Anton Hlushchenko

Anton Hlushchenko
Personal information
Full name Anton Ihorovych Hlushchenko
Date of birth (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004
Place of birth Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kudrivka
(on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
Number 21
Youth career
2013–2017 Metalist Kharkiv
2017–2022 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Shakhtar Donetsk 7 (2)
2022 → Deportivo Alavés (loan) 0 (0)
2024 → Vorskla Poltava (loan) 8 (1)
2026 → Kudrivka (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2019 Ukraine U16 2 (0)
2023 Ukraine U19 3 (0)
2025– Ukraine U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 May 2026

Anton Ihorovych Hlushchenko (Ukrainian: Антон Ігорович Глущенко; born 20 April 2004) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kudrivka, on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Career

Born in Kharkiv, Hlushchenko began his career in the local Metalist Kharkiv academy, before transferring to the Shakhtar Donetsk academy in 2017.[1]

Shakhtar Donetsk

He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves for several seasons and made his debut for the senior Shakhtar Donetsk squad in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second-half substitute in an away lost from Vorskla Poltava on 4 June 2023.[2]

Loan to Vorskla Poltava

In March 2024, he moved on loan to Vorskla Poltava.[3]

Loan to Kudrivka

On 11 February 2026, he was loaned to Kudrivka in Ukrainian Premier League.[4][5] He played 12 games for Kudrivka, helping the club reach the play-offs with Ahrobiznes Volochysk and earning the right to play in the Ukrainian Premier League next season.[6] In June 2026, Shakhtar coach Arda Turan rejected the player and so Anton began looking for a new team.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 June 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shakhtar Donetsk 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 100000—10
2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 000000—00
2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League 411000—51
2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League 21102[a]0—51
Total 72202000112
Alavés (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 0000——00
Total 0000000000
Vorskla Poltava (loan) 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 8110——91
Total 8110000091
Kudrivka (loan) 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League 120000010130
Total 120000010130
Career total 283302010343
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

References

  1. ↑ Глущенко Антон (in Ukrainian). FC Shakhtar Donetsk Official Website. 5 June 2023.
  2. ↑ VBET Ліга. 30-й тур Матч №233 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 5 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ворскла офіційно орендувала вінгера Шахтаря з досвідом виступів в Іспанії". sport24.ua. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Антон Глущенко виступатиме за "Кудрівку" на правах оренди". fckudrivka.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Антон Глущенко гратиме в оренді за Кудрівку". shakhtar.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Драматичный финал сезона. Кудровка в серии пенальти одолела Агробизнес". sport.ua. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Полузащитник Антон Глущенко начал поиски нового клуба, где сможет продолжить карьеру". sport.ua. Retrieved 11 June 2026.