Golden talent of Ukraine explained

Golden talent of Ukraine is a unique national award for young Ukrainian footballers. Winners are determined on a basis of the calendar year results in two age categories – Under-21 (players who are not older than 21 at the end of the year) and Under-19 (players who are not older than 19 at the end of the year). Annual rating is based on monthly surveys of coaches, directors of sport schools, experts, journalists and fans. The final voting is held at the end of a year, to which the participants come with bonus points (for success in the monthly surveys).

The concept of the competition was developed by a football journalist named Andrii Kudyrko. In March 2013 the first monthly survey was held.

The competition conditions

Surveys are conducted in months when matches are played in the Ukrainian Championship (March, April, May, August, September, October and November, according to circumstances – June and July). Respondents call their top three of young and youthful players on a basis of the month results, their votes are summed up (1st place – 3 points, 2nd place – 2 points, 3rd place – 1 point). Indicators of monthly surveys form the annual ranking in both age categories – Under-21 and Under-19.

The top ten of a year is allowed for the final voting with bonus points (1st place – 10, 2nd – 9, ..., 10th – 1). Besides, the players who are trapped in the top 5 of a month at least once and got some bonus points (1st place – 5, 2nd – 4, ..., 5th – 1) are allowed to the final year voting. This ensures the objectivity of the competition – the players who played more consistently during a year (and not only last few months before the final voting) get additional promotion, in traditional polls the one wins more often who proved to be brighter than others at the finish, as recent events are more memorable.

The situation in the category Under-21 in 2013 clearly demonstrated that a complicated procedure of determining the winner in the competition Golden Talent of Ukraine is fair. Serhiy Bolbat got the most points in a year voting, he played the autumn excellent, but with the bonus points for the whole year Ivan Ordets celebrated total victory, who consistently played in spring and autumn.

Prizes

By the end of 2013 six best players (three winners in each of two age categories) received prizes provided by competition partners – diplomas, game shoes and watches.

The voting winners

2013

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March FC Shakhtar Donetsk
April FC Shakhtar Donetsk
May FC Zorya Luhansk
July FC Karpaty Lviv
August FC Karpaty Lviv
September Serhiy Bolbat[1] FC Shakhtar Donetsk
October Serhiy Bolbat[2] Dmytro Yarchuk[3] FC Tavriya Simferopol
November Serhiy Bolbat
Redvan Memeshev[4] 		FC Tavriya Simferopol
2013 (final)[5] FC Shakhtar Donetsk

2014

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March[6] FC Karpaty Lviv
April[7] FC Karpaty Lviv
May FC Shakhtar Donetsk
August[8] Ruslan Malinovskyi[9] Valeriy Luchkevych[10] FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
September Serhiy Bolbat[11] Valeriy Luchkevych[12] FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
October FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
November Serhiy Myakushko[13] FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2014 (final)[14] FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

2015

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March Serhiy Hryn[15] FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
April FC Karpaty Lviv
May FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
August FC Shakhtar Donetsk
September FC Shakhtar Donetsk
October [16] FC Shakhtar Donetsk
November FC Ufa
2015 (final) [17] FC Shakhtar Donetsk

2016

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March[18] Sevilla FC
April[19] FC Karpaty Lviv
May FC Karpaty Lviv
August FC Dnipro
September[20] FC Dynamo Kyiv
October FC Dynamo Kyiv
November FC Dynamo Kyiv
2016 (final)[21] FC Dynamo Kyiv

2017

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March FC Dnipro
April FC Dnipro
May FC Dnipro
July FC Olimpik Donetsk
August FC Olimpik Donetsk
September FC Zorya Luhansk
October FC Zorya Luhansk
November FC Zorya Luhansk
2017 (final) FC Zorya Luhansk

2018

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March FC Zorya Luhansk
April FC Zorya Luhansk
May FC Zorya Luhansk
July SC Dnipro-1
August FC Dynamo Kyiv
September FC Mariupol
October FC Dynamo Kyiv
November FC Dynamo Kyiv
2018 (final) FC Dynamo Kyiv

