Eduard Kozik

{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| image = File:Eduard Kozik.jpg

| name = Eduard Kozik

| full_name = Eduard Serhiyovych Kozik

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|4|19}}

| birth_place = Hrudky, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

| height = 1.83 m

| currentclub = Kolos Kovalivka ( on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)

| clubnumber = 32

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs1 = VIK-Volyn Volodymyr-Volynskyi

| youthyears2 = 2017–2021 | youthclubs2 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| years1 = 2021– | clubs1 = Shakhtar Donetsk | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = → Mariupol (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024 | clubs3 = → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = → Kolos Kovalivka (loan) | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Ukraine U16 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam2 = Ukraine U17 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021–2022 | nationalteam3 = Ukraine U19 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2024–

| nationalteam4 = Ukraine U21

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 =0

| pcupdate = 31 December 2024

| ntupdate = 15 november 2024

}}

Eduard Serhiyovych Kozik ({{langx|uk|Едуард Сергійович Козік}}; born 19 April 2003) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kolos Kovalivka, on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Career

Born in Hrudky, Volyn Oblast, Kozik began his career in the neighbouring VIK-Volyn Volodymyr-Volynskyi academy school system, before transferring to the Shakhtar Donetsk academy in 2019.{{cite web|publisher=FC Mariupol Official Website|script-title=ru:ФК Мариуполь пополнился тремя игроками|url=https://fcmariupol.com/2022/02/23/58714/|language=ru|date=5 November 2022}}

He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves for several seasons and made his debut for the senior Shakhtar Donetsk squad in the Ukrainian Premier League, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Valeriy Bondar in a 3-0 home victory over Inhulets Petrove on 5 November 2022.{{cite web|publisher=Sky Sports|title=Inhulets Petrove - vs - Shak Donetsk - Sky Sports|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/shakhtar-donetsk-vs-inhulets-petrove/477148|language=English}}

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