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Nikita Rukavytsya Personal information Full name Nikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya Date of birth 22 June 1987 Place of birth Mykolayiv, Ukrainian SSR Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Hertha BSC Number 13 Youth career 2000 Torpedo Mykolaiv 2001–2003 Inglewood United 2003–2004 Perth SC 2005–2006 AIS Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2009 Perth Glory 42 (16) 2009–2010 Twente 5 (0) 2010 → Roeselare (loan) 11 (5) 2010– Hertha BSC 38 (4) National team‡ 2006 Australia U-20 1 (0) 2008 Australia U-23 13 (1) 2009– Australia 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 6 June 2010 (UTC)Nikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya (Ukrainian: Микита Вадимович Рукавиця, Mykyta Vadimovich Rukavytsya) (born 22 June 1987 in Mykolayiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-Australian professional football (soccer) player currently playing for Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga. He began his career as a striker at Perth Glory but has since played primarily as a winger since moving to Europe.
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Club career
Rukavytsya was born in Ukraine; his family moved to Australia when he was 14 years old, settling in Perth.[1] He played junior football for Inglewood United and Perth SC in the Football West State League while attending Mount Lawley Senior High School, before being offered a spot at the Australian Institute of Sport on a football scholarship.
He joined Perth Glory on a short-term replacement deal in the latter stages of the 2006–07 A-League season, making three appearances for the club. In March 2007, he signed a contract with the Glory to keep him at the club until the end of the 2008–09 A-League season.[2]
After an excellent pre-season, the start of the 2007–08 A-League season was difficult for both Rukavytsya and Perth Glory. However, with the departure of coach Ron Smith, Rukavytsya turned his form around starting by scoring two goals against the Newcastle Jets in David Mitchell's first game as coach and another two goals against Melbourne Victory at home on December 2, 2007.[3][4] By the end of the 2007–08 A-League season Rukavytsya managed to score six goals in the last eight games of the campaign.
In April 2008 he was invited to trial with Hannover 96 in Germany.[5] It ultimately proved unsuccessful, and he returned to Perth Glory for the start of the 2008/09 season.[6]
In January 2009 he undertook a week long trial at Dutch club FC Twente.[7][8] After the last game of the 2008–09 A-League season, it was announced that he would officially be transferring to FC Twente in a transfer deal rumoured to be worth A$1.2 Million.[9][10]
Rukavytsya scored his first goal for FC Twente in the club's 8–0 Dutch Cup drubbing of SC Joure.[11] On 8 January 2010, KSV Roeselare signed the Australian forward on loan until the end of the season.[12]
On 14 July 2010, Rukavytsya signed for 2. Bundesliga side Hertha BSC.[13] His first season in the 2. Bundesliga was quite successful. He was a regular starter, scored four goals and ended the season with 12 assists, the second most in the league.[14] At seasons end, Hertha BSC were promoted back to the Bundesliga and he hopes to feature again for the newly promoted team.[15]
International career
While eligible to play for Ukraine, he decided to play for Australia and in 2008, represented Australia in the Australian U-23's Olympic Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, locking his commitment to Australia.
After a good end to the 2007/08 season he earned himself a place in the Olyroos squad for the Beijing Olympics and a Socceroos call-up.[16][17]
Rukavytsya scored in a warm-up game for the Olyroos against Adelaide United. He also scored his first international goal for the Australian U-23's, in their 3–0 win over Croatian U-21's at the Intercontinental Cup in Malaysia on 16 May 2008.[18]
Rukavytsya was named in Pim Verbeek's 23 man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He made two appearances off the bench for the Socceroos.
