Vitaliy Mykolenko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Serhiyovych and the family name is Mykolenko.

Vitaliy Serhiyovych Mykolenko (Ukrainian: Віта́лій Сергі́йович Мико́ленко;^[2] born 29 May 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Everton and the Ukraine national team.

Vitaliy Mykolenko

Mykolenko in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Vitaliy Serhiyovych Mykolenko
Date of birth	(1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Cherkasy, Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Everton
Number	19
Youth career
2012–2017	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Dynamo Kyiv	88	(5)
2022–	Everton	110	(4)
International career‡
2016	Ukraine U17	6	(0)
2016–2017	Ukraine U18	3	(0)
2017–2018	Ukraine U19	16	(2)
2018	Ukraine U21	4	(0)
2018–	Ukraine	48	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Ukraine UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2018 Finland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:18, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:13, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

Born in Cherkasy, Mykolenko is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school.^[3]

He played for Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in August 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Mykolenko made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv on 20 August 2017, playing in a winning match against Stal Kamianske.^[4] On 25 October 2018, Mykolenko made his debut in the UEFA Europa League, starting in Dynamo's 2–1 victory over Rennes at the Roazhon Park.^[5][6]

Mykolenko was named the best young player in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League season.^[7]

Everton

On 1 January 2022, Mykolenko joined English side Everton on a four-and-a-half-year deal until June 2026 for an undisclosed fee.^[8] The club assigned him the number 19 shirt.^[9] On 3 March 2022, as a gesture of goodwill, Mykolenko was named Everton captain for an FA Cup Fifth round match against Boreham Wood due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[10]

In March, Mykolenko called out the captain of the Russia national team, Artem Dzyuba, in an Instagram post and questioned why Dzyuba and his Russian teammates were "silent" while "peaceful civilians were being killed in Ukraine" in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[11] On 8 May, Mykolenko scored his first goal for Everton, a stunning volley from 25 yards in a 2–1 away victory against Leicester City in a Premier League fixture.^[12]

International career

Mykolenko playing for Ukraine

On 20 November 2018, Mykolenko debuted for the Ukraine national team at age 19 in a friendly match against Turkey, ending in a goalless draw.^[13]

Still eligible for youth football, Mykolenko just missed out on winning the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup but was named to the eventual winner Ukraine squad for the tournament, but had to be withdrawn from the competition a few days later due to injury.^[14][15]

Mykolenko was a member of Ukraine's squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and started four of the team's five matches as they reached the quarter-finals.^[16] On 11 June 2022, he scored his first senior international goal in Ukraine's 3–0 victory over Armenia in the UEFA Nations League.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025^[5][18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Kyiv	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	5	0	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	7	0
	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	23	0	1	0	—		8[c]	1	0	0	32	1
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	23	3	4	0	—		8[d]	1	1[e]	0	36	4
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	22	2	3	0	—		11[f]	0	0	0	36	2
	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	15	0	0	0	—		5[g]	0	1[e]	0	21	0
	Total		88	5	10	0	—		32	2	2	0	132	7
Everton	2021–22	Premier League	13	1	3	0	—		—		—		16	1
	2022–23	Premier League	34	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		36	0
	2023–24	Premier League	28	2	3	0	3	0	—		—		34	2
	2024–25	Premier League	35	1	1	0	1	0	—		—		37	1
	Total		110	4	9	0	4	0	—		—		123	4
Career total			199	10	19	0	4	0	35	2	2	0	255	11

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
6. Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 23 March 2025^[19][20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine	2018	1	0
	2019	7	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	7	1
	2023	9	0
	2024	9	0
	2025	2	0
Total		48	1

As of match played 23 March 2025. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mykolenko goal.^[19][20]

List of international goals scored by Vitaliy Mykolenko

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2022	Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland	25	Armenia	3–0	3–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
• Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020

Individual

• Golden talent of Ukraine: 2018 (U-19), 2019 (U-21), 2020 (U-21)
• Ukrainian Premier League Best young player: 2018–19
• Everton Goal of the Season: 2021–22 (vs. Leicester City, 8 May 2022)^[21]