Defender of "Kharkiv" (formerly - "Metalist 1925") Yevhen Pavlyuk entered the top five best players of the Ukrainian Premier League by the number of assists in the 2025/26 season.
According to Wyscout, the 22-year-old center-back made 1708 accurate passes, ranking fourth among all players in the championship. Ahead of Pavlyuk are only Eduard Sarapiy from "Polissya", as well as the defensive duo of "Shakhtar" - Valeriy Bondar and Mykola Matviyenko.
Top 5 UPL players by number of assists in the 2025/26 season:
- Eduard Sarapiy ("Polissya") - 2118
- Valeriy Bondar ("Shakhtar") - 1998
- Mykola Matviyenko ("Shakhtar") - 1920
- Yevhen Pavlyuk ("Metalist 1925" / now "Kharkiv") - 1708
- Serhiy Chobotenko ("Polissya") - 1681
It is worth noting that at the end of the 2025/26 season, "Kharkiv" took fifth place in the Ukrainian Premier League standings.