Vitalii Mykolenko played his 50th match for Everton

Everton's Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko played his 50th match for his team. It happened in the match of the 34th round of the Premier League against Leicester.

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Vitaliy Mykolenko joined Everton in the winter of 2022. Since then, the Ukrainian has been a stable player in the Toffees' first team. The Ukrainian played 46 matches in the English Championship and 4 matches in the FA Cup. The 24-year-old defender scored once - in last season's match against Leicester.

Vitalii Mykolenko ranks sixth in the number of matches played in the Premier League among Ukrainian legionnaires:

1. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City, Arsenal) - 159 matches in all competitions

2. Oleg Luzhny (Arsenal, Wolverhampton) - 119

3. Serhii Rebrov (Tottenham, West Ham) - 104

4. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham) - 86

5. Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea) - 77

6. Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton) - 50