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Nikita Rukavytsya

Nikita Rukavytsya

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age38
CitizenshipAustralia Israel
Height1.85 m
Footleft
BornJune 22, 1987
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.28
goals / match
Maccabi Haifa
top club · 209 apps

Career highs

€1.75m
peak value · 2011
€900k
top transfer fee · 12/13
23
best season · 19/20
38 / 2
int'l caps / goals
434Appearances
123Goals
43Assists
15Yellow cards
1Red cards
86Full matches (90′)
Full nameNikita Rukavytsya
Name in home countryРукавица Никита Вадимович
Date of birth1987-06-22 (38 yrs)
Place of birthNikolaev, Australia
CitizenshipAustralia Israel
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height185.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-02-05
Contract expires
AgentTBN Sport Management
Feb 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Western United → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Sep 2023
Transfer: Maccabi Haifa → Western United
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Western United FC
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Maccabi Haifa
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: H. Beer Sheva → Maccabi Haifa
22/23 · Transfer
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2021
Transfer: Maccabi Haifa → H. Beer Sheva
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Hapoel Beer Sheva
29 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Maccabi Haifa
35 matches · 23 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Maccabi Haifa
42 matches · 23 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Maccabi Haifa
37 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Maccabi Haifa
36 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Maccabi Haifa
25 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: B. Jerusalem → Maccabi Haifa
16/17 · Transfer · €400k
Sep 2015
Transfer: Without Club → B. Jerusalem
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Beitar Jerusalem
30 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Western Sydney Wanderers
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Western Sydney → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Oct 2014
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Western Sydney
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Western Sydney Wanderers
27 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: FSV Frankfurt → 1.FSV Mainz 05
13/14 · Return from loan
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
Sep 2013
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → FSV Frankfurt
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — FSV Frankfurt, 1.FSV Mainz 05 II
22 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2013
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Aug 2012
Transfer: Hertha BSC → 1.FSV Mainz 05
12/13 · Transfer · €900k
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hertha BSC, 1.FSV Mainz 05
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2011
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Hertha BSC
26 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2010
Transfer: Twente FC → Hertha BSC
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Hertha BSC
32 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: KSV Roeselare → Twente FC
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Twente FC → KSV Roeselare
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Twente Enschede FC, KSV Roeselare (-2020)
22 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Perth Glory → Twente FC
08/09 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2008
08/09 — Perth Glory, Twente Enschede FC
10 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2007
Transfer: Perth SC → Perth Glory
06/07 · Return from loan
Feb 2007
Transfer: Perth Glory → Perth SC
06/07 · Loan
Jan 2007
Transfer: FFA C. of Excel → Perth Glory
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Perth Glory
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2005
Transfer: Perth SC → FFA C. of Excel
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: Inglewood Utd → Perth SC
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 2001
Transfer: Torpedo M. → Inglewood Utd
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.96/90
70
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 0.96/90
56
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
90
7,777 min
Minutes played by club
Western United FC 2.4%
Maccabi Haifa 43.1%
Hapoel Beer Sheva 1.9%
Western Sydney Wanderers 11.1%
Beitar Jerusalem 4.9%
FSV Frankfurt 4.6%
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 0.0%
1.FSV Mainz 05 0.0%
Hertha BSC 24.6%
Twente Enschede FC 0.7%
KSV Roeselare (-2020) 4.8%
Perth Glory 1.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Western United FC 1 23/24 23/24 15 2 0 187
Maccabi Haifa 6 16/17 22/23 209 75 17 3,352
Hapoel Beer Sheva 1 21/22 21/22 29 10 2 148
Western Sydney Wanderers 2 14/15 2015 28 4 4 867
Beitar Jerusalem 1 15/16 15/16 30 14 2 380
FSV Frankfurt 1 13/14 13/14 20 2 0 357
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 1 13/14 13/14 2 0 0 0
1.FSV Mainz 05 1 12/13 12/13 8 0 0 0
Hertha BSC 3 10/11 12/13 60 6 17 1,916
Twente Enschede FC 2 08/09 09/10 9 2 0 52
KSV Roeselare (-2020) 1 09/10 09/10 16 5 1 370
Perth Glory 2 06/07 08/09 8 3 0 148

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€438K15€875K22€1.3M29€1.8M08/09 — 3 goals (Perth Glory)308/0909/10 — 7 goals (KSV Roeselare (-2020))09/10 — 1 assists809/1010/11 — 4 goals (Hertha BSC)10/11 — 13 assists1710/1111/12 — 2 goals (Hertha BSC)11/12 — 4 assists611/1212/1313/14 — 2 goals (FSV Frankfurt)213/1414/15 — 4 goals (Western Sydney Wanderers)14/15 — 4 assists814/1515/16 — 14 goals (Beitar Jerusalem)15/16 — 2 assists1615/1616/17 — 6 goals (Maccabi Haifa)16/17 — 1 assists716/1717/18 — 13 goals (Maccabi Haifa)17/18 — 2 assists1517/1818/19 — 9 goals (Maccabi Haifa)18/19 — 2 assists1118/1919/20 — 23 goals (Maccabi Haifa)19/20 — 6 assists2919/2020/21 — 23 goals (Maccabi Haifa)20/21 — 6 assists2920/2121/22 — 10 goals (Hapoel Beer Sheva)21/22 — 2 assists1221/2222/23 — 1 goals (Maccabi Haifa)122/2323/24 — 2 goals (Western United FC)223/2408/09 — €250K10/11 — €1M11/12 — €1.8M12/13 — €1.8M13/14 — €1M14/15 — €650K16/17 — €700K18/19 — €700K19/20 — €750K20/21 — €750K21/22 — €600K22/23 — €300K23/24 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 3308/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 141415/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 131317/1818/19: 9918/1919/20: 232319/2020/21: 232320/212015: 00201521/22: 101021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 2223/24

