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40.7
1.5%
Ratingi
18.2
658.3%
Seasoni
5.5
Valuei

Profile

Full nameMatvii Ponomarenko
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityUkraine
Age20
Date of birth11 Jan 2006
Height188 cm
Shirt number#99
ClubDynamo Kyiv
Centre-forwardalso played FWD

Season stats

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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 Centre-forward

M. Ponomarenko is a 20-year-old centre-forward at Dynamo Kyiv, rated 40.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 6th of 188 on scout potential in the Premier League and 608th of 995 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 solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 21 centre-forwards 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 41, top 5% of the 21 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 20 Ponomarenko is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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 potential1st of 21 centre-forwards · Premier League · 15 appsCurrent season8th of 21 centre-forwards · Premier League · 15 apps8th-best centre-forward in the Premier League6th in the Premier League · potential1st-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League608th-highest potential U-21 tracked
40.7
Ratingi
1st of 21 centre-forwards
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 40.7, Ponomarenko carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 21 — 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.