In 2024, 33 footballers were involved in the Ukrainian national team — 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 17 midfielders, and 3 forwards. The average age of all players was 26.5 years.
Ilya Zabarniy. Photo: Getty ImagesBy position, the breakdown is as follows: goalkeepers — 26.0, defenders — 25.6, midfielders — 27.2, forwards — 25.7.
The oldest player was Taras Stepanenko (35 years 67 days), and the youngest were Ilya Zabarniy and Georgiy Sudakov (both were 21 years 202 days). The oldest lineup was presented by the Ukrainians on September 10 in the match against Czechia (average age — 27.05 years), while the youngest line-up was on March 26 in the match against Iceland (25.31).
The oldest players of the Ukrainian national team in 2024
Age | Player | Date | Opponent | Score |
35 years 67 days | Taras STEPANENKO | 14.10.2024 | Czechia | 1:1 (d) |
34 years 323 days | Andriy YARMOLENKO | 10.09.2024 | Czechia | 2:3 (a) |
33 years 50 days | Serhiy SIDORCHUK | 21.06.2024 | Slovakia | 2:1 (n) |
31 years 129 days | Ruslan MALINOVSKYI | 10.09.2024 | Czechia | 2:3 (a) |
30 years 14 days | Oleksandr SVATOK | 11.10.2024 | Georgia | 1:0 (d) |
30 years 7 days | Georgiy BUSHCHAN | 07.06.2024 | Poland | 1:3 (a) |
The youngest players of the Ukrainian national team in 2024
Age | Player | Date | Opponent | Score |
21 years 202 days | Ilya ZABARNYI | 21.03.2024 | Bosnia | 2:1 (a) |
21 years 202 days | Georgiy SUDAKOV | 21.03.2024 | Bosnia | 2:1 (a) |
22 years 58 days | Vladimir BRAZHKO | 21.03.2024 | Bosnia | 2:1 (a) |
22 years 124 days | Vladyslav VANAT | 07.06.2024 | Poland | 1:3 (a) |
22 years 307 days | Anatoliy TRUBIN | 03.06.2024 | Germany | 0:0 (a) |
Yuriy LYAKHOVETSKYI
