Ruslan_Levyha
Ruslan Levyha
Ukrainian footballer
Ruslan Ivanovych Levyha (Ukrainian: Руслан Іванович Левига; born 31 January 1983) is a Ukrainian football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruslan Ivanovych Levyha | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-01-31) 31 January 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Kupiansk, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | Svitanok Kharkiv | ||
| 1999–2000 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | → Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 60 | (18) |
| 2001–2003 | → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 51 | (10) |
| 2003 | → Metalurh-2 Donetsk (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Arsenal Kyiv (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Arsenal-2 Kyiv (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Sokol Saratov (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Borysfen Boryspil (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Chornomorets Odesa | 54 | (6) |
| 2010 | Tobol | 11 | (1) |
| 2011 | Baku | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Olimpik Donetsk | 26 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 40 | (6) |
| 2016 | Velyka Bahachka | ||
| 2017 | Solli Plyus Kharkiv | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Ukraine U21 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for Persha Liha side FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka.
He previously played for Chornomorets in the Ukrainian Premier League, a club he joined in January 2008, FC Tobol of the Kazakhstan Premier League and FK Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League.
In February 2011, Levyha signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Baku.[1]
Levyha was injured in a road traffic accident on 6 October 2014, which killed his FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Assistant Manager Serhiy Zakarlyuka.[2] On 6 March 2020, Levyha was sentenced to 4-years in jail.[3]
- Левига останется в Бакы. azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- Погиб Сергей Закарлюка. ua.tribuna.com/ (in Russian). ua.tribuna. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- "Руслан Левига осужден на 4 года тюрьмы за ДТП, в котором погиб Закарлюка". terrikon.com (in Russian). Terrikon. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- Ruslan Levyha at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Ruslan Levyha at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Stats on Odesa Football website
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