Christian Shevchenko plays for English Watford as a striker.
The son of the head of the UAF and ex-leader of the Ukrainian national football team Andrei Shevchenko, Christian, received Ukrainian citizenship. Sport.ua reports this.
According to the publication, the procedure for obtaining a passport lasted less than two months. Now the English Watford forward will be able to play for the Ukrainian national team at the youth level. To do this, he only had to register his football citizenship with FIFA.
The publication also reports that the head coach of the Ukrainian U-19 national team Dmitry Mikhailenko wants to attract Christian Shevchenko and sees him in the team as a winger.
Football career of Christian Shevchenko
Christian Shevchenko spent 2 years in the Chelsea academy in London. However, he did not receive a professional contract from the club.
At the end of 2022, the striker decided to leave the club. Already in July 2023, Shevchenko signed a contract with Watford.
It is worth noting that the Youth National Team of Ukraine, where the son of the Ukrainian football legend may be included, will play three matches in the qualifying round of the European Championship from March 20 to 26. The Ukrainian youth team’s competitors are peers from North Macedonia, Latvia and Switzerland. According to the regulations, an application must be submitted 2 weeks before the start of the tournament.
