Serhiy Rybalka

{{about|the footballer|the politician|Serhiy Rybalka (politician)}}

{{family name hatnote|Oleksandrovych|Rybalka|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Serhiy Rybalka

| image = Serhiy Rybalka2015.jpg

| fullname = Serhiy Oleksandrovych Rybalka

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yamne, Sumy Oblast, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)

| height = 1.76 m{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/en/team/dynamo/players/rybalka/ |title=Rybalka Serhiy - FC Dynamo Kyiv. Official club website |access-date=7 February 2015 |archive-date=8 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208004431/http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/en/team/dynamo/players/rybalka/ |url-status=dead }}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2006

| youthclubs1 = Arsenal Kharkiv

| years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = Arsenal Kharkiv | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 20

| years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = Dynamo-2 Kyiv | caps2 = 75 | goals2 = 13

| years3 = 2010–2018 | clubs3 = Dynamo Kyiv | caps3 = 67 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = → Slovan Liberec (loan) | caps4 = 37 | goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = → Sivasspor (loan) | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018–2021 | clubs6 = Sivasspor | caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2021–2023 | clubs7 = Oleksandriya | caps7 = 40 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = LNZ Cherkasy | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009

| nationalyears3 = 2010

| nationalyears4 = 2010–2012

| nationalyears5 = 2015–

| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U18

| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U19

| nationalteam3 = Ukraine U20

| nationalteam4 = Ukraine U21

| nationalteam5 = Ukraine

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalcaps2 = 11

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalcaps4 = 10

| nationalcaps5 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalgoals4 = 6

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|UKR}}}}

| club-update = 2 July 2024

| nationalteam-update = 19 May 2019

}}

Serhiy Oleksandrovych Rybalka ({{langx|uk|Сергій Олександрович Рибалка}}; born 1 April 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.{{Soccerway}}

Club career

=Arsenal Kharkiv=

Born in Yamne, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Rybalka was the top scorer in Arsenal Kharkiv's history, by scoring 20 goals and surpassing Yuriy Martiniuk who had 19 goals. He caught the interest from many clubs, including from the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa who saw him as a very talented and perspective youth player. However, he chose to go to FC Dynamo Kyiv.[https://archive.today/20120729155711/http://www.dynamomania.com/news.php?p=message&id=35352 29-07-2008 13:59 – "Динамо" укрепилось 18-летним хавбеком "Арсенала"- UA-Football][http://ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/488ed79e.html Сергей Рыбалка подписал контракт с "Динамо"] 19 July 2008

=Dynamo Kyiv=

Rybalka made his senior team debut on 21 September 2011 in the Ukrainian Cup 3–2 victory against Kremin Kremenchuk.{{cite web |title=Serhiy Rybalka |url=http://www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua/en/team/dynamo/players/rybalka/ |publisher=FC Dynamo Kyiv official website |access-date=12 May 2019}} He opened the score in the 14th minute, hitting the free kick into the upper corner.{{cite web |script-title=ru:Кремень 2:3 Динамо / Кубок Украины, 1/16 финала; онлайн, анонс, статистика, отчёт |url=https://football.ua/game/26046.html |website=football.ua |access-date=12 May 2019 |language=ru}} A month later, on 23 October 2011, he made his Ukrainian Premier League debut, coming on at half time in a 6-1 thrashing of Zorya Luhansk.{{cite web |script-title=ru:Динамо 6:1 Заря / Украина. Премьер-лига, 14 тур; онлайн, анонс, статистика, отчёт |url=https://football.ua/ukraine/game/23283.html |website=football.ua |access-date=12 May 2019 |language=ru}}

