Andriy Pyatov

Vorskla-2 Poltava In 2001 Pyatov moved to Poltava where he at first joined Vorskla Poltava junior teams and its second team in lower leagues.

Vorskla Poltava His debut in the Vyshcha Liha (now Ukrainian Premier League) for the Vorskla senior squad Pyatov made at the end of the 2002–03 season on 18 June 2003 when Vorskla was hosting Illichivets Mariupol in a game that finished with a 1–1 draw. On 1 November 2009, against Chornomorets Odesa Pyatov played his 100th game for Shakhtar (conceded 72 goals over the course of these matches), and in this game he won the Man of the Match, and is also the 1st time coach (Mircea Lucescu) ever named a goalkeeper Man of the Match.

In 2015, Pyatov broke the record of penalties stopped in European competitions by stopping his fourth penalty, a record previously held by Shovkovskyi.

Pyatov announced his retirement from professional football on 10 July 2023, after over 500 appearances for club and country. On 6 August, he started in a farewell match against Tottenham Hotspur, before coming off in the 17th minute, as Shakhtar went on to lose 5–1.

International career

Pyatov was a member of the Ukraine national U-21 team where he has played 20 matches. He was also part of Ukraine's 2006 World Cup squad which got to the quarter-finals.

Pyatov made his senior debut for Ukraine in 2007. Since then, he had gone on to make 102 appearances for the Ukraine national team. He started the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a clean sheet against Belarus to help Ukraine win 1–0 in Lviv. In the 0–0 draw against Croatia, Pyatov was instrumental in denying Luka Modrić on two occasions, and as well as other to secure a point for his country. In November 2013 Pyatov set a new record of minutes without a goal for the national team, beating the record of Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.

In May 2021, despite playing a limited role for his club side during the 2020–21 season, Pyatov was included in the final 26-man squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. He was an unused substitute for all matches as Ukraine went on to lose 4–0 to England in the quarter-finals.

Pyatov played his 102nd and final international match on 11 June 2022, starting in a 3–0 win over Armenia.

Career statistics Club

International

Ambassador Andriy Pyatov was the first brand ambassador of Ukrainian bank sportbank.

Honours Shakhtar Donetsk Vyshcha Liha/Ukrainian Premier League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23

Ukraine U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2006

Individual Ukrainian Premier League Best Goalkeeper: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, Top 10 Athletes of Ukraine: 2010, 2019