20-year-old midfielder Artem Kozak recently became a full-fledged “gunner”. Prior to that, he played for Kiev Dynamo U-19, and spent the last two seasons in Greek PAOK.

This recruit of Arsenal and told in an interview to the club media center:.

"Greece has given me a lot, especially in terms of moving to another country. I adapted quickly enough, the guys accepted me well, especially the Ukrainians from the first team. I mean Zhenyu Shakhova, also Brazilian Leo Matos, who played in our country, also helped ".

"Two years went well. In the first season I played for the backup team, and we took 2nd place, and in the next one we became champions. After that, there was a rental option in Greece, but my agents were already looking for what would be better for me ".

"With FC Arsenal-Kiev, I signed a contract until 2020. It was important for me to return to Ukraine in the Premier League club.. In Arsenal, I know a lot of rented players from Dynamo (Kiev). In general, I liked the team ".

"Of the players with whom I played in Dinamo, except for Dubinchak, Karas, Alekseev and Yanakov, who are now in Arsenal, I have good relations with Kolya Shaparenko, Vitya Tsygankov. In Kiev, we intersect, see each other, talk ".

"I am pleased to remember my time in Dinamo and my coaches Yuri Mikhailovich Dmitrulin and Artem Aleksandrovich Yashkin. We won the championship with them.. Good coaches that helped me a lot. They made me a football player. Thank them very much for that. ".

"I myself am from Kovel. It is 50 kilometers from Vladimir-Volyn. My father is a builder, and my mother is a music teacher.. How did you start playing football? At the age of six he ran away from school! At the age of nine, I started studying at BRW-WIK from Vladimir-Volynsky, where I went to trainings and games 50 kilometers there and back.. So I rode for nine years, and then I received an invitation to Dynamo Kyiv ".

"For me the main thing is to play in the Premier League and help Arsenal to achieve victories. The whole team understands the requirements of Vyacheslav Grozny. We need to score points, especially since the team has a good selection of players, "said Kozak.

The closest match Arsenal-Kiev will be held November 25 at 17:00 against Odessa Chernomorets.

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