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0708/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 6620/212015: 00201521/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 A-League Men Western United FC 15 2 0 0 0 187
22/23 Aluf haAlufim Maccabi Haifa 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Maccabi Haifa 6 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Qu. Maccabi Haifa 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 17 1 0 0 0 460
22/23 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 2 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Gvia haMedina Hapoel Beer Sheva 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Ligat ha'Al Hapoel Beer Sheva 23 10 1 2 0 148
21/22 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Hapoel Beer Sheva 5 0 1 0 1 0
2015 Club World Cup Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Maccabi Haifa 4 4 4 0 0 85
20/21 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 20 17 2 2 0 89
20/21 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 8 2 0 1 0 179
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Maccabi Haifa 3 1 0 0 0 174
19/20 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 26 18 5 2 0 119
19/20 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 10 4 1 0 0 194
18/19 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 25 7 1 0 0 270
18/19 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 10 2 1 1 0 312
17/18 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 4 3 1 0 0 123
17/18 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 25 7 1 1 0 253
17/18 Ligat ha'Al - Relegation round Maccabi Haifa 7 3 0 0 0 193
16/17 Aluf haAlufim Maccabi Haifa 1 1 0 0 0 59
16/17 Europa League Qualifying Maccabi Haifa 2 1 0 0 0 210
16/17 Gvia haMedina Maccabi Haifa 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 18 2 1 1 0 502
16/17 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Maccabi Haifa 3 2 0 0 0 130
15/16 Gvia haMedina Beitar Jerusalem 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ligat ha'Al Beitar Jerusalem 21 11 2 0 0 149
15/16 Ligat ha'Al - Championship round Beitar Jerusalem 8 3 0 0 0 231
14/15 A-League Western Sydney Wanderers 23 3 2 1 0 516
14/15 AFC Champions League Western Sydney Wanderers 4 1 2 1 0 351
13/14 2. Bundesliga FSV Frankfurt 19 2 0 0 0 357
13/14 DFB-Pokal FSV Frankfurt 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Regionalliga Südwest 1.FSV Mainz 05 II 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 2. Bundesliga Hertha BSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 8 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 24 1 4 0 0 1,357
11/12 Bundesliga Playoffs Hertha BSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 1 0 0 0 9
10/11 2. Bundesliga Hertha BSC 31 4 12 2 0 550
10/11 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 Champions League Qu. Twente Enschede FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Cofidis Cup KSV Roeselare (-2020) 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Endrunde Jupiler Pro League KSV Roeselare (-2020) 3 1 0 0 0 219
09/10 Eredivisie Twente Enschede FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 JPL KSV Roeselare (-2020) 9 4 1 0 0 151
09/10 KNVB Beker Twente Enschede FC 2 2 0 0 0 52
08/09 A-League Perth Glory 7 3 0 0 0 148
08/09 Eredivisie Twente Enschede FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Twente Enschede FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 A-League Perth Glory 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2001-01-01 Torpedo M. Inglewood Utd Transfer 0
02/03 2003-01-01 Inglewood Utd Perth SC Transfer 0
04/05 2005-01-01 Perth SC FFA C. of Excel Transfer 0
06/07 2007-01-01 FFA C. of Excel Perth Glory Transfer 0
06/07 2007-02-01 Perth Glory Perth SC Loan 0
06/07 2007-06-30 Perth SC Perth Glory Return from loan 0
08/09 2009-01-25 Perth Glory Twente FC Transfer 250000 €600k
09/10 2010-01-08 Twente FC KSV Roeselare Loan 350000
09/10 2010-06-30 KSV Roeselare Twente FC Return from loan 600000
10/11 2010-07-14 Twente FC Hertha BSC Transfer 600000
12/13 2012-08-31 Hertha BSC 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 1750000 €900k
13/14 2013-09-02 1.FSV Mainz 05 FSV Frankfurt Loan 750000
13/14 2014-06-30 FSV Frankfurt 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan 400000
14/15 2014-10-13 1.FSV Mainz 05 Western Sydney Transfer 400000
15/16 2015-07-01 Western Sydney Without Club Transfer 400000
15/16 2015-09-07 Without Club B. Jerusalem Transfer 400000
16/17 2016-07-01 B. Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa Transfer 700000 €400k
21/22 2021-09-01 Maccabi Haifa H. Beer Sheva Transfer 600000
22/23 2022-07-01 H. Beer Sheva Maccabi Haifa Transfer 300000
23/24 2023-09-27 Maccabi Haifa Western United Transfer 150000
24/25 2024-07-01 Western United Without Club Transfer 100000
24/25 2025-02-05 Without Club Retired Transfer 75000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Torn muscle fiber 2010-10-22 2010-11-07 17 4
10/11 Torn muscle fiber 2010-10-23 2010-11-04 13 2
11/12 Ill 2011-07-28 2011-08-02 6 2
11/12 Calf problems 2012-01-14 2012-01-27 14 1
12/13 Muscle injury 2013-02-01 2013-04-03 62 9
12/13 Head injury 2013-05-09 2013-07-23 76 7
13/14 Bone edema 2013-11-13 2013-11-20 8 0
13/14 Ankle injury 2013-11-18 2014-01-07 51 5
20/21 muscle stiffness 2021-02-07 2021-02-16 10 2
20/21 Corona virus 2021-02-17 2021-03-04 16 3
21/22 Groin injury 2022-01-24 2022-02-04 12 2
21/22 muscle stiffness 2022-04-05 2022-04-30 26 4
23/24 Calf injury 2023-12-13 2024-02-01 51 6
23/24 unknown injury 2024-04-07 2024-12-31 269 4
Current
Peak€1.75m
Low
Δ since start−€250k
€438k€875k€1.31m€1.75m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53845 3 0 former national player
Team #32270 13 1 former national player
Team #22976 1 0 former national player
Team #3433 #13 21 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Neta Lavi 2 2 0
Tjaronn Chery 2 10 0
Ofri Arad 2 0 0
Josh Cohen 2 0 0
Dolev Haziza 2 5 0
Omri Glazer 1 0 0
Ayid Habshi 2 0 0
Mohammed Abu Fani 2 4 0
Omer Atzili 2 6 0
Adrián Ramos 2 5 0
Roi Kehat 1 0 0
Raffael 2 1 0
Allyson 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
19/20 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 18 26
20/21 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 17 20
15/16 Ligat ha'Al Beitar Jerusalem 11 21

