Vladyslav Veleten
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Veleten in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladyslav Serhiyovych Veleten | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polissya Zhytomyr | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Kolos Kovalivka | 67 | (6) |
| 2025– | Polissya Zhytomyr | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Ukraine U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2024 | Ukraine U23 | 7 | (2) |
| 2025– | Ukraine | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||
Vladyslav Serhiyovych Veleten (Ukrainian: Владислав Сергійович Велетень; born 1 October 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Polissya Zhytomyr and the Ukraine national team.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Veleten joined the Territorial Defence Forces. He was trained in Kyiv and was later assigned to Kramatorsk. He served eight months in total, and about two of them were at the front.
Career
Early years
Veleten is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth academy in his native Kyiv and competed for this team in the Ukrainian Youth Football League.
Kolos Kovalivka
In October 2021 he joined the senior squad of Ukrainian Premier League side Kolos Kovalivka and made his league debut against Dnipro-1 on 16 October 2021 as a second-half substitute.[1]
Polissya Zhytomyr
In August 2025 Veleten joined Ukrainian Premier League side Polissya Zhytomyr and made his debut against Dynamo Kyiv on 31 August 2025.[2]
International career
In May 2024, Veleten was called up by Ruslan Rotan to the Ukraine Olympic football team squad to play at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[3]
Personal life
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Veleten joined the Territorial Defence Forces. He was trained in Kyiv and was later assigned to Kramatorsk. He served eight months in total, and about two of them were at the front.[4]
Honours
Individual
- SportArena Player of the Round: 2025–26 (Round 10[5]),
- Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Round: 2025–26 (Round 10[6]),
References
- ^ VBET Ліга. 11-й тур Матч №83 (in Ukrainian). Official UPL Site. 16 October 2021.
- ^ Михайло Качайло (31 August 2025). "УПЛ. Динамо - Полісся 4:1. У центральному матчі туру без інтриги" (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Олімпійська збірна України відправилася до Марселя для участі в престижному турнірі". Official UAF Website. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "«Вісім місяців був на фронті»: гравець олімпійської збірної України розповів про службу в ЗСУ". Dynamo Kiev ot Shurika (in Ukrainian). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Велетень, Хоакінет, Проспер і герой Рівного: вся збірна 10-го туру Прем'єр-Ліги". 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Експерти визначили найкращого тренера, гравця та символічну збірну 10-го туру". 28 October 2025.
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External links
- Vladyslav Veleten at UAF (in Ukrainian)
- Vladyslav Veleten at Soccerway
- Vladyslav Veleten at Olympics.com