Yaroslav Rakitskiy

Yaroslav Rakitskiy
Rakitskiy in 2017
Personal information
Full name Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Rakitskiy
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989
Place of birth Pershotravensk, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 44
Youth career
2002 FC Pavlohrad
2003–2004 Shakhtar Donetsk
2005 UOR Donetsk
2006–2009 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Shakhtar Donetsk 199 (8)
National team‡
2009 Ukraine U20 1 (0)
2008–2011 Ukraine U21 17 (3)
2009– Ukraine 50 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2018

Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Rakitskiy (Ukrainian: Ярослав Володимирович Ракицький, pronounced [jɐroˈslɑu̯ βoloˈdɪmɪroβɪtʃ rɐˈkɪtsʲkɪj], born 3 August 1989) is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a defender for Shakhtar Donetsk.

He is also a member of the Ukraine national football team, he made his first team appearance for Ukraine national football team on 10 October 2009 and scored his first goal on 14 October of the same year. Rakitskiy has amassed almost 50 caps for Ukraine and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.

Career

Club

2009-10

He moved up to the first team during the 2009-10 season, making his debut, at the age of 20, in a 6-1 Ukrainian Cup win against Dnister Ovidiopol (now called FC Odesa). He made his league debut for the club 16 days later, coming as a substitute on 31 August in a 3-1 victory over Zorya Luhansk. His first goal for Shakhtar came in the following round of the Ukrainian Cup in a 3-1 victory over Yednist' Plysky. He also set up the third goal of the match for Oleksandr Gladkiy. Rakytskiy scored his second goal of the season in a 4-1 group stage win over Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League. He ended his first season in the Shakhtar first team with 37 appearances, of which 24 came in the league, and 2 goals. He picked his first trophy at Shakhtar, with the team winning the league.[2]

2010-11

Rakytskiy started the 2010-11 with success in the Super Cup as Shakhtar comprehensively defeated Tavriya 7-1.[3] His first league goal came in a 3-1 victory over Kryvbas on 10 July 2010.[4] He also scored Shakhtar's only goal in a 6-1 aggregate lose to Barcelona in the Champions League quarter final, scoring in the 5-1 first leg defeat at Camp Nou.[5] He played in Shakhtar's 2-0 Ukrainian Cup win over Dynamo Kyiv.[6] He made a total of 34 appearances in the 2010-11 season, scoring twice as Shakhtar retained the Premier League title.[7]

2011-12

Shakhtar won the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup in the 2011-12 season.[8] On 29 October Yaroslav picked up a red card in a 3-2 victory over Oleksandria, after receiving two yellow cards.[9] His first goal of the season came in a 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv at the Donbass Arena on 7 April.[10] He scored another goal a few weeks later in a 3-1 victory over Tavriya.[11] He finished the season with 2 goals in 37 appearances, 27 of which were in the league. Shakhtar won the Premier League title for the third year in a row [12] and also retained the Ukrainian Cup in a 2-1 extra time victory over Metalurh Donetsk. Oleksandr Kucher scored the winning goal, after a rebound from Rakytskiy's shot.[13]

2012-13

He played in Shakhtar's 2-0 Super Cup victory over Metalurh Donetsk on 10 July, keeping a clean sheet.[14] He managed clean sheets in a 6-0 win against Arsenal Kyiv on 15 July,[15] a 1-0 victory over Kryvbas on 29 July[16] and a 4-0 win over Volyn Lutsk on 6 September.[17] On 26 August he assisted Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the third goal in a 3-0 victory over Karpaty Lviv and kept a clean sheet.[18] and was named Man of the Match.[19] On 15 September he kept a clean sheet in a 3-0 victory against Zorya Luhansk.[20]

2017/18 season

He scored in the final as Shakhtar beat rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the 2017/18 Ukrainian Cup final.[21]

International

Yaroslav made his debut for the national team on 10 October 2009, at the age of 20, in a 1–0 victory over England in a World Cup qualifier. His first goal for Ukraine came just four days later and a 6–0 win against Andorra. He scored his second goal in a 2–1 friendly win over Chile on 7 September 2010 [22] and scored his third goal in another friendly match, a 2–2 draw with Romania which saw Ukraine take victory 4–2 in a penalty shootout.[23]

International goals

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2009Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra4–06–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.7 September 2010Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine Chile2–02–1Friendly
3.8 February 2011Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Romania1–02–2Cytavision Cyprus Tournament 2011
4.6 September 2013Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine San Marino9–09–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.27 March 2018Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege, Belgium Japan1–02–1Kirin Challenge Cup

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 June 2018[24]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar 2009–10 240419100372
2010–11 2112010110342
2011–12 272504010372
2012–13 241208010351
2013–14 230107010320
2014–15 182508010322
2015–16 1822017110383
2016–17 210208000310
2017–18 230317010341
2018–19 0000000000
Total 19982627837031013

International

As of 28 June 2018[25]
Ukraine national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 41
2010 41
2011 51
2012 70
2013 61
2014 30
2015 90
2016 60
2017 40
2018 21
Total 504

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

References

  1. ↑ http://shakhtar.com/en/team/player/?id=362
  2. ↑ "Ukraine 2009/10". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Shakhtar age their rage in Super Cup rout". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk vs Kryvbas 2-0". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Shakhtar sign off with Ukrainian Cup success". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ukraine 2010/11". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ukraine 2011/12". Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Oleksandria vs Shakhtar 2-3". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Dynamo Kyiv 2-0". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Tavriya 3-1". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ukraine 2011/12". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Shakhtar keep hold of Ukrainian Cup". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Metalurh Donetsk vs Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk 6–0 Arsenal Kyiv". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Krvbas 1-0". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Volyn vs Shakhtar 0-4". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk vs Karpaty 3-0". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Rakitskiy named as Man of the Match". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  20. ↑ "Zorya vs Shakhtar 0-3". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  21. ↑ https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/05/09/ukraine/cup/fc-dynamo-kyiv/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/2780207/?ICID=PL_MS_01
  22. ↑ "Ukraine vs Chile 2-1". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  23. ↑ "Romania vs Ukraine 2-2". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  24. ↑ Yaroslav Rakitskiy stats
  25. ↑ "Rakytskiy, Yaroslav". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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