Matviy Ponomarenko

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.

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.

Club

As of match played 31 August 2026

International

As of match played 31 May 2026

Scores and results list Ukraine goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ponomarenko goal

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