Oleksandr Rybka

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevhenovych and the family name is Rybka.
Oleksandr Rybka
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Yevhenovych Rybka
Date of birth (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Youth career
2000–2002 Dynamo Kyiv
2002 Zmina-Obolon Kyiv
2002–2003 Kyiv-Skhid Kyiv
2004 Vidradnyi Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Dynamo Kyiv 14 (0)
2005 → Dynamo-3 Kyiv 6 (0)
2005–2008 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 30 (0)
2010–2011 Obolon Kyiv 29 (0)
2011–2012 Shakhtar Donetsk 19 (0)
2014–2016 Dynamo Kyiv 23 (0)
2017–2018 Kardemir Karabükspor 22 (0)
2018 Afjet Afyonspor 15 (0)
2019–2020 Sabail 20 (0)
2020–2021 Liepāja 14 (0)
2021–2023 Metalist Kharkiv 23 (0)
2022 → Boluspor (loan) 2 (0)
2023 Lviv 11 (0)
2023–2025 Obolon Kyiv 10 (0)
International career‡
2002 Ukraine U15 2 (0)
2002–2003 Ukraine U16 11 (0)
2003–2004 Ukraine U17 11 (0)
2003–2005 Ukraine U18 11 (0)
2005 Ukraine U19 5 (0)
2006–2009 Ukraine U21 11 (0)
2011–2015 Ukraine 3 (0)
Managerial career
2025– Chornomorets Odesa
(goalkeepers coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2006 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2021

Oleksandr Yevhenovych Rybka (Ukrainian: Олександр Євгенович Рибка; born 10 April 1987) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career

He was a goalkeeper for the Ukrainian national under-21 football team along with Bohdan Shust becoming the vice-champion at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

In the 2007–2008 season, due to injury, he made four appearances for FC Dynamo Kyiv conceding 3 goals. He then made his UEFA Champions League debut against Real Madrid C.F. in 2006/2007 season's group stage. Dynamo lost the game 5–1 in Madrid and Rybka made a memorable performance, even though he conceded a 5th and final goal of the match from a penalty kick.

In 2011, Rybka had signed for FC Shakhtar. In Shakhtar, he would put up some great performances, and would eventually become the starting goalkeeper. However, this momentum stopped. Rybka received a two-year ban after testing positive for a prohibited substance diuretic in a league game against Karpaty Lviv in November 2011 lasting until January 10, 2014, meaning he would miss the 2012 UEFA European Championship which were being co-hosted by Ukraine alongside Poland.

On 1 November 2013, Rybka re-signed for Dynamo Kyiv. The 3-year contract he signed began in January 2014, when his ban was terminated.

In March 2022, he moved on loan to Boluspor.[2]

In January 2023 Rybka moved to FC Lviv.[3] On 1 July 2023, he joined Ukrainian Premier League side FC Obolon Kyiv.[4]

After the 2024–25 season Rybka ended his active career as a football player.[5]

Coaching career

On 17 June 2025, was announced that FC Chornomorets Odesa hired Rybka as goalkeepers coach.[6]

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Liepāja

Shakhtar Donetsk

References

  1. ^ Oleksandr Rybka at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Досвідчений страж воріт продовжить кар'єру за кордоном" (in Ukrainian). 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Екс-воротар збірної України – новачок «Львова»". www.sportyvka.com.ua. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Олександр Рибка приєднався до "ФК Оболонь"". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Рибка: "Чорноморець" зробить все, щоб повернутися в УПЛ наступного сезону". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  6. ^ "«Чорноморець» запросив в тренерський штаб Рибку, - Кучер". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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