The newly minted Donetsk winger Shakhtar Gleiker Mendoza was recognized as the best player for the 2025/26 UPL season. The press service of the championship informs about this.

In the fight for the city, the 24-year-old Venezuelan, who played for Krivbas, ahead of Dynamo Kiev forward Matviy Ponomarenko and winger Shakhtar Alison Santana. The top 5 was supplemented by Hirnikiv forward Mykola Matvienko and White-Blues winger Andriy Yarmolenko.

Mendoza became the fifth foreign player, who was recognized as the best player in the UPL season, and the first representative from Venezuela. Previously, this city was occupied by Dario Srna (two), Willian, Tyson and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. You can also add Brazilian Marlos, who has a Ukrainian passport since 2017.

Last season, Mendoza played 28 matches, scoring 11 goals and providing 12 assists..

For the season's benefits, Kryvbas took the same place in the UPL.

It was previously reported that Riznik is the UPL’s fastest goalkeeper for the 2025/26 season.