Mykhaylo Serhiyovych Rudavskyi (; born 26 May 2001) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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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 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 ...

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

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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

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side Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and made his debut in the

in an away match against

on 23 August 2022.

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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 {{Ukraine-footy-defender-2000s-stub