Oleksandr Yevhenovych Rybka (Ukrainian: Олександр Євгенович Рибка; born 10 April 1987) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Obolon Kyiv.[1]
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| Full name | Oleksandr Yevhenovych Rybka | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Obolon Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Zmina-Obolon Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Kyiv-Skhid Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Vidradnyi Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Dynamo Kyiv | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Obolon Kyiv | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Kardemir Karabükspor | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Afjet Afyonspor | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Sabail | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Liepāja | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Metalist Kharkiv | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Boluspor (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Lviv | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Obolon Kyiv | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Ukraine U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Ukraine U16 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Ukraine U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Ukraine U18 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Ukraine U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Ukraine U21 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Ukraine | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
He was a goalkeeper for the Ukrainian national under-21 football team along with Bohdan Shust becoming the vice-champion at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
In the 2007–2008 season, due to injury, he made four appearances for FC Dynamo Kyiv conceding 3 goals. He then made his UEFA Champions League debut against Real Madrid C.F. in 2006/2007 season's group stage. Dynamo lost the game 5–1 in Madrid and Rybka made a memorable performance, even though he conceded a 5th and final goal of the match from a penalty kick.
In 2011, Rybka had signed for FC Shakhtar. In Shakhtar, he would put up some great performances, and would eventually become the starting goalkeeper. However, this momentum stopped. Rybka received a two-year ban after testing positive for a prohibited substance diuretic in a league game against Karpaty Lviv in November 2011 lasting until January 10, 2014, meaning he would miss the 2012 UEFA European Championship which were being co-hosted by Ukraine alongside Poland.
On 1 November 2013, Rybka re-signed for Dynamo Kyiv. The 3-year contract he signed began in January 2014, when his ban was terminated.
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Ukrainian Cup: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2013-14, 2014–15
Liepāja
Shakhtar Donetsk
References
External links
- Profile on Dynamo Kyiv website (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Rybka at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Rybka at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
