Dmytro Ivanovych Kapinus ( uk, Дмитро Іванович Капінус; born 28 April 2003) is a Ukrainian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on loan from

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

Career

Early years

Born in

Cherkasy Cherkasy ( uk, Черка́си, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy is the Capital city, capital of Cherkasy Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the administrative center of Cherkasky Raion (Raion, district) within the oblast. The c ...

, Kapinus began his career in the local Dnipro-80 from the age 6 and then continued in the

Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...

and the

youth sportive school systems. He played in the

Ukrainian Premier League Reserves The Ukrainian Premier League youth competitions is a complex of youth competitions within the Ukrainian Premier League and is part of youth competitions in Ukraine. The events include championship among two age categories under 19 and under 21 year ...

and never made his debut for the senior Shakhtar Donetsk squad.

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

In January 2022, he signed a on loan deal with the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

side Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and made his debut in the

as a second half-time substuituted player in a home match against

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 a ...

on 27 August 2022.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapinus, Dmytro 2003 births Living people Footballers from Cherkasy Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv players Ukrainian Premier League players 21st-century Ukrainian people