Artem Dovbyk set to miss Ukraine's September Nations League games

Forward Artem Dovbyk will not be available for Ukraine's UEFA Nations League matches in September against Albania (September 7) and Czechia (September 10).

An injury sustained while playing for Italian club Roma has prevented the forward from fully participating in the national team’s training sessions. An additional examination in Prague confirmed that more time is needed for complete recovery. As a result, it has been decided that Dovbyk will return to his club for continued treatment under the supervision of their medical staff.

Ukraine National Team Roster

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica Lisbon, Portugal), Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain).

Defenders: Mykola Matviyenko, Yukhym Konoplya, Valeriy Bondar (all Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Tymchyk, Denys Popov (both Dynamo Kyiv), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), Maksym Talovierov (LASK Linz, Austria).

Midfielders: Andriy Yarmolenko, Mykola Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazhko, Vladyslav Kabaiev, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (all Dynamo Kyiv), Taras Stepanenko, Georgiy Sudakov (both Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, England), Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo, Belgium), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa, Italy), Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain).

Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk (Olympiacos, Greece), Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).

Reserve List

Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr), Oleksandr Svatok (Austin, USA), Vitaliy Buyalskyi (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Zubkov, Danylo Sikan (both Shakhtar Donetsk).

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