Career statistics
Club Season Domestic League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Perth Glory 2006–07 A-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2007–08 A-League 20 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 24 7 2 2008–09 A-League 19 10 7 4 3 2 0 0 0 23 13 9 Perth Glory total 42 16 9 8 4 2 0 0 0 50 20 11 FC Twente 2008–09 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2009–10 Eredivisie 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 Twente total 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 9 2 0 Roeselare (loan) 2009–10 Belgian Pro League 11 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 14 5 2 Roeselare total 11 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 14 5 2 Hertha BSC 2010–11 2.Bundesliga 31 4 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 4 13 2011–12 Bundesliga 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 Hertha BSC total 38 4 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 40 5 13 Career total 96 25 22 15 7 3 2 0 0 113 33 26 Honours
Personal Honours:
- PFA Harry Kewell Medal: 2008–09
- Perth Glory Player's Player of the Year: 2008–09
With FC Twente:
Eredivisie: 2009–10
With Hertha BSC:
2. Fußball-Bundesliga: 2010-11 Champions
References
- ^ "Rukavytsya On The Rise". www.sportal.co.nz. http://sportal.co.nz/Football-news-display/rukavytsya-on-the-rise.
- ^ Perth Glory looks Local
- ^ Rukavytsya double gives Glory first win of the season
- ^ Victory vanquished on a day out for the Glory
- ^ Nikita's Bundesliga Trial With Hannover
- ^ Glory holds onto Rukavytsya
- ^ Perth Glory striker Nikita Rukavytsya to trial for Dutch club
- ^ Nikita back to silence Roar
- ^ Rukavytsya confirms dutch deal
- ^ Million dollar Nik goes Dutch
- ^ Rukavytsya off the mark
- ^ Official: Nikita Rukavytsya Leaves Twente For Roeselare
- ^ "Hertha BSC holt WM-Teilnehmer" (in German). DFL. 14 July 2010. http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2009/index.php?f=0000158679.php&fla=5. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ "Nikita Rukavytsya". www.soccerway.com. http://www.soccerway.com/players/nikita-rukavytsya/17583/.
- ^ [url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/725/bundesliga/2011/04/19/2447923/hertha-berlins-nikita-rukavytsya-hopeful-of-featuring-in-the "Hertha Berlin's Nikita Rukavytsya hopeful of featuring in the Bundesliga next season"]. www.goal.com. url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/725/bundesliga/2011/04/19/2447923/hertha-berlins-nikita-rukavytsya-hopeful-of-featuring-in-the.
- ^ Interview: Nikita Rukavytsya
- ^ Players have a chance to impress
- ^ Olyroos send Croatia packing
External links
- FC Twente profile
- FFA – Olyroo profile
- Nikita Rukavytsya – FIFA competition record
- Nikita Rukavytsya at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
Australia Squads Australia squad – 2008 Summer Olympics 
Australia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Schwarzer • 2 Neill (c) • 3 Moore • 4 Cahill • 5 Culina • 6 Beauchamp • 7 Emerton • 8 Wilkshire • 9 Kennedy • 10 Kewell • 11 Chipperfield • 12 Federici • 13 Grella • 14 Holman • 15 Jedinak • 16 Valeri • 17 Rukavytsya • 18 Galeković • 19 Garcia • 20 Milligan • 21 Carney • 22 Vidošić • 23 Bresciano • Coach: VerbeekHertha BSC – current squad 1 Aerts · 2 Lell · 3 Kobiashvili · 4 Hubník · 5 Mijatović · 6 Janker · 7 Franz · 8 Ottl · 9 Ramos · 10 Raffael · 11 Torun · 12 Ronny · 13 Rukavytsya · 14 Neumann · 17 Ben-Hatira · 18 Niemeyer · 19 Lasogga · 20 Ebert · 21 Burchert · 23 Perdedaj · 24 Brooks · 25 Djuricin · 26 Schulz · 27 Morales · 28 Lustenberger · 33 Kargbo · 35 Kraft · Manager: Babbel
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Australian soccer players
- Perth Glory FC players
- FC Twente players
- K.S.V. Roeselare players
- Hertha BSC players
- A-League players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Australia international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players of Australia
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Australian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Australian expatriates in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Australian expatriates in Germany
- Australian people of Ukrainian descent
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- People from Mykolaiv
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