Yaroslav Rakitsky, the defender of Shakhtar Donetsk, recently talked about the end of the career of the famous Ukrainian striker Yevgeny Seleznev. Seleznev played his farewell match on June 6 at the Avangard stadium in Uzhhorod, and Rakitsky shared his thoughts on Seleznev’s career and former Dynamo midfielder Alexander Aliyev’s performance in the match. Although Seleznev scored 117 goals in the Ukrainian top flight, he could not break the records of Sergei Rebrov and Maxim Shatsky, who both scored 123 goals. Seleznev played for Dnipro, Shakhtar, Arsenal, Minai, and Kolos, and as part of the Ukrainian national team, he played 57 matches and scored 11 goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk defender Yaroslav Rakitsky spoke about the end of the career of the famous Ukrainian striker Yevgeny Seleznev, who played his farewell match on June 6.
Evgeny Seleznev ended his professional playing career and played his farewell match on June 6 at the Avangard stadium in Uzhhorod.
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Shakhtar defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy, who was previously a partner of the striker in the Donetsk team, shared his thoughts on his career and commented on the performance of former Dynamo midfielder Alexander Aliyev in yesterday’s meeting.
“Aliyev in an orange uniform? Very nice, suits him. Selya is a king. One of the best strikers in the history of Ukraine. It’s a shame he didn’t break records, but he did everything in the business, he was always the best.
Is he worried? I thought yes, I called, yes. Of course, he was offended when they changed him in Minay, they put a penalty – there is no village,” said Rakitsky on the SportArena YouTube channel.
Yevgeny Seleznev. Photo: FC Minai
- The 37-year-old Seleznev played for Dnipro, Shakhtar, Arsenal, Minai and Kolos and scored 117 goals in the Ukrainian top flight, but could not beat the records of Sergei Rebrov and Maxim Shatsky, who scored 123 goals each.
- Evgeny’s last club was Transcarpathian Minay, where he played in 2021-2022, playing 17 matches and scoring one goal.
- As part of the Ukrainian national team, the striker played 57 matches and scored 11 goals.
