LNZ midfielder Talles maintained his flawless penalty record during the 2-1 victory over Kudrivka in the eighth round of the 2026/27 Ukrainian championship. The Brazilian has now scored with each of his first five spot kicks in the UPL.

The Ukrainian Premier League reported the statistics on Friday, October 16. His active streak placed him jointly between 10th and 15th in the competition’s historical ranking of foreign players by successful penalties at the start of their runs.

A total of 225 foreign footballers had taken UPL penalties by the stated date. Georgian forward Vasil Gigiadze holds the record after converting his first 19 attempts while representing Tavriya and Kryvbas.