Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko – or Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko, is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the USSR national team at international level.

The Ukraine national under-21 football team is also known as Youth [football] team of Ukraine is one of junior national football teams of Ukraine for participation in under-21 international competitions. The team is managed by the Ukrainian Association of Football staff, committee of national teams. The team participates in qualifications to the Olympic competitions and the continental (UEFA) U-21 competitions.