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Ukraine squad for the September–October 2026 international break
30 players · coach Andrea Maldera · announced 16 September 2026 · as of 22 September 2026
Andrea Maldera’s Ukraine squad for the September–October 2026 international break was announced on 16 September 2026 by Ukrainian Association of Football. Since then 3 players have been called up and 3 players have left the squad, so 30 players are in the squad as of 22 September 2026. The highest-rated of them in Perfect Eleven are Anatoliy Trubin (83), Illia Zabarnyi (82) and Georgiy Sudakov (80).
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The squad
Players are grouped by position as our sources list them; the role is the one each player fills in the game. Ratings are Perfect Eleven game ratings, the numbers the game deals, not an official or statistical measure: how our ratings work.
Goalkeepers 3
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy TrubinBenfica | GK | 83 |
| Dmytro RiznykShakhtar Donetsk | GK | 76 |
| Heorhiy YermakovKharkiv | GK | 76 |
Defenders 9
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Illia ZabarnyiParis Saint-Germain | CB | 82 |
| Mykola MatviyenkoShakhtar Donetsk | CB | 78 |
| Vitalii MykolenkoEverton | LB | 78 |
| Valeriy BondarShakhtar Donetsk | CB | 76 |
| Eduard SarapiyPolissya Zhytomyr | CB | 76 |
| Bohdan MykhaylichenkoPolissya Zhytomyr | LB | 76 |
| Taras MykhavkoDynamo Kyiv | CB | 76 |
| Illya KrupskyiKharkiv | CB | 76 |
| Oleksandr DrambayevLNZ Cherkasy | CB | 76 |
Midfielders 13
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Georgiy SudakovBenfica | CAM | 80 |
| Viktor TsygankovAjax | RW | 79 |
| Andriy YarmolenkoDynamo Kyiv | RW | 78 |
| Oleh OcheretkoShakhtar Donetsk | CM | 76 |
| Yehor NazarynaShakhtar Donetsk | CM | 76 |
| Volodymyr BrazhkoDynamo Kyiv | CDM | 76 |
| Mykola ShaparenkoDynamo Kyiv | CM | 76 |
| Oleksandr NazarenkoPolissya Zhytomyr | CM | 76 |
| Ivan VarfolomeyevLincoln City | CDM | 76 |
| Maksym KhlanGórnik Zabrze | LW | 76 |
| Oleksandr ZubkovAEK Athens | CAM | 76 |
| Oleksandr PikhalyonokDynamo Kyiv | CM | 76 |
| Vladyslav VeletenPolissya Zhytomyr | CM | 76 |
Forwards 5
| Player · club | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Roman YaremchukOlympiacos | ST | 77 |
| Danylo SikanAnderlecht | ST | 76 |
| Matviy PonomarenkoDynamo Kyiv | ST | 76 |
| Vladyslav VanatGirona | ST | 76 |
| Ihor KrasnopirPolissya Zhytomyr | ST | 76 |
Squad changes
Changes since the squad was announced, as our sources record them. A player who left the squad is not in the squad above.
- Oleksandr Andriyevskyi (Polissya Zhytomyr) left the squad.
- Artem Stepanov (Utrecht) left the squad.
- Artem Dovbyk (Bologna) left the squad.
- Ihor Krasnopir (Polissya Zhytomyr) was called up as a replacement on 17 September 2026.
- Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (Dynamo Kyiv) was called up as a replacement on 17 September 2026.
- Vladyslav Veleten (Polissya Zhytomyr) was called up as a replacement on 20 September 2026.
Ukraine in the September–October 2026 international break
4 fixtures, 4 with a result so far. Kick-off times are Eastern Time (ET); a score appears once two published sources confirm it. All 204 international fixtures and results →
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 25 Sep 14:45 ET | Hungary v Ukraine UEFA Nations League B · Matchday 1 · Puskás Aréna, Budapest | 0–1 |
| Mon 28 Sep 12:00 ET | Georgia v Ukraine UEFA Nations League B · Matchday 2 · Boris Paichadze National Stadium Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 0–0 |
| Fri 2 Oct 14:45 ET | Ukraine v Northern Ireland UEFA Nations League B · Matchday 3 · Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia (neutral venue) | 0–3 |
| Mon 5 Oct 14:45 ET | Ukraine v Hungary UEFA Nations League B · Matchday 4 · Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia (neutral venue) | 1–2 |
Sources
Where this page comes from: the federation’s own announcements first, then the other sources our research used.
- Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) · published 16 September 2026 · federation
- UAF official Telegram · published 17 September 2026 · federation
- UAF official Telegram · published 20 September 2026 · federation
- UAF official Telegram · published 20 September 2026 · federation
- football.ua · published 16 September 2026 · secondary source
- UNIAN · published 18 September 2026 · secondary source
- Wikipedia (Current squad: UNL v Hungary x2, Georgia, Northern Ireland) · published 21 September 2026 · secondary source