The first part of the 2023/2024 club season for Ukraine's national team defender Illia Zabarny in English "Bournemouth" can be boldly characterized by one word — phenomenal.

The main reason for this formulation is that our footballer played every minute from the first whistle to the last of all matches that the team played during this period in two tournaments. There are no such players at "Bournemouth."

As for the results of the "Cherry" team, until early November they were struggling in the relegation zone of the English Premier League, but immediately after a devastating defeat by reigning champions Manchester City (1:6), they went on an impressive seven-match unbeaten streak (six wins) that allowed them to finish 2023 at their highest-ever position of 12th place in the Premier League table. And the contribution of Ukrainian defender Illia Zabarny, as you can understand from the amount of playing time he had, is very hard to overestimate.