Ruslan Babenko

Ruslan Oleksandrovych Babenko (Ukrainian: Руслан Олександрович Бабенко; born 8 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Polissya Zhytomyr.

Ruslan Babenko

Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Oleksandrovych Babenko
Date of birth	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Polissya Zhytomyr
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2007	UFK Dnipropetrovsk
2007	SDYuShOR Mykolaiv
2007–2009	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	11	(0)
2014–2015	→ Volyn Lutsk (loan)	17	(1)
2015	Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk	9	(1)
2016	Bodø/Glimt	19	(0)
2017–2018	Zorya Luhansk	19	(0)
2018–2019	Chornomorets Odesa	28	(2)
2019–2020	Raków Częstochowa	22	(0)
2020–2021	Olimpik Donetsk	22	(1)
2021–2022	Polissya Zhytomyr	10	(0)
2022	Metalist Kharkiv	0	(0)
2022–2024	Dnipro-1	49	(1)
2024–	Polissya Zhytomyr	23	(0)
International career‡
2008–2009	Ukraine U16	5	(0)
2008–2009	Ukraine U17	12	(1)
2009–2010	Ukraine U18	17	(3)
2010–2011	Ukraine U19	11	(0)
2012	Ukraine U20	4	(1)
2011–2014	Ukraine U21	30	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2018

Career

Babenko is a product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk academy. He made his first team debut in the Premier League in a match against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on 23 April 2011.^[2]

On 19 February 2016, Babenko signed a 2-year deal for Tippeligaen club Bodø/Glimt coming as a free transfer. After just one season in Bodø/Glimt he left the club after they relegated.

Career statistics

As of 14 November 2016

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2010–11	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	UPL	4	0	0	0	4	0
2011–12			5	0	0	0	5	0
2012–13			2	0	0	0	2	0
2013–14			0	0	0	0	0	0
2014–15	Volyn Lutsk		17	1	2	0	19	1
2015–16	Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk		9	1	2	0	11	1
2016	Bodø/Glimt	Tippeligaen	19	0	4	0	23	0
Career Total			56	2	8	0	64	2