Yehor Yarmolyuk

Club career

SC Dnipro-1

A central midfielder, Yarmolyuk is a product of a number of youth sportive schools of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and in May 2019, at age 15, he signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club SC Dnipro-1. His progression was such that he made two first team appearances late in the 2019–20 season. Yarmolyuk's second appearance made him the second youngest player to start a match in the history of the Ukrainian top flight, at the age of 16 years and 140 days. Yarmolyuk signed a new three-year contract in October 2020. He went on to make 19 further appearances during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, before the latter season was curtailed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yarmolyuk scored one senior goal for the club, in a 2–1 Ukrainian Cup round of 32 win over VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka on 22 September 2021. He began his Brentford career with the club's B team, Following two Premier League matches as an unused substitute, Yarmolyuk made 16 B team appearances and scored three goals prior to missing much of the second half of the 2022–23 season with a torn hamstring. He returned fit for the 2023–24 pre-season and made his first appearance of the regular season with a start in a EFL Cup second round shoot-out win over Newport County on 29 August 2023. He made three further starts before the end of 2023 and Yarmolyuk's progress in the calendar year was recognised in the U19 category of the Golden talent of Ukraine award. Yarmolyuk ended the 2023–24 season with 30 appearances. Following the departure of long-time midfield stalwart Christian Nørgaard during the 2025 off-season, Yarmolyuk started in 33 of his 42 appearances during the 2025–26 season. He scored once, his first goal for the club, in a 3–0 victory over Sunderland on 7 January 2026.

International career

Youth Yarmolyuk has been capped by Ukraine at youth level and notably made his U21 debut at age 16. He was named in the 2025 UEFA European U21 Championship squad and appeared in each match prior to the team's group stage exit. Yarmolyuk was called into the U23 team's 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament squad and made four appearances in the tournament, scoring once.

Senior On 16 May 2024, Yarmolyuk was named as a reserve in the senior Ukraine squad for a pre-Euro 2024 training camp and series of friendly matches. He was named in the senior squad for a pair of Nations League B group matches in November 2024 and remained an unused substitute in both. Yarmolyuk won his second call-up for the 2024–25 Nations League promotion playoffs and he appeared in both matches. He became a regular member of the squad during the 2025–26 season. Former Brentford head coach Thomas Frank stated that Yarmolyuk is "one of the best trainers. He trains hard and with good intensity – that’s the best way to get into the team". Premier League

2023–24 Premier League

2024–25 Premier League

2025–26 Premier League

2025–26 Premier League

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International

Honours Ukraine U15 UEFA U15 Development Tournament: 2019

Ukraine U23 Maurice Revello Tournament: 2024 Golden talent of Ukraine: 2023 (U19), 2024 (U21)