Former Shakhtar and Dnipro player Evgeny Seleznev is preparing for his farewell match, which will be held on June 6 in Avangard. The full list of participants for the match was announced earlier, but Seleznev is still looking for the stars he wants to see throughout this fight. He is waiting for the decision of two Dynamo legends, Sergei Rebrov and Maxim Shatskikh, who could come to Uzhgorod from abroad. Seleznev’s main goal for the farewell match is to raise a lot of money, and entry is free. Seleznev played 192 games for Dnipro and 74 matches for Shakhtar.
Former Shakhtar and Dnipro player Evgeny Seleznev talks about the preparations for his farewell match, which will be held in Uzhgorod next week.
At the end of the current season in the UPL, Evgeny Seleznev will play his farewell match, which will take place on June 6 in Avangard. The full list of participants for the match was announced earlier, but it turns out that Seleznev is still looking for the stars he wants to see throughout this fight.
“Yesterday I spoke with Andriy Nikolaevich Shevchenko, he is now in Ukraine, but he will leave soon. I picked him up [на свой прощальный матч] and he took time to reflect.
Today we talked again, he couldn’t come, but he sent congratulations. My farewell match will be played by people who have been with me through certain stages of my career.
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The former football player admitted that he is still waiting for the decision of two Dynamo legends who could come to Uzhgorod from abroad – Sergei Rebrov and Maxim Shatskikh.
“The main goal of the farewell match is to raise a lot of money. I will achieve this goal. I do not sell tickets, entry is free. Come and support.
I haven’t installed the composition 100%. Zinchenko, Mudryk, Malinovsky, Shevchenko, Usyk will not be able to come. I’m still waiting for Sergei Stanislavovich Rebrov’s decision. I have a lot of respect for him. He is a legend, like Maxim Shatskikh. I will be grateful if they come,” said Seleznev on YouTube channel Football 2.0.
- Seleznev’s last club was Minay, for whom he played one game in the 2022/23 season.
- Seleznev played 192 games for Dnipro, scoring 88 goals and providing 22 assists.
- For Shakhtar, the footballer played in 74 matches, scored 30 goals and provided seven assists.
