The match against the Azerbaijan team was a milestone for Vitaliy Mykolenko with the Ukrainian national team

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: UAF

A 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.