Defender of the Ukrainian national team and English Everton Vitalii Mykolenko is another domestic legionnaire whose name has not left the pages of the sports press in England and Europe.
Vitaliy Mykolenko (photo: uaf.ua)Having missed the start of the 2023/2024 season due to injury, the left-back regained his place among the first 11 in a real fight and healthy competition and showed progress in almost every match. This was even mentioned several times at press conferences by Toffees coach Sean Dyche. Moreover, in addition to purely defensive functions, in early November Mykolenko scored two consecutive goals against Brighton and Crystal Palace.
If it wasn't for the negative background that covered the club in the autumn due to the withdrawal of 10 points (for violating the rules of financial fair play), we could safely say that Vitaliy's career was very successful. An interesting and revealing detail: from the starting to the final whistle, the Ukrainian played 15 matches out of 18 for Liverpool. The stability is impressive.
