The Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Nazar Baida
There were 15 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kristian Svystun gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Kristian Svystun has just signed for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Ivan Mamrosenko 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
LNZ tell Metalurh Zaporizhzhia: Cody David is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nazariy Shevchenko steps up from the Metalurh Zaporizhzhia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nazariy Shevchenko 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vasyl Sirenko steps up from the Metalurh Zaporizhzhia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vasyl Sirenko 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia promote Stanislav Kovalenko from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stanislav 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Viktor Kocherhin joins the Metalurh Zaporizhzhia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Viktor Kocherhin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia come up short against Metalist
Metalist left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad 7 new faces, and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia are still learning each other
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Player ratings Sulejman Seitkhalilov was unplayable