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 2. Bundesliga Hertha BSC 12 31
19/20 Ligat ha'Al Maccabi Haifa 5 26
11/12 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 4 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 FSV Frankfurt 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan €400k
13/14 2013-09-02 1.FSV Mainz 05 FSV Frankfurt Loan €750k
09/10 2010-06-30 KSV Roeselare Twente FC Return from loan €600k
09/10 2010-01-08 Twente FC KSV Roeselare Loan €350k
06/07 2007-06-30 Perth SC Perth Glory Return from loan
06/07 2007-02-01 Perth Glory Perth SC Loan

Teams faced most often by Nikita Rukavytsya's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Sydney FC 35 9 9 17 37 54 -17 26%
Wellington Phoenix 33 10 8 15 51 49 +2 30%
Adelaide United 31 12 10 9 64 57 +7 39%
Newcastle United Jets 31 8 15 8 49 52 -3 26%
Melbourne City FC 30 7 7 16 42 67 -25 23%
Brisbane Roar 29 9 10 10 46 43 +3 31%
Central Coast Mariners 29 13 8 8 47 36 +11 45%
Melbourne Victory 27 12 3 12 43 45 -2 44%
Western United 24 7 2 15 36 43 -7 29%
FC Schalke 04 23 8 3 12 30 39 -9 35%
VfL Wolfsburg 22 6 6 10 23 38 -15 27%
FC Augsburg 22 10 9 3 28 20 +8 45%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal
17/18 Goal #50 (career)
20/21 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 34 460 1 0 0 0.2
21/22 29 148 2 0 1 1.82
20/21 35 353 3 0 0 0.76
19/20 42 487 2 0 0 0.37
18/19 37 582 1 0 0 0.15
17/18 36 569 1 0 0 0.16
16/17 25 901 1 0 0 0.1
14/15 27 867 2 0 0 0.21
10/11 32 550 2 0 0 0.33

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligat ha'Al
175 apps
73 G
13 A
Ligat ha'Al - Championship round
46 apps
13 G
3 A
A-League Men
46 apps
8 G
2 A
2. Bundesliga
51 apps
6 G
12 A
Europa League Qualifying
9 apps
6 G
4 A
JPL
9 apps
4 G
1 A
Gvia haMedina
18 apps
3 G
1 A
Ligat ha'Al - Relegation round
7 apps
3 G
0 A
KNVB Beker
2 apps
2 G
0 A
Bundesliga
32 apps
1 G
4 A

Frequently asked about Nikita Rukavytsya

Who is Nikita Rukavytsya?

Nikita Rukavytsya is an Australia professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Nikita Rukavytsya?

Nikita Rukavytsya is 38 years old. He was born on June 22, 1987 in Nikolaev.

What position does Nikita Rukavytsya play?

Nikita Rukavytsya plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Nikita Rukavytsya play for?

Nikita Rukavytsya currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Nikita Rukavytsya scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nikita Rukavytsya has scored 123 goals in 434 appearances.