Matvey Susha

Striker - Naftan
13 Sep 2026
Sunday
Process

Marked for Matvey Susha

2 Edition

The Naftan Gazette

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Lida come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Naftan did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Transfer targets

Ivan Bober is a medical away from Naftan

The deal with Nizhniy Novgorod is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.

Squad

Tempers go at Naftan

Yamoussa Camara was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Boardroom

Naftan beat the market to Alexey Stroychuk from Volna Pinsk

Volna Pinsk will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Alexey Stroychuk has pre-agreed a move to Naftan, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.

The terraces

Naftan supporters have found a favourite in Ignat Pranovich

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ignat Pranovich has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Market

Naftan promote Vitaliy Laptev from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vitaliy Laptev has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market

Artem Hryshyn steps up from the Naftan academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Artem Hryshyn has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market

Egor Balanovich steps up from the Naftan academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Egor Balanovich has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Squad

Matvey Susha signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Matvey Susha commits to Naftan for another 3 years.

In brief