The Golden Talent project has compiled a fresh ranking of young Ukrainian footballers under the age of 21 based on the results of a survey of more than 100 experts (each of them named their top three candidates).
The best Ukrainian footballer of the U-21 age category in September 2023 was Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov. According to the results of the poll, he scored 182 points, which allowed him to surpass his nearest pursuers - Volodymyr Brazhko of Dynamo Kyiv and Ilya Zabarny from English Bournemouth, who scored 156 and 122 points respectively.
1. Georgiy Sudakov (Shakhtar) - 182 points
2. Volodymyr Brazhko ("Dynamo") - 156
3. Ilya Zabarny (Bournemouth) - 122
4. Nazar Voloshyn ("Dynamo") - 51
5. Maxim Bragaru (Chornomorets) - 38
6. Ilya Kvasnitsa ("Ruh") - 35
7. Valentin Rubinchskyi ("Dnipro-1") - 19
8. Nikita Tubaevskyi ("Zorya") - 17
9. Ivan Nesterenko ("Vorskla") - 12
10. Marko Sapuga ("Rukh") - 11 10.
It should be reminded that the experts taking part in the survey "Golden Talent" are coaches, well-known former football players and journalists.