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U-21: Ukraine's youth national team has announced the squad for the Euro 2027 qualification match against Turkey and a friendly match against Albania
Head coach of the Ukraine U-21 national team, Unai Melgosa, has announced the names of the football players who will prepare for the Euro 2027 (U-21) qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Albania.
Photo by Andriy Harbovskiy
Youth coach Unai Melgosa has announced the names of football players preparing for a Euro-2027 (U-21) qualifying match against Turkey and a friendly match against Albania.
The Ukrainian youth team will play against Turkey in Istanbul on November 14 as part of the Euro-2027 (U-21) qualifiers, and will face Albania in Elbasan city on November 17.
Our team's coach Unai Melgosa has invited 23 players to prepare for these matches.
Ukrainian Youth Team Roster
Goalkeepers: Vladislav Krapivcov ("Girona", Spain), Victor Dolgii ("Oleksandria"), Ivan Paholyuk ("Kolos" Kovalivka).
Defenders: Alexei Gushev ("Kudryvka"), Serhii Koroinyuk ("Veres" Rivne), Illia Krups'kyi ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Vladyslav Zakharchenko, Taras Mikhavko (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Vitaliy Holod ("«Ruh» Lviv"), Mykola Ogarkov ("Oleksandria").
Midfielders: Anton Tserenko ("Lechia", Poland), Hennadii Synchuk ("Montreal" Canada), Danylo Krevsun ("Borussia" D, Germany), Maksym Melnychenko ("Polesia" Zhovkva), Daniil Vashchenko ("Oleksandria"), Roman Salenko, Artem Slesar, Andriy Matveichuk (all — "Zorya" Luhansk), Artem Gushol ("Kolos" Kovalivka), Ivan Varfolomeev ("Lincoln City", England), Yevhenii Pastukh (LNZ Chernihiv).
Forwards: Artem Stepanov ("Nuremberg", Germany), Oleksandr Pishchur ("ETO Dijon", Hungary).
Euro-2027 (U-21). Qualifying Tournament. Group H
05.09.2025
09.09.2025
Lithuania — Hungary — 1:1
Turkey — Croatia — 1:1
10.10.2025
Turkey — Lithuania — 2:0
14.10.2025
Hungary — Turkey — 1:1
Tournament Table
| Team | M | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4—2 | 5 |
| 2 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2—1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7—4 | 4 |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5—5 | 3 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1—7 | 1 |
Group N Match Schedule
13.11.2025
Croatia — Lithuania
14.11.2025
Turkey — Ukraine
18.11.2025
Lithuania — Turkey
Hungary — Croatia
27.03.2026
Ukraine — Lithuania
31.03.2026
Hungary — Ukraine
Croatia — Turkey
26.09.2026
Ukraine — Turkey
Croatia — Hungary
01.10.2026
Hungary — Lithuania
02.10.2026
Ukraine — Croatia
06.10.2026
Turkey — Hungary
Lithuania — Croatia
In the final stage of Euro-2027 (U-21), 16 teams will participate: Albania, Serbia and another 14 national teams that join them based on qualifying results (nine group winners, the best team among second-place finishers, and four playoff winners).
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