In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vadymovych and the family name is 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)
2010
→ Roeselare (loan)
9
(4)
2010–2012
Hertha BSC
56
(5)
2012–2014
Mainz 05
8
(0)
2013
Mainz 05 II
2
(0)
2013–2014
→ FSV 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 (/nɪˈkiːtərʊkəˈvɪtsə/nih-KEET-ə ruu-kə-VIT-sə;[2] Ukrainian: Микита Вадимович Рукавиця, romanized: Mykyta Vadymovych Rukavytsya; born 22 June 1987) is a professional footballer who is a free agent. Born in Ukraine, he plays for the Australia national team.
^"Nikita Rykavytsya". Socceroos. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^wswanderersfc.com (10 February 2015), Rukavytsya opens Wanderers account, archived from the original on 17 November 2017, retrieved 17 November 2017
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