Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been handed a year-long driving ban and ordered to complete 60 hours of unpaid work after appearing at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court today.
The 24-year-old Ukrainian admitted to three offences: driving whilst disqualified, operating a vehicle without third party insurance, and using a car in a dangerous condition.
Magistrate Sonia O'Connor told the footballer: "The sentence would have been larger but we have taken into account your guilty plea. You must pay your fine today at the court. You cannot drive."
The £97 million signing was also ordered to pay £199, comprising a £114 victim surcharge and £85 in costs.
Mykhailo Mudryk has been handed a year-long driving ban
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Mudryk appeared in court wearing a black suit.
The incident occurred on 2 October when officers in a marked police vehicle spotted Mudryk's BMW M8 travelling through Chiswick in west London.
The car, which displayed Ukrainian registration plates, drew attention due to its heavily tinted front windows.
Prosecutor Ashleigh Ettienne told the court: "The glass was not as prescribed and was obscured by the tints. Police tested the tints on front and passenger windows and found they only passed through 90 per cent of light."
When officers ran checks on the footballer, they discovered he had already received a six-month disqualification in August for speeding offences.
Mykhailo Mudryk has endured a torrid time at Chelsea since his arrival | GettyThe stop also revealed Mudryk possessed neither a valid driving licence nor insurance at the time.
Police seized the £140,000 vehicle following the incident.
Defence counsel Daniel Higgins explained that his client's regular chauffeur had been unavailable that morning, leaving the Ukrainian international unable to reach training.
Mr Higgins told magistrates: "It is not particularly easy for him to use public transport as he is high-profile."
The lawyer described Mudryk as "a very hard-working industrious man who has had some real difficulties over the last year."
He added: "The past year has had a significant psychological impact on him. Perhaps because of those difficulties it has had an effect on his thinking."
Mr Higgins acknowledged that his client "was not thinking" when he made the decision to get behind the wheel despite his existing ban.
The winger currently resides in a luxury riverside apartment in Imperial Wharf, Fulham, where properties command prices exceeding £3 million.
Mykhailo Mudryk has denied knowingly using a banned substance | PAThe court appearance marks another low point in what has been a tumultuous period for the Ukrainian international.
Mudryk remains suspended from all football activities following a positive test for meldonium, a prohibited substance, which emerged in late 2024.
The FA provisionally suspended him in December after an A-sample returned a positive result the previous October.
He now faces a potential four-year ban from the sport, which would prevent him from playing professionally until at least 2029.
The winger, who arrived at Stamford Bridge in January 2023 as one of the club's most expensive acquisitions, made 73 appearances for Chelsea before his suspension, scoring 10 goals and providing seven assists.
He is understood to still be receiving his £97,000 weekly wages despite being unable to train with his teammates or visit the club's Cobham training ground.