Nikita Rukavytsya
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Rukavytsya playing for Beitar Jerusalem in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 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) |
| 2010–2012 | 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– | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Australia U23 | 13 | (1) |
| 2009– | Australia | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December 2013 |
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Nikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya (Ukrainian: Микита Вадимович Рукавиця, Mykyta Vadymovych Rukavytsya; born 22 June 1987) is a Ukrainian-Australian professional football player who plays for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League. He began his career as a striker at Perth Glory but has played primarily as a winger since moving to Europe.
Rukavytsya was born in Mykolayiv, Ukraine; his family moved to Australia when he was 14 years old, settling in Perth. 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.
Rukavytsya is married to an Israeli and is currently in the process of obtaining Israeli citizenship.
Rukavytsya 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.
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 2 December 2007. By the end of the 2007–08 A-League season, Rukavytsya managed to score six goals in the last eight games of the campaign.
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