Ruslan Solyanyk
Ukrainian footballer (1984–2024)
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Ruslan Solyanyk (Ukrainian: Руслан Соляник; 8 August 1984 – 26 December 2024) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
Full name
Ruslan Oleksiyovych Solyanyk
Date of birth
8 August 1984
Place of birth
Poltava, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Date of death
26 December 2024 (aged 40)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruslan Oleksiyovych Solyanyk | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Poltava, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 2024 (aged 40) | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Metalurh-2 Donetsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2003 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Vorskla | 18 | (0) |
| 2005 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih | 9 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Tavriya Simferopol | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | llychivets Mariupol | 42 | (1) |
| 2009 | Oleksandriya | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Zhetysu | 18 | (0) |
| 2011 | Chornomorets Odesa | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Mykolaiv | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Tytan Armiansk | 21 | (0) |
| 2015 | Inhulets Petrove | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Myr Hornostayivka | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Solyanyk played for Illychivets Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League where he moved from another UPL side Tavriya Simferopol before the start of the 2007–08 season.
He spent the 2010 season playing for FC Zhetysu in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
On 25 January 2011, Solyanyk signed a 1.5-year contract with Chornomorets Odesa.[1]
Death
Solyanyk died on 26 December 2024, at the age of 40.[2]
