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Mykhailo Petrovych Mudryk is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the Ukraine national team. He is serving a four-year suspension from football for testing positive in a doping test, which runs until 2028.

Early and personal life
Mykhailo Mudryk was born on 5 January 2001 An Orthodox Christian, he frequently carries religious icons to matches and has spoken openly about the importance faith has to him, which was shown by his grandmother. Mudryk has several tattoos, but considers the one which reads "Only Jesus" as his most important. ==Club career==
Club career
Early career Mudryk began playing football at Metalist Kharkiv in 2010, before moving to Dnipro's academy in 2014. After quickly rising through the age groups, Mudryk attracted the interest of Shakhtar Donetsk, and he signed for the club's academy in 2016. Mudryk was promoted to the first team later that year, He made his first-team debut aged 17 on 31 October 2018 in a Ukrainian Cup match against Olimpik Donetsk, which Shakhtar won 1–0. After struggling to get playing minutes, he was loaned to Ukrainian Premier League club Arsenal Kyiv in February 2019 for the remainder of the 2018–19 season, playing 10 matches without scoring any goals. He played in the Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv, Kolos Kovalivka, and Oleksandriya giving the contribution to win the title in the 2019–20 season. He stayed four months in Chernihiv and played 10 matches in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League and once in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup. In the 2021–22 season, Mudryk found more and more space as a starter, especially with the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi at the helm of Shakhtar, who had the reputation of trusting in young players. With his previous managers, failing to bring the best out of Mudryk, De Zerbi decided to recall him from his loan spell and requested a meeting with him. On 25 August 2021, Mudryk made his UEFA Champions League debut against Monaco, replacing Manor Solomon in the 82nd minute in the play-off round of the tournament. His cross in the 114th minute ricocheted off Ruben Aguilar on the Monegasque net, as Shakhtar qualified to the tournament 3–2 on aggregate. On 18 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 win against Mariupol at the Volodymyr Boyko Stadium. On 3 December, Mudryk provided four assists in a 6–1 win against Lviv. He was named the club's Player of the Month for the months of November and December. Mudryk finished the season with two goals and nine assists, being named the club's Player of the Year. With football resuming in Ukraine, Mudryk started the 2022–23 season by scoring his first Champions League goal and providing two assists in a 4–1 away win over RB Leipzig. This was followed by another goal in a 1–1 Champions League draw to Celtic. On 19 October, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Kolos Kovalivka. This was the largest transfer fee received by Shakhtar and the Ukrainian Premier League, topping the previous record held by Fred, and made him the most expensive Ukrainian footballer. Mudryk's debut came on 21 January, as Chelsea drew 0–0 away to Liverpool in a league match. His first start came against Fulham in a 0–0 draw on 4 February. On 2 October, Mudryk scored his first competitive goal for Chelsea on his 24th appearance, opening the scoring in a 2–0 Premier League win against Fulham. On 21 October, he scored his first goal at Stamford Bridge from a long range shot in a 2–2 draw against Arsenal. During an EFL Cup match against Newcastle United on 19 December 2023, Mudryk scored an equaliser in stoppage time to help his team to a 1–1 draw, which Chelsea would go on to win on penalties. On 17 December 2024, it was reported that The FA provisionally suspended Mudryk after testing positive for doping. On 5 June 2025, his number 10 shirt was given to Cole Palmer, meaning that Mudryk no longer has a designated squad number with Chelsea. Later that month, on 18 June, the FA charged him with violating anti-doping rules in which he could be facing a 4-year ban. On 29 April 2026, Mudryk was given a 4-year ban from the Premier League lasting until 2028. He appealed against the decision. ==International career==
International career
and Mykhailo Mudryk playing for Ukraine U21 From 2017 to 2018, Mudryk played for the Ukraine U17. From 2018 to 2019, he played for the Ukraine U19, Playing 12 matches and scoring five goals. In 2019, he made his debut for Ukraine U21, tallying 16 appearances and scoring three goals. On 16 June 2023, Mudryk returned to Ukraine U21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He started in two matches and provided two assists in the tournament. In April 2022, Mudryk was called up for the Ukraine national team for a training camp in April–May 2022 in Slovenia. On 1 June, he debuted in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff semi-finals, which Ukraine won 3–1 against Scotland. On 17 October 2023, Mudryk scored his first senior international goal in a 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win against Malta. On 26 March 2024, he scored the winning goal of a 2–1 victory over Iceland in the qualifying play-off final to send Ukraine through to the official tournament. ==Player profile==
Player profile
Wesley Fofana, his teammate at Chelsea, stated that Mudryk is faster than Kylian Mbappé and probably the fastest player he has played against. Ben Chilwell said, "With Mudryk, I see endless bags of potential that hasn't been fulfilled yet". ==Career statistics==
Career statistics
Club International :''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mudryk goal'' ==Honours==
Honours
Shakhtar DonetskUkrainian Premier League: 2019–20, • EFL Cup runner-up: 2023–24 IndividualUkrainian Footballer of the Year: 2022 2022 • Golden talent of Ukraine: 2021 (U21), 2022 (U21) ==References==
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