The head coach of the youth national team of Ukraine Ruslan Rotan has announced a list of 26 players called up for the March training camp to prepare for the final tournament of Euro-2023 U-21.
The Blue and Yellows' manager also identified the national team reserve, which includes 13 players. In case of possible injuries, players from the reserve list can join the main group.
The composition of the youth national team of Ukraine
Goalkeepers.: Ruslan Neshcheret (Dynamo Kyiv), Kirill Fesyun (Kolos Kovalivka), Yakov Kinareykin (Dnipro-1 Dnipro).
Defenders.: Rostyslav Lyakh, Vitaliy Roman, Roman Didyk (all - Rukh Lviv), Maksym Taloverov (LASK, Austria), Christian Bilovar (AEL, Cyprus), Oleksandr Syrota, Kostyantyn Vivcharenko (both - Dynamo Kyiv), Arseniy Batagov (Zorya Luhansk), Oleksandr Drambayev (Zulte Waregem, Belgium).
Midfielders.: Ivan Želizko (Valmiera, Latvia), Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both Dnipro-1 Dnipro), Volodymyr Brazhko, Maksym Khlan (both Zorya Luhansk), Mykola Mykhailenko (Oleksandriia), Oleksiy Kashchuk (Sabah, Azerbaijan), Oleh Ocheretko, Dmytro Kryskiv (both Shakhtar Donetsk), Maxim Bragaru (Chornomorets Odesa).
Forwards.: Bohdan Viunnyk (Grazer Austria), Danylo Sikan (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv), Mykola Kukharevych (Hibernian Scotland).
Reserve list
Goalkeeper.: Denys Tvardovskyi (Shakhtar Donetsk).
Field players.: Dmytro Kapinus (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Oleksiy Sych (Kortrijk, Belgium), Anton Bol, Maksym Dyachuk, Nazar Voloshyn, Vladyslav Supryaha (all from Dynamo Kyiv), Marian Farina (Shakhtar Donetsk), Andrii Buleza (Minaj), Marko Sapuga (Rukh Lviv), Vikentii Voloshyn (Oleksandriia), Eldar Kuliev (Zira, Azerbaijan), Maksym Kucheryavyi (Falkirk, Scotland).
The youth national team of Ukraine will hold two sparring matches during the NTZ, which will take place from March 20 to 27. On March 24 in Turkey, Ruslan Rotan's wards will meet the Danish youth team. On the 27th, the blue and yellows will play against Italy in the Apennines. The venue of the meeting will be the Oreste Grannilo Stadium in Reggio di Calabria.
It will be recalled that this year the youth national team of Ukraine will take part in the final tournament of Euro-2023 U-21. A total of 16 teams will take part in the forum, which will take place from June 21 to July 8 in Georgia and Romania. According to the results of the draw, which took place on October 18 last year in Bucharest, the blue and yellows got into Group B, where they will meet Romania, Spain and Croatia. The top three teams of Euro 2023 (except France and England) will receive tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games.