The Ukrainian defensive player will spend the season with Saudi Arabia and therefore may lose the chance to join the club on a permanent basis..

Central wrestler Artem Bondarenko to continue his career in the Saudi Arabian Championship.

The 26-river Ukrainian freight forwarder travels from Shakhtar to Al-Ahli on lease until 30 June 2027. The Saudi club is considering the possibility of buying the rights to the football player.

Bondarenko is a graduate of Shakhtar and joined the club before the academy in 2016. In the beginning of 2020, he made his debut for the first team. The player played 169 matches for the Donetsk club, scoring 34 goals and providing 29 assists.

Together with Shakhtar Bondarenko, he won national trophies seven times: becoming the champion of Ukraine twice, winning the Ukrainian Cup twice and the Ukrainian Super Cup once..

Al-Ahli remains firmly established among the leading clubs in Asian football. The team with Jiddy won the last two AFC Champions League games - in 2025 and 2026. Last season, the club also finished third in the Saudi Arabian Championship. Shakhtar's great head coach Marino Pusic is infuriating the team.