Ukraine national team defenders: Matviyenko outperformed Rebrov, while Zinchenko caught up to Husyna

After two March playoff matches in the 2024/2025 Nations League against Belgium, changes occurred at the top of the historical registry of Ukraine's national guard.

Ukraine national team defenders: Matviyenko outperformed Rebrov, while Zinchenko caught up to Husyna

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After two March playoff matches in the 2024/2025 Nations League against Belgium, changes occurred at the top of the historical guardians list for the Ukraine national team.

Andriy Yarmolenko, having played his 125th match for the blue-and-yellow, further strengthened his leadership in the rankings.

Mykola Matviyenko increased his number of matches for the Ukraine national team to 76, which allowed him to take a clear ninth place in the registry, pushing Andriy Voronin (74 games) and his current coach Serhiy Rebrov (75 matches).

Oleksandr Zinchenko, currently with 71 matches under his belt, caught up to Andriy Gusin in the historical table and shares the 12th position with him.

Additionally, note a significant leap forward by Viktor Tsygankov: the half-back of Girona now has 59 matches under his belt, which allowed him to surpass Oleksandr Kucher (57 games), Yevhen Seleznyov (58 games), and Oleksandr Holovko (58 games) in the rankings and take 20th place.