According to Sport.ua, the striker of Dynamo’s youth team Matviy Ponomarenko has problems with excess weight.
During the U-19 Ukrainian team tournament in Spain, Ponomarenko weighed 100 kilograms. At the same time, the normal weight for a footballer is 90 kilograms. The forward missed almost all of August and September due to a leg injury, which also affected his physical condition.
In the current season, Ponomarenko played 1 match for the first team and three games for U-19, scoring one goal.