Liverpool have been linked with Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy in the Januray transfer window. Here's your at-a-glance guide to the Ukrainian dynamo:
1) He was born on November 7th, 1986 in the Ukrainian city of Iziaslav.
2) He joined Shakhtar Donetsk at the age of 14 and made his was up through their youth set-up.
3) A towering 6'3" centre back, he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2004, aged just 17, and has gone on to make 84 appearances and score six goals.
4) A natural born leader, he'd already captained Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Cup final by the time he was 20, and is currently the team's full-time vice-captain.
5) He was was voted man of the match in his second Ukrainain Cup final - a thumping 2-0 victory over rivals Dynamo Kiev.
6) He made his Champions League debut aged just 18 when he came on as a substitute against the mighty Barcelona.
7) He was selected for the 2006 UEFA U-21 Championship team of the tournament and called up to the senior side sonn after. Injury cruelly forced him to sit out the 2006 World Cup, but he has since gone on to earn 15 caps.
8) He's attracted a lot of interest from European clubs, but the good news for Liverpool is that he's keen on a move to the Premier League:
“A move to a big club in England would be a dream for me," Chygrynskiy told the Ukrainian press, recently.
"I cannot say the names, but two big Premier League clubs want me, and my agent has been talking to them for some time."
19) If he does come to England then journslits will be dreading spelling the youngster's full name: Dmytro Anatoliyovych Chyhrynskyi. Spell checks at the ready, lads.
1) He was born on November 7th, 1986 in the Ukrainian city of Iziaslav.
2) He joined Shakhtar Donetsk at the age of 14 and made his was up through their youth set-up.
3) A towering 6'3" centre back, he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2004, aged just 17, and has gone on to make 84 appearances and score six goals.
4) A natural born leader, he'd already captained Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Cup final by the time he was 20, and is currently the team's full-time vice-captain.
5) He was was voted man of the match in his second Ukrainain Cup final - a thumping 2-0 victory over rivals Dynamo Kiev.
6) He made his Champions League debut aged just 18 when he came on as a substitute against the mighty Barcelona.
7) He was selected for the 2006 UEFA U-21 Championship team of the tournament and called up to the senior side sonn after. Injury cruelly forced him to sit out the 2006 World Cup, but he has since gone on to earn 15 caps.
8) He's attracted a lot of interest from European clubs, but the good news for Liverpool is that he's keen on a move to the Premier League:
“A move to a big club in England would be a dream for me," Chygrynskiy told the Ukrainian press, recently.
"I cannot say the names, but two big Premier League clubs want me, and my agent has been talking to them for some time."
19) If he does come to England then journslits will be dreading spelling the youngster's full name: Dmytro Anatoliyovych Chyhrynskyi. Spell checks at the ready, lads.
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