Matviy Ruslanovych Ponomarenko (; born 11 January 2006) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team.
Club career Born in Myronivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ponomarenko began his sportive career in the local sportive school #1, where his first trainer was Mykhaylo Halych. He is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv football academy from the age of seven.
He played for FC Dynamo Kyiv and Zorya Luhansk (as loaned player) in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and later was promoted to the senior Dynamo's team. Ponomarenko made his debut for FC Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second-half substitute against Shakhtar Donetsk on 3 November 2023. He scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over Veres Rivne on 1 May 2024.
International career In July 2024, Ponomarenko was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournament matches. The Ukrainian national team reached the semi-finals with Ponomarenko scoring a game winner against Italy.
On 26 March 2026, he scored on his debut for Ukraine national team in a 3–1 loss to Sweden during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, as Ukraine missed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDynamo Kyiv2022–23Ukrainian Premier League000000—002023–24Ukrainian Premier League810000—812024–25Ukrainian Premier League211020—512025–26Ukrainian Premier League15132261—23162026–27Ukrainian Premier League640061—125Total311932142—4823Zorya Luhansk (loan)2022–23Ukrainian Premier League000000—00Career total311932142004823
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine202661Total61
Scores and results list Ukraine goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ponomarenko goal
+ List of international goals scored by Matviy PonomarenkoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 March 2026 Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, Spain 1–3 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Dynamo Kyiv Ukrainian Premier League: 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup: 2025–26
Individual 2024–25 UEFA Youth League top scorer (shared): 8 Golden talent of Ukraine: 2025 (U19) 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 13
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