Nikita Rukavytsya

Nikita Rukavytsya
Rukavytsya playing for Beitar Jerusalem in 2015
Personal information
Full name Nikita Vadymovych Rukavytsya
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Mykolayiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now in Ukraine)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
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)
2010Roeselare (loan) 9 (4)
2010–2012 Hertha BSC 56 (5)
2012–2014 Mainz 05 8 (0)
2013 Mainz 05 II 2 (0)
2013–2014FSV Frankfurt (loan) 19 (2)
2014–2015 Western Sydney Wanderers 23 (3)
2015–2016 Beitar Jerusalem 30 (14)
2016–2021 Maccabi Haifa 152 (64)
2021–2022 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 28 (10)
2022–2023 Maccabi Haifa 18 (1)
2023–2024 Western United 15 (2)
International career
2006 Australia U20 1 (0)
2008 Australia U23 13 (1)
2009–2021 Australia 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Nikita Vadymovych Rukavytsya (/nɪˈktə rʊkəˈvɪtsə/ nih-KEET-ə ruu-kə-VIT-sə;[2] Ukrainian: Микита Вадимович Рукавиця, romanizedMykyta Vadymovych Rukavytsya; born 22 June 1987) is a professional footballer who is a free agent. Born in Ukraine, he played for the Australia national team.

  1. ^ "Nikita Rykavytsya". Socceroos. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ wswanderersfc.com (10 February 2015), Rukavytsya opens Wanderers account, archived from the original on 17 November 2017, retrieved 17 November 2017