Andriy Kitela
Ukrainian footballer
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Andriy Yuriyovych Kitela (Ukrainian: Андрій Юрійович Кітела; born 13 December 2004) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Rukh Lviv.
Full name
Andriy Yuriyovych Kitela
Date of birth
13 December 2004
Place of birth
Stryi, Ukraine
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andriy Yuriyovych Kitela | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Stryi, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rukh Lviv | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DYuSSh Stryi | |||
| 2015–2020 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 2020–2022 | Rukh Lviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Rukh Lviv | 35 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Rukh-2 Lviv | 22 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Ukraine U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 December 2023 | |||
Club career
Early years
Born in Stryi, Kitela began his career in the academy from his native city, where his first coaches were Vasyl Bahrych and Vitaliy Ponomaryov. Then he continued in the Karpaty Lviv and the Rukh Lviv academies.[1]
Rukh Lviv
In September 2020 he signed a contract with the Ukrainian Premier League side Rukh Lviv. He made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League on 19 October 2022 in an away match against Vorskla Poltava.[2]
