Nazariy Rusyn

Nazariy Orestovych Rusyn (; born 25 October 1998) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Karpaty Lviv.

Club career Born in Novoyavorivsk, just to the west of Lviv city, Rusyn is a product of the Lviv and Dynamo Kyiv academies. Before moving to Lviv in 2011, Rusyn's first club was FK Jantarnyi Novoyavorivsk in his hometown, where his first coach was Yuriy Triska.

Dynamo Kyiv He played for Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in November 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Rusyn made his debut for the Dynamo's senior squad in a match against Albanian Skënderbeu Korçë in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League on 23 November 2017 and scored on 90'+1 minute.

Also he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv on 26 November 2017, playing in a winning match against FC Stal Kamianske.

As a player of Zorya Luhansk on loan from Dynamo in September 2019 Rusyn was recognised as a player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Legia Warsaw On 23 February 2021, Rusyn moved to Polish club Legia Warsaw, on a loan deal until December 2021, joining his compatriot Artem Shabanov. The deal included an option to buy. On 6 April 2021, after refusing to partake in Legia II's match against Legionovia Legionowo three days prior, Rusyn was moved to the reserve team for two weeks.

Sunderland On 1 September 2023, Sunderland announced the transfer of Rusyn on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 24 September, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home defeat to Cardiff. On 1 January 2024, Rusyn scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 2–0 home win against Preston.

Hajduk Split On 25 January 2025, Hajduk Split announced Rusyn's loan move until the end of season.

Arka Gdynia On 2 September 2025, Rusyn was sent on loan to Polish club Arka Gdynia for the remainder of the season.

Karpaty Lviv On 1 July 2026, Rusyn returned to Ukraine, joining Karpaty Lviv on a three-year contract with an option for a fourth.

International career In October 2023, Rusyn received his first call-up to the Ukraine senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Malta.

Career statistics

Honours Individual Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: August 2019, May–June 2023 Ukrainian Premier League Best Player of the Round: 2022–23 Round 3