Pavel Ryzhevski (russian: Павел Рыжевский, born 3 March 1981) is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian

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, who currently plays for

BFC Daugavpils BFC Daugavpils is a Latvian football club that is based in Daugavpils. They play in the Latvian Higher League. The club plays its home matches at the Celtnieks Stadium in Daugavpils with a capacity of 3,980 people. History Domestic history Squ ...

in the

Virsliga Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is Op ...

. Ryzhevski previously played for

Dinaburg FC Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club played at the Daugava Stadium (capacity 4,070). On October 5, 2009, Dinaburg was expelled from the Virsliga and both the pre ...

. Through the 2008 season, Ryzhevski had made 125 appearances and scored 26 goals in the

Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is Op ...

. In the 2012 season Ryzhevski scored 26 goals in 22 matches for Ilūkstes NSS, helping the team clinch a promotion to the

. He was the top scorer of the

Latvian First League The Latvian First League ( lv, Latvijas Pirmā līga, 1. līga) is the second tier of football in Latvia and is organised by the Latvian Football Federation. History The league was founded together with other Latvian football competitions in 19 ...

and was also named the best player of the

in 2012 by the

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. Despite his effectiveness, Ryzhevski left the club after the season due to professional reasons. In April 2013 it was announced that Ryzhevski would continue playing in the

, joining

Honours

Skonto Riga *

champion:

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winner:

Playing career

* - played games and goals

References

1981 births Living people Belarusian men's footballers Belarusian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Belarusian Premier League players Latvian Higher League players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Molodechno players Skonto FC players Dinaburg FC players FC Tobol players FC Dynamo Brest players SK Blāzma players BFC Daugavpils players Augšdaugavas NSS players Men's association football forwards {{Belarus-footy-forward-stub