Shakhtar U-19 goalkeeper suspends football career to join the Armed Forces

Shakhtar U-19 goalkeeper Volodymyr Seheda has decided to suspend his football career to defend Ukraine. The 18-year-old footballer is already undergoing training at one of the training centres.

Born in Luhansk, Volodymyr has been involved in various sports since childhood, including diving, volleyball and football. After the outbreak of the war in 2014, he moved to Sumy with his family, trained at Barca Sumy, and then at FC Dnipro, where he managed to attract the attention of Shakhtar.

In the Shakhtar academy, he proved to be a brave and courageous goalkeeper, and was involved in the U-19 team. After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he was evacuated to Croatia along with his academy partners. However, he soon made a conscious decision to return to Ukraine to join the Armed Forces.

"I thought about it for a long time and decided to return to Ukraine. I just can't sit idly by while my country is at war. I never thought about becoming a soldier, but now my homeland needs it. Playing football is my lifelong dream, and I'm not giving it up. After the Victory, I would like to return to football," says Volodymyr.