After the debut, Rybalka struggled to establish himself in the squad. In order to help his development, it was decided to loan him to Czech club Slovan Liberec until the end of the 2012–2013 season.{{cite web |script-title=ru:Сергей Рыбалка уходит в аренду в "Слован" |trans-title=Serhiy Rybalka is going on loan to Slovan|url=https://dynamo.kiev.ua/news/131042-sergej-ryibalka-uhodit-v-arendu-v-slovan |website=dynamo.kiev.ua |date=15 January 2013|access-date=13 May 2019 |language=ru}} Rybalka immediately became one of the key players for Slovan, and in the summer of 2013 his loan was extended for one more season.{{cite web |script-title=ru:"Слован" продлил аренду Рыбалки еще на год |trans-title=Slovan extended Rybalka's loan for one more year |url=https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/ukrainians/1373106940-slovan-prodlil-arendu-rybalki-esche-na-god.html |website=UA Football |date=6 July 2013 |access-date=13 May 2019 |language=ru}} Rybalka again featured prominently in the side, helping Slovan reach the Round of 32 in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

After a successful loan spell, Rybalka returned to Dynamo for the 2014–15 season. New team manager Serhii Rebrov put a lot more trust in him than did Dynamo's previous managers Yuri Syomin and Oleh Blokhin, by making him a permanent fixture in midfield. On 17 May 2015, in a 1-0 Ukrainian Premier League victory against Dnipro, Rybalka assisted on what became the title-clinching goal by Domagoj Vida.{{cite web |script-title=ru:Динамо 1:0 Днепр / Украина. Премьер-лига, 24 тур; онлайн, анонс, статистика, отчёт |url=https://football.ua/ukraine/game/39602.html |website=Football.ua |access-date=13 May 2019 |language=ru}} On 16 September 2015, Rybalka made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–2 draw against Portuguese team FC Porto in the group stage, he assisted Dynamo's second goal which was scored by Vitaliy Buyalskyi on the 89th minute which gave Dynamo a draw.

=Sivasspor=

On 8 September 2017, Rybalka was loaned to Sivasspor, who had just returned to the Turkish Super League after a one-year absence.[http://www.sivasspor.org.tr/tr/haber-1903-sergiy-rybalka-demir-grup-sivasspor-acute-umuzda.html Sergiy Rybalka Demir Grup Sivasspor´umuzda] After a season on loan, Sivasspor bought Rybalka out of his Dynamo Kyiv contract, and signed him to a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://football.ua/turkey/367201-rybalka-pereshel-iz-dinamo-v-sivasspor.html|script-title=ru:Рыбалка перешел из Динамо в Сивасспор|trans-title=Rybalka switched from Dynamo to Sivasspor|language=ru|publisher=football.ua|date=20 July 2018|access-date=12 May 2019}}

International career

Rybalka was part of the Ukraine U-19 team that won the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. On 27 July 2009, in the last match of the group stage against Switzerland, with hosts Ukraine playing a man down and facing elimination from the tournament, Rybalka scored in the 85th minute to establish the final score (1-0), and to propel Ukraine into the semifinal round.{{cite web |title=U19 EURO 2009 Ukraine » Group A » Switzerland - Ukraine 0:1 |url=http://ukr.worldfootball.net/report/u19-h-em-2009-in-der-ukraine-gruppe-a-schweiz-ukraine/ |website=Worldfootball.net |access-date=19 May 2019}} He ended up playing in three of his team's five matches, including the Final against England.{{cite web |title=Serhiy Rybalka » U19 EURO 2009 Ukraine |url=http://ukr.worldfootball.net/player_summary/serhiy-rybalka/u19-h-em-2009-ukraine/ukraine-u19-h-team/3/ |website=Worldfootball.net|access-date=18 May 2019}}

