Illya Krupskyi
Ukrainian footballer
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Illya Krupskyi (Ukrainian: Ілля Олексійович Крупський; born 2 October 2004) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Full name
Illya Oleksiyovych Krupskyi
Date of birth
2 October 2004
Place of birth
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Illya Oleksiyovych Krupskyi | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinnytsia, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Youth Sportive School Vinnytsia | ||
| 2019–2021 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Vorskla Poltava | 47 | (1) |
| 2025– | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 30 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Ukraine U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ukraine U23 | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025 | |||
Career
Krupskyi is a product of the academies of Vinnytsia and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.
In February 2021 he was signed by FC Vorskla Poltava. He made his debut as a second-half substitute against FC Dynamo Kyiv on 1 May 2021.[1]
International career
In May 2024, Krupskyi was called up by Ruslan Rotan to the Ukraine Olympic football team squad to play at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[2]
