Football is an international sport and it unites people from every corner of the world. While representing your country and playing for your country's clubs is an honor, but sometimes, that are players who get noticed abroad and travel to join other teams for new challenges and adventures. And so, we have decided to take a look at top Ukrainian players who play in Europe.
TOP 5 Ukrainian players playing in Europe
5. Andriy Lunin
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Lunin is a young goalkeeper born in Krasnohrad, Ukraine currently playing for Real Madrid. The 23-year-old joined La Liga side in 2018.
The goalkeeper has also played for Dnipro and Zorya Luhansk.
This season Lunin has only made four appearances for Real in which he has conceded 4 goals.
With Real Madrid, Lunin has become Supercopa de Espana and La Liga champion.
4. Andriy Yarmolenko
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After playing for some time in Ukraine and then for Borussia Dortmund, Yarmolenko joined West Ham in 2018. The 32-year-old is under contract at the Hammers until the end of this season.
Before representing European clubs, the forward played for Desna Chernihiv, Dynamo-2 Kyiv and Dynamo Kyiv.
During this season, Yarmolenko has made 33 appearances in which he has scored 3 goal and provided 3 assists.
3. Vitaliy Mykolenko
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Vitaliy Mykolenko joined Everton from Dynamo Kyiv after playing in Ukraine for 5 and a half years. Everton signed Mykolenko during the winter transfer window of 2022.
So far, after joining the Premier League side, the 22-year-old has made overall 16 appearances for the Toffees and scored one goal.
2. Ruslan Malinovskyi
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Ruslan Malinovskyi currently plays for Serie A side Atalanta. He has been with the club since 2019. Before joining Atalanta, the 28-year-old played for several clubs including Shakhtar Donetsk as well as Genk and had several loan spells.
This season, the attacking midfielder has made overall 41 appearances in which he has scored 10 goals and provided 7 assists.