Denys Valentynovych Slyusar ( ua, Денис Валентинович Слюсар; born 27 May 2002) is a Ukrainian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Rukh Lviv.
Career
Born in
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod ( uk, У́жгород, , ; ) is a city and municipality on the river Uzh in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, the Adriatic and the ...
, where his father played for the local
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
Football Club Hoverla Uzhhorod ( ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Uzhhorod. Following the end of the 2015–16 season it was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier League because of debts to (current and former) players. , 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
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* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
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he continued to play there for a short time before signing with
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...
club
FC Rukh Lviv
FC Rukh Lviv ( ua, ФК «Рух» Львів) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League following the promotion as runners-up of 2019–20 Ukrainian First League.
History
In 20 ...
in October 2020. He made his debut for FC Rukh as a starter against
MFC Mykolaiv
MFС Mykolaiv (''Municipal Football Club "Mykolaiv"'', ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Mykolaiv.
It is one of the oldest football clubs that exists in Ukraine. Originally was established as a football team of the Black Sea Shipyard, sin ...
on 21 September 2021 in the Round of 32 of the
2021–22 Ukrainian Cup.
Personal life
He is a son of Ukrainian retired international football player
Valentyn Slyusar
Valentyn Slyusar (born 15 September 1977) is a former Ukrainian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Slyusar is graduate of Dynamo Kyiv academy. Since then he has played for various Ukrainian First League clubs. He has also played ...
.
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Uzhhorod
Footballers from Zakarpattia Oblast
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukraine men's youth international footballers
Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Karpaty Lviv players
FC Rukh Lviv players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian Second League players
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