The Obolon Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Artem Kozak arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Artem Kozak has, at Obolon, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Obolon — 7.59
1 for Serhii Sukhanov, marked 7.59, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Laurent De Bruyne rejects the move
Obolon had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at KV Oostende, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Denys Shostak signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Denys Shostak and Obolon agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Pavlo Polehenko in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Obolon this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Obolon make their move for Matvii Panchenko
$68.0K on the table at Metalist. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Viacheslav Surkis
Obolon asked and Dynamo Kyiv said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match8 Aug 2026
Serhii Sukhanov’s goal not enough for Obolon
Serhii Sukhanov scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to LNZ, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market10 Aug 2026
Obolon promote Viktor Kovalenko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Viktor Kovalenko 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.
In brief
- Market Kyrylo Shaparenko steps up from the Obolon academy
- Market One of our own: Ivan Pikhalyonok joins the Obolon first team
- Market Maksym Rebrov steps up from the Obolon academy