Matviy Ponomarenko
Ukrainian footballer
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Matviy Ruslanovych Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: Матвій Русланович Пономаренко; born 11 January 2006) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matviy Ruslanovych Ponomarenko | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Myronivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
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Current team | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Sportive School #1 Myronivka | ||
| 2013–2022 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Dynamo Kyiv | 20 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Ukraine U17 | 6 | (8) |
| 2023 | Ukraine U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Ukraine U19 | 14 | (10) |
| 2025 | Ukraine U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ukraine U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Ukraine | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Myronivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ponomarenko began his sportive career in the local sportive school #1, where his first trainer was Mykhaylo Halych. He is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv football academy from the age of seven.[1]
He played for FC Dynamo Kyiv and Zorya Luhansk (as loaned player) in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and later was promoted to the senior Dynamo's team. Ponomarenko made his debut for FC Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second-half substitute against FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 3 November 2023.[2]
International career
In July 2024, Ponomarenko was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournament matches. [3]
On 26 March 2026, he scored on his début for Ukraine national team in a 3–1 loss to Sweden during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, as Ukraine missed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 10 | ||
| Total | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | |||
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Ukraine | |||
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Ukraine goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ponomarenko goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 26 March 2026 | Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, Spain |  Sweden | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
Individual
- 2024–25 UEFA Youth League top scorer (shared): 8
- Golden talent of Ukraine: 2025 (U19)
