Oleksandr Rybka

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevhenovych and the family name is Rybka.

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]

Oleksandr Rybka

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Yevhenovych Rybka
Date of birth	(1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
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	6	(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 Men's football Representing  Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2006 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 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.

In March 2022, he moved on loan to Boluspor.^[2]

In January 2023 he moved to Lviv.^[3]

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

• Latvian Football Cup: 2020

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2011-12
• Ukrainian Cup: 2011-12

References

1. Oleksandr Rybka at Soccerway  
2. "Досвідчений страж воріт продовжить кар'єру за кордоном" (in Ukrainian). 24 March 2022.
3. "Екс-воротар збірної України – новачок «Львова»". www.sportyvka.com.ua. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links

• Profile on Dynamo Kyiv website (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksandr Rybka at UAF and (in Ukrainian)  
• Oleksandr Rybka at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)