Hlib Dipon: My dream is to make my debut for Kryvbas in the UPL

Forward of "UFC-Kryvbas" U-16, team Dnipro branch of FA "Kryvbas", 15-year-old Hlib Dipon - about the chance from Patrick van Leeuwen and the course of the winter training camp in Spain with the club's main team.

It should be noted that from 2023 to 2025, the talented football player played for the teams "UFC-Kryvbas" U-14, U-15. U-16 in the Ukrainian championship 44 matches, scoring 43 goals.

- Hlib, what were the emotions when you found out that you would go to the training camp with the club's main team?

- When I was called up with the first team, the emotions were incredible. Of course, it was not without excitement, because the guys are older, the speed and workload are different. My mother was the first to find out about my call-up, she was very happy. Then I called my friend - it was a pleasant shock for him. You have to work hard and dreams will come true.

- Tell us about the training session and the new experience.

- The training session is interesting and intense. I feel supported by the coaching staff and the team. I look up to Paraco, because he knows how to choose the right position on the field, realize his moments in games and training. On the football field, he gives me a lot of advice.

- You have already made your debut for Kryvbas in a sparring match. How would you rate your first match?

- Of course, there was a little excitement in the first minutes, but the guys from the team and the coaching staff supported me, so I managed to focus on the game. My football dream is to get into the Ukrainian national team, to play in top clubs in Europe. Currently, the goal is to get into the Kryvbas first team.

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