Denys Valentynovych Slyusar (Ukrainian: Денис Валентинович Слюсар; born 27 May 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rukh Lviv.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denys Valentynovych Slyusar | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Uzhhorod, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rukh Lviv | ||
| Number | 96 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Youth Sportive School Uzhhorod | ||
| 2016–2019 | UFK-Karpaty Lviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Karpaty Lviv | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Rukh Lviv | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Ukraine U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Ukraine U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2022 | |||
Career edit
Born in Uzhhorod, where his father played for the local Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, Slyusar is a product of the local youth sportive school and the UFK-Karpaty Lviv youth sportive school system.
He played for FC Karpaty in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and was ultimately promoted to the senior squad. When Karpaty was relegated into the Ukrainian Second League he continued to play there for a short time before signing with Ukrainian Premier League club FC Rukh Lviv in October 2020. He made his debut for FC Rukh as a starter against MFC Mykolaiv on 21 September 2021 in the Round of 32 of the 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup.[1]
Personal life edit
He is a son of Ukrainian retired international football player Valentyn Slyusar.[2]
References edit
- ^ Vbet Кубок України-2021/2022. Четвертий раунд (1/16 фіналу): офіційні дані (in Ukrainian). Official UAF Website. 22 September 2021.
- ^ Сын Валентина Слюсара дебютировал за Карпаты (in Russian). football.ua. 4 September 2021.
External links edit
- Denys Slyusar at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Denys Slyusar at Soccerway
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