Vitaliy Mykolenko Explained

Vitaliy Mykolenko
Full Name:Vitaliy Serhiyovych Mykolenko
Birth Date:29 May 1999
Birth Place:Cherkasy, Ukraine
Height:1.80 m[1]
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Everton
Clubnumber:19
Youthyears1:2012–2017
Youthclubs1:Dynamo Kyiv
Years1:2017–2022
Goals1:5
Clubs1:Dynamo Kyiv
Caps1:88
Years2:2022–
Clubs2:Everton
Caps2:75
Goals2:3
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Ukraine U17
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016–2017
Nationalteam2:Ukraine U18
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017–2018
Nationalteam3:Ukraine U19
Nationalcaps3:16
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:2018
Nationalteam4:Ukraine U21
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2018–
Nationalteam5:Ukraine
Nationalcaps5:42
Nationalgoals5:1
Club-Update:21:28, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21:08, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Vitaliy Serhiyovych Mykolenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Сергійович Миколенко;[2] born 29 May 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Everton and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

Born in Cherkasy, Mykolenko is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school.[3]

He played for Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in August 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Mykolenko made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv on 20 August 2017, playing in a winning match against Stal Kamianske.[4] On 25 October 2018, Mykolenko made his debut in the UEFA Europa League, starting in Dynamo's 2–1 victory over Rennes at the Roazhon Park.[5]

Mykolenko was named the best young player in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League season.[6]

Everton

On 1 January 2022, Mykolenko joined English side Everton on a four-and-a-half-year deal until June 2026 for an undisclosed fee.[7] The club assigned him the number 19 shirt.[8] On 3 March 2022, as a gesture of goodwill, Mykolenko was named Everton captain for an FA Cup Fifth round match against Boreham Wood due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine between his country and Russia.[9]

In March, Mykolenko called out the captain of the Russia national team, Artem Dzyuba, in an Instagram post and questioned why Dzyuba and his Russian teammates were "silent" while "peaceful civilians were being killed in Ukraine" in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] On 8 May, Mykolenko scored his first goal for Everton, a stunning volley from 25 yards in a 2–1 away victory against Leicester City in a Premier League fixture.[11]

International career

On 20 November 2018, Mykolenko debuted for the Ukraine national team at age 19 in a friendly match against Turkey, ending in a goalless draw.[12]

Still eligible for youth football, Mykolenko just missed out on winning the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup but was named to the eventual winner Ukraine squad for the tournament, but had to be withdrawn from the competition a few days later due to injury.[13] [14]

Mykolenko was a member of Ukraine's squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and started four of the team's five matches as they reached the quarter-finals.[15] On 11 June 2022, he scored his first senior international goal in Ukraine's 3–0 victory over Armenia in the UEFA Nations League.[16]

Career statistics

Club

[17]

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv2017–18Ukrainian Premier League5020000070
2018–19Ukrainian Premier League230108100321
2019–20Ukrainian Premier League233408110364
2020–21Ukrainian Premier League2223011000362
2021–22Ukrainian Premier League150005010210
Total885100322201327
Everton2021–22Premier League13130161
2022–23Premier League3402000360
2023–24Premier League2823030342
Total7538030864
Career total1639180303522022111

International

[18] [19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Ukraine201810
201970
202030
2021100
202271
202390
202450
Total421

As of match played 11 June 2022. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mykolenko goal.[18] [19]

No.!scope=col
Datescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
111 June 2022Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland253–03–02022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

2020–21

2019–20, 2020–21

2018, 2019, 2020

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vitaliy Mykolenko: Overview . Premier League . 11 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Миколенко Віталій Сергійович . Mykolenko Vitaliy Serhiyovych . Ukrainian Premier League . 6 February 2022 . uk.
  3. Web site: FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. uk:ВІТАЛІЙ МИКОЛЕНКО. http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/ua/team/dynamo_u_19/players/mikolenko/. uk. 24 August 2017.
  4. Web site: UPL Official Site. uk:Чемпіонат УПЛ. 6 тур. Матч № 36 . http://www.upl.ua/report/view/3575 . uk. 24 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Vitaliy MYKOLENKO on the Europa League debut . fcdynamo.kiev.ua . 25 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Миколенко - лучший молодой игрок, Цыганков - лучший футболист прошлого сезона УПЛ. campeones.ua.
  7. News: Everton Sign Mykolenko . Everton F.C.. 1 January 2022 . 4 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Mykolenko's Everton Shirt Number Revealed . 2022-01-03. www.evertonfc.com.
  9. Everton . Everton . 1499463571725504518 . 3 March 2022 . Vitaliy Mykolenko will captain Everton this evening. #EmiratesFACup https://t.co/bfoC498F70 . 12 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304015134/https://twitter.com/everton/status/1499463571725504518 . 4 March 2022 . live.
  10. Web site: Ukraine's Vitaliy Mykolenko calls out 'b****' Artem Dzyuba and slams Russia’s ‘silent’ footballers. 2 March 2022. Eurosport.
  11. Web site: Everton beat Leicester to move out of bottom three. 2022-05-08. BBC Sport.
  12. News: Taras. Kotyv. uk:Наступний рік буде великим, або Філ Джонс і Де Хеа у нашій збірній: реакція соцмереж на матч Україна – Туреччина. https://football24.ua/ru/sledujushhij_god_budet_bolshim_ili_fil_dzhons_i_de_hea_v_nashej_sbornoj_reakcija_socsetej_na_match_ukraina__turcija_n502640/. football.ua. 18 August 2020. 26 June 2024. uk. uk:4 позитивні моменти в матчі Україна – Туреччина: дебют Шведа і Миколенка, конструктивна зв'язка в центрі поля Зінченко-Макаренко. Four positive moments in the Ukraine vs. Turkey match: [Maryan] Shved and [Vitaliy] Mykolenko debut ....
  13. Web site: ЧС-2019 (U-20): ПРЕДСТАВЛЯЄМО ЗБІРНУ УКРАЇНИ УНІКАЛЬНУ КОМАНДУ ОЛЕКСАНДРА ПЕТРАКОВА. Football Federation of Ukraine Official Website. 23 May 2019. 25 May 2019 . uk. 25 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190525193740/https://ffu.ua/article/36608 . dead .
  14. Web site: Vitaliy Mykolenko to miss U-20 World Cup. FC Dynamo Kyiv official website. 25 May 2019 . 17 May 2019.
  15. Web site: IN PROFILE: Vitaliy Mykolenko. Everton F.C.. 1 January 2022. 12 November 2023.
  16. News: uk:Миколенко відзначився дебютним голом за збірну України. Mykolenko scored his debut goal for the Ukrainian national team. https://isport.ua/ua/football/ukraine/6321920-mikolenko-otmetilsya-debyutnym-golom-za-sbornuyu-ukrainy. isport.ua. 11 June 2022. 26 June 2024. uk.
  17. Web site: Vitali Mykolenko . WorldFootball.net . 25 May 2019.
  18. Web site: Vitaliy Mykolenko - national football team player . EU-Football.info . 1 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Vitaliy Mykolenko . National Football Teams . 1 January 2022.
  20. Web site: Pickford And Gordon Scoop Everton Awards . 2022-05-25 . 2022-05-26 . 2022-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525153024/https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2634469/pickford-and-gordon-scoop-everton-awards .