The head coach of Ukraine's youth national team, Ruslan Rotan, has announced the squad for their Euro-2023 (U-21) playoff matches against Slovakia.

Ukraine Youth National Team Squad

Goalkeepers: Dmytro Matsapura («Zorya» Luhansk), Anatoliy Trubin («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Kiril Fesyun («Kolos» Kovalivka).

Defenders: Arseniy Batagov («Zorya» Luhansk), Anton Bol, Konstantin Vycharenko, Oleksandr Syrota (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Drambaev («Zulte Waregem», Belgium), Dmytro Kapinus («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Oleksiy Syts («Kortrijk», Belgium), Maxim Talovoytor («Slovanski Plzen», Czech Republic).

Midfielders: Artem Bondarenko, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleh Ocheretnyk, Georgiy Sudakov (all — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Volodymyr Brachko, Mykhailo Mikhaylenko (both — «Zorya» Luhansk), Eldar Kuliev («Minai» Uzhhorod), Oleksandr Nazarenko («Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Ivan Zhelezko («Valmiera», Latvia), Yegor Yamoluyk («Brentford», England).

Forwards: Vladyslav Vanat («Dynamo» Kyiv), Bohdan Vyunyk («Zurich», Switzerland), Mykhailo Kukharevych («Hibernian», Scotland), Danylo Sykan («Shakhtar» Donetsk).

Reserves: Yaroslav Kinareykin, Valentyn Rubchinsky (both — «Dnipro-1» Dnipropetrovsk), Eduard Kozik («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Roman Didyk, Marko Sapuga (both —  «Rukh» Lviv), Oleksiy Horin («Minai», Uzhhorod), Danyil Alefirenko, Maxim Khlyan (both — «Zorya» Luhansk), Maxim Bragaru («Chornomorets» Odesa), Oleksiy Kashchuk («Sabah», Azerbaijan), Viktor Voloshyn («Oleksandria»).

The matches will take place on September 23 and 27 of the current year. The first match against Slovakia will be played away in Jilina, at «Pod Dubnym» Stadium (kick-off at 19:00 Kyiv time). The second match will be held in the Polish city of Bielsko-Biala on Municipal Stadium (18:30).

Euro-2023 (U-21) Qualification Playoffs

September 23, 2022 / September 27, 2022

Croatia — Denmark

Slovakia — Ukraine

Ireland — Israel

Iceland — Czech Republic

Final tournament: june/july 2023.

Participants of the final tournament: Romania, Georgia, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, and four playoff winners.

The tournament featuring 16 national teams will be held on four stadiums in Romania (two — in Cluj-Napoca and two — in Bucharest) and four in Georgia (in Batumi, Poti and two — in Tbilisi). The opening match will take place in Romania, while the final will be played in Georgia.