Mykhaylo Serhiyovych Rudavskyi (; born 26 May 2001) is a Ukrainian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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for
Bukovyna Chernivtsi.
Career
Early years
Born in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine. , Rudavskyi began his career in the local KhTZ and
Metalist Kharkiv
Football Club Metalist Kharkiv, also known as Football Club Metalist Kharkov or FC Metalist Kharkov ( ), is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2023–24 season. It was rev ...
and then continued in the
Shakhtar Donetsk
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academy. His first coaches were Serhiy Sokhan and Roman Melnyk. He played in the
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and never made his debut for the senior Shakhtar Donetsk squad.
Vovchansk
In July 2021 Rudavskyi signed a year contract with the
Ukrainian Second League
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side
Vovchansk
Vovchansk (, ; ) is a destroyed city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of . The Vovcha river, a tributary of the Donets river, runs through the city.
Vovchansk had a population of However, th ...
and made the debut as a starting player in a losing home match against
Trostianets
Trostianets or Trostyanets (, ; ) is a city in Okhtyrka Raion of Sumy Oblast of northeastern Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Trostianets Raion, Sumy Oblast, Trostianets Raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020. The city lies ...
on 31 July 2021.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
In August 2022 he signed a 3-year deal with the
Ukrainian Premier League
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Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
side
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and made his debut in the
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system.
Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
in an away match against
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...
on 23 August 2022.
References
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2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Kharkiv
Kharkiv State College of Physical Culture 1 alumni
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukraine men's youth international footballers
21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen
Men's association football defenders
FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
FC Vovchansk players
FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv players
FC Dinaz Vyshhorod players
FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
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