The defender’s contract with the Pitmen is calculated until the end of the season
Ukrainian defender Yaroslav Rakytsky returned to Miner as a free agent. The 33-year-old has signed a contract until the end of the season.
Earlier it was reported that the player is ready to join the Pitmen’s location in Turkey, where the Donetsk club holds a training camp. In December, Yaroslav’s agent said that the player really wanted to return to Ukraine.
Recall that Rakitskiy spent 10 years with the Pitmen, playing more than 300 matches for the Donetsk club. In January 2019, Yaroslav moved to Zenit.
In March last year, Rakitskiy terminated his contract with Zenit and left the St. Petersburg club after the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. After leaving Russia, Yaroslav kept fit with Metalist and Shakhtar. Also in the summer, the Ukrainian refused to move to the Brazilian Botafogo.
Rakitskiy spent the first part of the current season with Adana Demirspor, a club from the Turkish Super League. He has 9 matches and one assist in the Turkish Cup.
Igor Jovičević’s team also ranks second in the UPL standings, 5 points behind Dnipro-1. In the first match of the second round, Shakhtar will play against Metalist 1925.
Source: Sportarena
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