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·16 September 2026
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As every week, OneFootball shines a spotlight on a young talent on the rise. This Wednesday, let’s discover the next Ukrainian wonderkid!
Andriy Shevchenko, Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk, Artem Dovbyk: since the early 2000s, Ukraine has produced several high-quality strikers. And that’s good news, because with our gem of the week, the tradition continues!
Matviy Ponomarenko is the next great number 9 for the Ukrainian national team... and maybe even for world football!
At 20 years old, Matviy Ponomarenko is Dynamo Kyiv’s starting striker this season and already ranks among the top 10 best scorers in Europe under the age of 23.
1.88m, 90kg: the goal scorer is a real unit, a powerful profile in the mold of Benjamin Šeško that is already attracting strong interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.
His current market value is €12 million, and Galatasaray reportedly even offered double that this summer. To no avail...
We’ll leave you with his splendid free-kick scored this weekend:
Remember his name well!
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