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Matvii Ponomarenko

Rising starDynamo Kyiv · 20 yrs

Profile

Full nameMatvii Ponomarenko
PositionWinger
NationalityUkraine
Age20
Date of birth11 Jan 2006
Height188 cm
Shirt number#99
ClubDynamo Kyiv
Wingeralso played FWD
15
Appearances
6
Goals
0
Assists
630
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dynamo Kyiv.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League15606307.07
UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat Ukraine U19210110
UEFA Europa Conference League2101016.8
World Cup - U20at Ukraine U20410836.87

Scout report

Rising starGoal-getting Winger

M. Ponomarenko is a 20-year-old winger at Dynamo Kyiv, rated 40.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 8th of 187 on scout potential in the Premier League and 611th of 980 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.86 goal contributions per 90 (0.86 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ponomarenko.

Judged on this season alone, Ponomarenko graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 13 of the 13 wingers in the Premier League, on 6 goals and 0 assists in 15 appearances (0.857 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 18). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 16% of the 13 wingers in the Premier League. At 20 Ponomarenko is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.4 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Ponomarenko is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential2nd of 13 wingers · Premier League · 15 appsCurrent season9th of 13 wingers · Premier League · 15 apps9th-best winger in the Premier League8th in the Premier League · potential2nd-highest potential winger in the Premier League611th-highest potential U-21 tracked
40.3
Ratingi
2nd of 13 wingers
18.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.3%
Minutes
limited game time
0.86
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Dynamo Kyiv finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

6
Goals
0
Assists
6
G+A
0.4
Goals / app

6 goals in 15 appearances (0.4 per game) for an upper-table side.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.86 goal contributions per 90 (0.86 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.3, Ponomarenko carries the 2nd-highest potential of the wingers in the Premier League of 13 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.86 goal contributions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6
Shots on target10
Shots18

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes106
Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles15
Dribble success71.4%
Duels won35
Duels won %29.7%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles1
Interceptions4
Blocks1
Fouls committed14
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.