Ivan Losenko
Full name in native alphabet: Лосенко Іван Вікторович
Country: Ukraine
Date of birth: 24/07/2004 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Bilozerske, Donetsk Oblast (Ukraine)
Height: 181cm
Youth career: Shakhtar Donetsk
Current club: Shakhtar Donetsk
Squad number: 68
Current national team: Ukraine U-19
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: UEFA Youth League 2021/2022 (4/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Fabián Ruiz
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– technique
– ball control
– creativity
– teamwork 
– versatility
– dribbling
– set-pieces
Weaknesses:
– still has a margin to improve his defensive positioning and skills
– operating with his right weaker foot
Style of play:
– roaming playmaker
– player with decent body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina, and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– intelligent player, who finds the space well between the lines
– extremely difficult to knock off the ball thanks to his technique and close control
– likes to have the ball at his feet and orchestrate play with his passing and creativity
– elegant on the ball and calm under pressure
– displays a natural technique to take fast decisions in tight spaces/under pressure
– above-average decision making/good feeling of when to speed up the play with progressive passes or runs and when to slow down to retain possession
– has the technique, ability, and confidence to execute the killer passes and set up goal-scoring opportunities for his teammates
– great tactical and spatial awareness
– very good in combination play
– avoids using his right weaker foot
– competent direct and indirect set-piece taker
Losenko dribbles past his opponent on the wing and makes a very smart pass to his teammate.
Under pressure Losenko provides an assist with a brilliant through ball.
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-3-3.
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League summary (as for 6 March 2022):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Ivan Losenko is a product of Shakhtar Donetsk youth academy. He is considered to be one of the most talented players of his generation in Ukraine. Ivan is a member of Ukraine U-19, an extremely interesting team with many exciting prospects such as Nazar Voloshyn, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Oleg Ocheretko, Mark Mampassi, Denys Shostak, Denys Tvardovskyi, Pavlo Isenko, and Andriy Buleza.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European club.
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