Ruslan Barsky

Roslan Barsky (or Roslan Barski,[1][2] Hebrew: רוסלן ברסקי, Ukrainian: Руслан Барський; born 3 January 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club Borac Banja Luka.

Roslan Barsky
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthHolon, Israel
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)Midfielder[citation needed]
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Hadera
Number9
Youth career
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2021Maccabi Tel Aviv32(1)
2012–2013Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan)5(0)
2013–2014Maccabi Jaffa (loan)28(0)
2014–2015Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)35(0)
2015–2017Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan)69(5)
2017–2018Hapoel Haifa (loan)34(2)
2020–2021Hapoel Haifa (loan)26(2)
2021–2022Hapoel Jerusalem22(0)
2022–2023Maccabi Bnei Reineh9(0)
2023Hapoel Hadera16(0)
2023–2024Borac Banja Luka8(0)
2024–Hapoel Hadera13(1)
International career
2008Israel U175(0)
2010Israel U182(0)
2011Israel U196(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

Early life

Barsky was born in Holon, Israel, to parents who immigrated from Ukraine to Israel. As a child, Barsky was a long-distance runner.[3] In 2010, Barsky's father, a former wrestler, died from cancer.[3]

He also holds a Ukrainian passport.[4]

Club career

In 2017–18, aged 25, Barsky consistently played in the Israeli Premier League for the first time in his career because of injuries.[3] That season against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, he set a league record for distance ran at 12. 7 km.[3]

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