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Debut for the first team is a dream of the Academy player

Sunday, November 6, 2022

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Shakhtar defender Eduard Kozik on his debut game, atmosphere in the team and chances to win the championship

– Eduard, congratulations on your official debut for Shakhtar! You mentioned earlier that it is you dream. What emotions do you have now?
– Thank you, I am very excited. I think that it is a dream of every Academy player to make a debut for the first team I am very grateful to the coaching staff who believed in me and gave this opportunity. I also grateful to my parents who have always believed in me and supported me.

– What was this debut like for you? Did you feel confident or do you need more time?
– I will remember my debut forever. I think that I still need more time, but I will do my best, practice to have more time. Everything will come right bit by bit.

– Currently, you are one of the youngest players of the team. What microclimate is within the team?
– Microclimate is good, the team is excellent. I know a lot of guys from their performance for the Academy and Mariupol. So everything is just great!

– Who do you consider as an example for you in the team?
– Definitely Taras Stepanenko. This is an ultimate professional working on every detail.

– How do you assess Shakhtar’s chances during current UPL season?
– This is Shakhtar; we play every match to win. So there are chances. But also, as we all know, Dnipro-1 show good results, we have Dynamo... We need to gain maximum points in every game and try to win the championship.