Matviy Ruslanovych Ponomarenko (; born 11 January 2006) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team.
Born in Myronivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ponomarenko began his sportive career in the local sportive school #1, where his first trainer was Mykhaylo Halych. He is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv football academy from the age of seven.
He played for FC Dynamo Kyiv and Zorya Luhansk (as loaned player) in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and later was promoted to the senior Dynamo's team. Ponomarenko made his debut for FC Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second-half substitute against FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 3 November 2023.
In July 2024, Ponomarenko was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship tournament matches.
On 26 March 2026, he scored on his début for Ukraine national team in a 3âÂÂ1 loss to Sweden during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, as Ukraine missed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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