The 2026 World Cup qualifying match against the Azerbaijani team was a milestone for defender Vitaliy Mykolenko with the Ukrainian national team.
Vitaliy Mykolenko. Photo: UAFA graduate of the Dynamo academy, who currently plays for English club Everton, has reached the mark of 50 games with the national team and has caught up with Artem Milevskyi, with whom he shares the 32nd-33rd places in the historical ranking.
Milestone matches of Vitaliy Mykolenko with the Ukrainian national team
No. | Date | City | Rank | Opponent | Score |
1 | 20.11.2018 | Antalya | TM | Turkey | 0:0 |
10 | 10.10.2020 | Kyiv | LN | Germany | 1:2 |
20 | 01.09.2021 | Nur-Sultan | WWC | Kazakhstan | 2:2 |
30 | 12.06.2023 | Bremen | TM | Germany | 3:3 |
40 | 07.06.2024 | Warsaw | TM | Poland | 1:3 |
50 | 13.10.2025 | Krakow | WWC | Azerbaijan | 2:1 |
Note: WWC — World Cup qualifier, TM — friendly match, LN — Nations League; statistics as of 15.10.2025.