On 31 March 2015, Rybalka made his senior team debut for Ukraine in a friendly match against Latvia, coming on at half-time for Dynamo Kyiv teammate Denys Garmash. He became a regular player for Ukraine for the remainder of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, featuring in the last six matches, including the play-offs against Slovenia. Rybalka was on Ukraine's squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 final tournament in France, but did not play in any of his team's matches.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|19 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Serhiy Rybalka |url=http://ukr.worldfootball.net/player_summary/serhiy-rybalka/ |website=Worldfootball.net |access-date=19 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ukraine - S. Rybalka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/sergiy-rybalka/88397/ |website=Soccerway.com |access-date=19 May 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+Club statistics ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Cup ! colspan="2" \|Continental ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3" \|Arsenal Kharkiv \|2006–07 \| rowspan="2" \|Ukrainian Second League \|13 \|4 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|14 \|4
2007–08 \|35 \|16 \|2 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|37 \|18
colspan="2" \|Total !48 !20 !3 !2 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !51 !22
rowspan="4" \|Dynamo-2 Kyiv \|2008–09 \| rowspan="3" \|Ukrainian First League \|28 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|28 \|3
2009–10 \|29 \|7 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|29 \|7
2010–11 \|18 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|18 \|3
colspan="2" \|Total !75 !13 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !75 !13
rowspan="5" \|Dynamo Kyiv \|2011–12 \| rowspan="4" \|Ukrainian Premier League \|2 \|0 \|1 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|3 \|1
2014–15 \|22 \|1 \|7 \|0 \|11All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League \|0 \|1Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup \|0 \|41 \|1
2015–16 \|17 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|7All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League \|0 \|1 \|0 \|26 \|0
2016–17 \|26 \|1 \|3 \|0 \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|34 \|1
colspan="2" \|Total !67 !2 !12 !1 !23 !0 !2 !0 !104 !3
rowspan="3" \|Slovan Liberec (loan) \|2012–13 \| rowspan="2" \|Czech First League \|14 \|2 \|4 \|0 \|11 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|— \|29 \|5
2013–14 \|23 \|6 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|26 \|6
colspan="2" \|Total !37 !8 !5 !0 !13 !3 ! colspan="2" \|— !55 !11
Sivasspor (loan) \|2017–18 \|Süper Lig !21 !1 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !22 !1
rowspan="2" \|Sivasspor \|2018–19 \|Süper Lig \|26 \|2 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|27 \|2
colspan="2" \|Total !26 !2 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— ! colspan="2" \|— !27 !2
colspan="3" \|Career Total !274 !46 !22 !3 !36 !3 !2 !0 !334 !52

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Club statistics

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Cup

! colspan="2" |Continental

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="3" |Arsenal Kharkiv

|2006–07

| rowspan="2" |Ukrainian Second League

|13

| colspan="2" |—

|14

2007–08

|35

|16

| colspan="2" |—

|37

|18

colspan="2" |Total

!48

!20

! colspan="2" |—

!51

!22

rowspan="4" |Dynamo-2 Kyiv

|2008–09

| rowspan="3" |Ukrainian First League

|28

| colspan="2" |—

|28

2009–10

|29

| colspan="2" |—

|29

2010–11

|18

| colspan="2" |—

|18

colspan="2" |Total

!75

!13

! colspan="2" |—

!75

!13

rowspan="5" |Dynamo Kyiv

|2011–12

| rowspan="4" |Ukrainian Premier League

| colspan="2" |—

2014–15

|22

|11All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

|1Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup

|41

2015–16

|17

|7All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

|26

2016–17

|26

| colspan="2" |—

|34

colspan="2" |Total

!67

!12

!23

!104

rowspan="3" |Slovan Liberec (loan)

|2012–13

| rowspan="2" |Czech First League

|14

|11

| colspan="2" |—

|29

2013–14

|23

| colspan="2" |—

|26

colspan="2" |Total

!37

!13

! colspan="2" |—

!55

!11

Sivasspor (loan)

|2017–18

|Süper Lig

!21

! colspan="2" |—

!22

rowspan="2" |Sivasspor

|2018–19

|Süper Lig

|26

| colspan="2" |—

|27

colspan="2" |Total

!26

! colspan="2" |—

!27

colspan="3" |Career Total

!274

!46

!22

!36

!334

!52

=International=

{{updated|19 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Serhiy Rybalka - national football team player |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29026 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=19 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=Serhiy Rybalka |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/59407/Serhiy_Rybalka.html |website=national-football-teams.com |access-date=19 May 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National Team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="2" \|Ukraine \|2015 \|8 \|0
2016 \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !9 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National Team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="2" |Ukraine

|2015

2016

colspan="2" |Total