Today, May 10, the Ukrainian youth team U-16 (players born in 2007 or later) will start their participation in the UEFA Development Tournament, which will take place in the Slovak city of Senec.

"The gathering in Slovakia and the UEFA Development Tournament, to which we were invited, will be selection-oriented. We want to see how players who play abroad perform. I am grateful to the UAF leadership for meeting our needs and giving us a few extra days for training. For the next camp that will take place in Ukraine, players representing domestic teams will be invited," — noted the head coach of the team, Volodymyr Yezersky.

Composition of the Ukrainian youth team U-16

Goalkeepers: Oleksandr Petrenko ("Bayern", Germany), Illia Voloshin ("Novelda Union", Spain).

Defenders: Mykita Sheliketa ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Oleksiy Rybak ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Kyrilo Dytchyar ("Metalist" Kharkiv), Illia Martiuk ("Doic", Germany), Dmitro Strylchuk ("Bayern", Germany), Dmitro Varivoda ("Admira", Austria), Dem'yan Tretjak ("Dynamo", Croatia), Daniil Dobrelya ("Vizela", Portugal).

Midfielders: Yevheniy Harmash ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Volodymyr Ozimay ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Oleksandr Soroka, Artur Ukhany (both — "Gent", Belgium), Ivan Likholyt ("Doic", Germany), Oleksandr Dragun ("Atalanta", Italy), Oleksandr Ilchenko ("Hertha", Germany), Dmitro Bogdanov ("Dynamo", Germany).

Forwards: Danylo Pilypchuk ("UFC Karpaty" Lviv), Dem'yan Ysin ("Gutnik", Poland).

UEFA Development Tournament among U-16 teams

May 10, 2023

Latvia — Ireland (11.00)

Slovakia — Ukraine (18.00)

May 12, 2023

Ireland — Ukraine (11.00)

Slovakia — Latvia (18.00)

May 15, 2023

Latvia — Ukraine (11.00)

Slovakia — Ireland (12.00)

Match start times are in Kyiv time.

We remind you that this Ukrainian team is preparing for the Euro 2024 qualification round (U-17). From October 15 to 21, blue and yellow will meet teams from Germany, Finland, and Liechtenstein (home team).

Qualification Group Composition for Euro 2024 (U-17)

Group 1: Denmark, Austria, Georgia, Lithuania.

Group 2: Sweden, Poland, Latvia, Moldova.

Group 3: Germany, Ukraine, Finland, Liechtenstein.

Group 4: Serbia, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan.

Group 5: Portugal, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Albania.

Group 6: France, Norway, Romania, Estonia.

Group 7: Turkey, Scotland, Belarus, Kazakhstan.

Group 8: Spain, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Malta.

Group 9: England, Croatia, Kosovo, Faroe Islands.

Group 10: Ireland, Switzerland, Iceland, Andorra.

Group 11: Italy, Greece, Northern Ireland, San Marino.

Group 12: Belgium, Israel, Wales, Gibraltar.

Group 13: Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Andorra.

Mini-tournaments at this stage will take place from July 1 to November 21, 2023. Winners of the first two places in qualifying groups and five best third-place winners based on results against the top two teams will advance to the elite round of qualification.

We remind you that Cyprus received a direct entry to the final stage as hosts, while the Netherlands team will start from the elite round of selection.