Dynamo Kyiv defender Taras Mikhavko, who debuted for the Ukraine national team in a recent World Cup 2026 qualifying match against France (0:4), has entered the top ten youngest defenders in the history of the Ukrainian national team.
Taras Mikhavko. Photo — UAFTaras Mikhavko played his first match for the Ukraine national team at the age of 20 years and 167 days, which is the seventh-youngest debut.
TOP-10 Youngest Defenders in Ukraine National Team History
1. Illya Zabarnyi — 18 years and 36 days (debut — 07.10.2020)
2. Vitaliy Mykolenko — 19 years and 175 days (20.11.2018)
3. Yaroslav Rakitskyi — 20 years and 68 days (10.10.2009)
4. Dmytro Chygrynskiy — 20 years and 92 days (07.02.2007)
5. Vitaliy Fedoriv — 20 years and 108 days (06.02.2008)
6. Oleksandr Koval — 20 years and 131 days (11.09.1994)
7. Taras Mikhavko — 20 years and 167 days (13.11.2025)
8. Serhiy Kryvtsov — 20 years and 175 days (06.09.2011)
9. Oleksandr Yatsenko — 20 years and 230 days (12.10.2005)
10. Bohdan Butko — 20 years and 232 days (02.09.2011).
