Heorhiy Sudakov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Heorhiy Sudakov

| image = Heorhiy Sudakov.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Sudakov with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2022

| full_name = Heorhiy Viktorovych Sudakov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|9|1}}{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=The official website for European football |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/250119181--georgiy-sudakov/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=UEFA |language=en}}

| birth_place = Brianka, Ukraine

| height = 1.77 m

| currentclub = Shakhtar Donetsk

| clubnumber = 10

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs1 = Sokil Brianka

| youthyears2 = 2014–2017

| youthclubs2 = Metalist Kharkiv

| youthyears3 = 2017–2020

| youthclubs3 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| years1 = 2020–

| clubs1 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| caps1 = 92

| goals1 = 26

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U17

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2020–

| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U21

| nationalcaps2 = 20

| nationalgoals2 = 6

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Ukraine

| nationalcaps3 = 28

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| club-update = 11 March 2025

| nationalteam-update = 23 March 2025

}}

Heorhiy Viktorovych Sudakov ({{langx|uk|Георгій Вікторович Судаков}}; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team.{{Cite web|script-title=uk:Основний склад ФК "Шахтар" {{!}} Офіційний сайт ФК "Шахтар" (Донецьк) |url=https://shakhtar.com/players/first-team/sudakov-heorhii|website=FC Shakhtar Donetsk|access-date=5 April 2023|language=uk}}

Club career

=Shakhtar Donetsk=

Sudakov is a product of the different youth sportive schools, who in 2017 joined the Shakhtar Donetsk Academy in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Giorgi Sudakov|script-title=uk:Георгий Судаков|url=https://shakhtar.com/players/reservers/sudakov-heorhii|website=Shakhtar Donetsk|date=21 October 2020|language=uk}} He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and made his debut for Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League in a winning away match against Real Madrid on 21 October 2020.{{Cite web|title=Real Madrid CF 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029277--real-madrid-vs-shakhtar-donetsk/?iv=true|website=UEFA|date=21 October 2020}}

On 13 February 2022, Sudakov and Mykhailo Mudryk extended their contracts with Shakhtar Donetsk until 31 December 2026.{{Cite web|title=Mudryk and Sudakov: contracts with Shakhtar until the end of 2026|url=https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2022/february/13_news/13_mudryk_sudakov/|website=FC Shakhtar Donetsk|date=13 February 2022}} On 25 October 2023, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–1 away defeat against Barcelona.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2039123--barcelona-vs-shakhtar-donetsk/ |title=Barcelona 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk |publisher=UEFA |date=25 October 2023 }} On 1 February 2024, Shakhtar announced that Sudakov had extended his contract with the club until 31 December 2028.{{cite web |title=Shakhtar and Heorhii Sudakov extended the contract |url=https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2024/february/1_news/1_sudakov/|website=Shakhtar Donetsk|access-date=2 February 2024|date=1 February 2024}} Later that year, on 11 May, he netted a penalty in a 1–0 victory over second-placed Dynamo Kyiv, securing his club's 15th league title in the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web|url=https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2024/may/11_news/11_shakhtar_dynamo/|title=We are the champions!|website=FC Shakhtar Donetsk|date=11 May 2024}}

International career

Sudakov debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad on 23 May 2021 in a friendly match against Bahrain.{{Cite news|title=Украина – Бахрейн: 18-летний Судаков поделился впечатлениями от дебюта за национальную команду|trans-title=Ukraine vs. Bahrain: 18-year-old Sudakov shared his impressions of his debut for the national team|url=https://football24.ua/ru/sbornaja_ukrainy_tag50851/|website=Football 24|date=24 May 2021|language=uk}}

In June 2021, he is on the list of 26 players summoned by Andriy Shevchenko to compete for the UEFA Euro 2020.{{cite web|access-date=2024-06-13 |date=2021-06-01 |first=Augustin |language=fr |last=Delaporte |title=Euro 2020 : la liste des 26 de l’Ukraine |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a8544923724518854993-euro-2020-la-liste-des-26-de-lukraine |website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert}}

In May 2024, he was on the list of 26 players summoned by Serhiy Rebrov for the UEFA Euro 2024.{{cite web|author=Aurélien Macedo |date=20 May 2024 |title=La liste de l’Ukraine pour l’Euro 2024 avec Zinchenko et Mudryk |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a6142720082772259914-la-liste-de-lukraine-pour-leuro-2024-avec-zinchenko-et-mudryk |website=footmercato.net}}.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 11 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/heorhii-sudakov/571998|title=H. Sudakov|website=Soccerway|access-date=23 February 2024}}

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Ukrainian Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
rowspan="5"\|Shakhtar Donetsk \|2020–21 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|10	1	1	0	3{{efn\|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	0	0	14	1
2021–22 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|10	4	1	0	3{{efn\|name=UCL\|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}	0	0	0	14	4
2022–23 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|29	5	colspan="2"\|—	10{{efn\|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League and four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan="2"\|—	39	5
2023–24 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|23	6	3	2	8{{efn\|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}	2	colspan="2"\|—	34	10
2024–25 \|Ukrainian Premier League \|22	11	1	0	8{{efn\|name=UCL}}	2	colspan="2"\|—	29	12
colspan="3"\|Career total !92	26	6	2	32	4	0	0	130	32

=International=

colspan="2"\|Total\|\|28\|\|3
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="4"\|Ukraine \|2021	3	0
2023	9	1
2024	14	2
2025	2	0

:Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sudakov goal.

class="wikitable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Heorhiy Sudakov ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	14 October 2023	Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic	{{fb\|MKD}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 2–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
2.	11 June 2024	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	{{fb\|MDA}}	align=center\|4–0	align=center\| 4–0	Friendly
3.	10 September 2024	Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	{{fb\|CZE}}	align=center\|2–3	align=center\| 2–3	2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukrainian Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Individual

Ukrainian Premier League Young Player of the Season: 2019–20{{Cite web|script-title=uk:Хавбек "Шахтаря" Судаков став найкращим молодим футболістом УПЛ|url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/amp/rubric-sports/3729735-havbek-sahtara-sudakov-stav-najkrasim-molodim-futbolistom-upl.html|website=Ukraine Inform|date=30 June 2023|access-date=22 January 2025|language=uk}}
UEFA European Under-21 Championship top scorer: 2023 (3 goals){{Cite web|title=Under-21 Euro Top Scorers: Abel Ruiz, Sergio Gómez and Georgiy Sudakov tie|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0282-1857d7a3f6d6-662af86b9717-1000--under-21-euro-top-scorers-abel-ruiz-sergio-gomez-and-geor/|website=UEFA|date=8 July 2023|access-date=21 November 2023}}
Shakhtar Donetsk Player of the Year: 2023{{Cite web|script-title=uk:Судаков — найкращий гравець Шахтаря у сезоні-2022/23|url=https://football.ua/ukraine/507556-sudakov-najjkrashhijj-gravec-shakhtarja-u-sezoni-202223.html|website=football.ua|date=17 June 2023|access-date=22 January 2025|language=uk}}
Golden talent of Ukraine: 2023 (U21){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}