PLAYER DETAILS
Yaroslav Rakitskyi profile
- Club
- Chornomorets
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Ukraine
- Date of birth
- 1989-08-03
- Birthplace
- Pershotravensk, Soviet Union
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Shirt number
- 44
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Yaroslav Rakitskyi
Yaroslav Volodymyrovych Rakitskiy (Ukrainian: Ярослав Володимирович Ракицький, Russian: Ярослав Владимирович Ракицкий; born 3 August 1989) is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a defender for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is best known for his passing ability and free-kicks.
He is also a member of the Ukraine national football team, he made his first team appearance for Ukraine national football team on 10 October 2009 and scored his first goal on 14 October of the same year. Rakitskiy has amassed over 50 caps for Ukraine and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.