Zorya seal double signing as Italo and Serdyuk join the club

Zorya has officially strengthened its squad with two new arrivals. The Luhansk club has brought in 24-year-old Brazilian defender Italo Henrique and 20-year-old Ukrainian forward Artem Serdyuk. Italo started out in Brazil, featuring for Figueirense and São Bernardo's U-20 team. He then moved to Portugal, where he joined Vizela and played for both the club's U-23 side and the first team in Liga Portugal 2. He made 71 appearances for Vizela, scoring six goals and providing five assists. At Zorya, the defender will wear the No. 40 jersey. Serdyuk is a product of Vorskla's youth system and most recently represented the Poltava club. Across the various Vorskla teams, the forward has totaled 71 matches, with 13 goals and three assists. Earlier, Zorya had already confirmed the signing of Yurchenko.