2019

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March FC Dynamo Kyiv
April
May–June FC Mariupol
August SC Dnipro-1
September SC Dnipro-1
October
November FC Shakhtar Donetsk
2019 (final) FC Dynamo Kyiv

2020

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March SC Dnipro-1
April–May COVID-19 pandemic
June FC Vorskla Poltava
Jule FC Shakhtar Donetsk
September FC Dynamo Kyiv
October FC Dynamo Kyiv
November FC Dynamo Kyiv
2020 (final) FC Dynamo Kyiv

2021

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
February FC Dynamo Kyiv
March FC Dynamo Kyiv
April FC Dynamo Kyiv
May FC Dynamo Kyiv
August FC Dynamo Kyiv
September
October FC Dynamo Kyiv
November FC Dynamo Kyiv
2021 (final) FC Dynamo Kyiv

2022

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March Russo-Ukrainian War
April Russo-Ukrainian War
May Russo-Ukrainian War
September FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
October FC Rukh Lviv
November FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
2022 (final) FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

2023

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March FC Dynamo Kyiv
April FC Dynamo Kyiv
May FC Mynai
August FC Rukh Lviv
September FC Rukh Lviv
October FC Rukh Lviv
November Brentford F.C.
2023 (final) Brentford F.C.

2024

Month Player (Under-21) Club Player (Under-19) Club
March FC Dynamo Kyiv
April FC Dynamo Kyiv
May FC Dynamo Kyiv
August FC Dynamo Kyiv
September FC Dynamo Kyiv
October FC Dynamo Kyiv
November
2024 (final)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Впервые лучший молодой игрок Лиги в Донецке — 11×11 . 11na11.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106045022/http://11na11.com/2013/10/vpervyie-luchshiy-molodoy-igrok-ligi-v-donetske/ . 2013-11-06.
  2. Web site: Сергей Болбат – лучший молодой игрок октября в Украине . 2013-11-23 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221250/http://metallurg.donetsk.ua/ru/news/?id=11060 . 2013-12-02 .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-11-23 . 2013-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131125001840/http://www.sctavriya.com/page/publics/5957/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Болбат и Мемешев признаны лучшими молодыми футболистами Украины в ноябре.
  5. Web site: Золотыми футбольными талантами Украины стали Ордец и Соболь 28.02.2014. 28 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Болбат и Пидкивка стали лучшими молодыми игроками Украины в марте 23.04.2014. 23 April 2014.
  7. Web site: Лучшими молодыми футболистами Украины в апреле стали вратари 18.05.2014. 18 May 2014.
  8. Web site: Лучшими молодыми футболистами Украины в августе стали Малиновский и Лучкевич 22.09.2014. 22 September 2014.
  9. http://www.dynamomania.com/news/262519-kalitvintsev-na-tretem-meste-v-spiske-luchshi-molodyh-igrokov-ukrainy-u-21-v-avguste
  10. Web site: Лучкевича находит признание.
  11. Web site: Болбат став найкращим молодим гравцем вересня.
  12. Web site: Лучкевич закрепил первый успех.
  13. Web site: Золотой талант Украины: финишный спурт Сергея Мякушко.
  14. Web site: Новые звезды Украины. 14 January 2015.
  15. Web site: Гринь – лучший молодой футболист Украины в марте.
  16. Web site: Петряк і Коваленко визнані кращими молодими футболістами України у жовтні.
  17. Web site: По следам Шевченко и Реброва. 29 January 2016.
  18. Web site: Коваленко и Швед признаны лучшими молодыми футболистами Украины в марте.
  19. Web site: Коваленко и Гуцуляк признаны лучшими молодыми футболистами Украины в апреле.
  20. Web site: Цыганков и Коваленко признаны лучшими молодыми футболистами Украины в сентябре.
  21. Web site: Коваленко і Циганков визнані кращими молодими футболістами України 2016-го року.

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