The Ukrainian national football team has revealed its squad for an upcoming friendly match against Poland, marking the debut of new head coach Andrea Maldera. The announcement was made via the official Telegram channel of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF).
The roster includes 25 players, with notable absences such as Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, and defender Illia Zabarnyi, who recently participated in the UEFA Champions League final.
Ukraine’s Squad for the Friendly Match Against Poland:
- Goalkeepers: Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), Ruslan Neshcheret (Dynamo), Georgiy Yermakov (Maccabi)
- Defenders: Mykola Matviienko, Valerii Bondar (both from Shakhtar), Taras Mykhavko (Dynamo), Eduard Sarapii (Polissia), Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton, England), Oleksandr Romanchuk (Universitatea, Romania)
- Midfielders: Oleg Ocheretko, Artem Bondarenko, Yehor Nazarina (Shakhtar), Volodymyr Brazhko, Mykola Shaparenko, Andrii Yarmolenko (all from Dynamo), Georgiy Sudakov (Benfica, Portugal), Hennadii Synchuk (Montreal, Canada), Oleksandr Nazarenko (Polissia), Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), Danilo Ihnatenko (Slovan)
- Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon, France), Matviy Ponomarenko (Dynamo), Artem Dovbyk (Roma, Italy)
Andrii Yarmolenko will serve as the team captain, marking his return to the national squad after a two-year absence.
The friendly match is scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 18:30 Kyiv time, and will take place in Wrocław, Poland.
The Ukrainian national football team has announced its squad for a friendly match against Poland, under the leadership of new coach Andrea Maldera. The match, set for May 31, will see key players absent and marks the return of captain Andrii Yarmolenko after two years.
Source: REUTERS