club Bournemouth. He made his debut for the club on 4 April 2023, in a 2âÂÂ0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. His first goal for the club came on 13 March 2024, in a 4âÂÂ3 win against Luton Town.
On 21 July 2024, he extended his contract with Bournemouth for another five years until 2029. On 22 February 2025, Zabarnyi was shown a straight red card for the dangerous tackle he made on Rayan Aït-Nouri after the referee Michael Salisbury viewed the VAR monitor. In his absence, Bournemouth would suffer a 1âÂÂ0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
On 12 August 2025, Zabarnyi made a permanent move to reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal, becoming the club's first-ever Ukrainian player. He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2025, in a 1âÂÂ0 win against Nantes. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 September 2025, in a 2âÂÂ0 win against Auxerre.
Zabarnyi represented Ukraine at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels, for a total of 30 caps.
On 7 October 2020, Zabarnyi debuted for the Ukraine national team in a friendly match against France.
At UEFA Euro 2020, he was a part of the Ukrainian team that reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time.
In May 2024, Zabarnyi was called up to represent Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2024.
Zabarnyi married his long-time girlfriend, Angelina Zabarna in 2023.
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