Ruslan Stepanyuk

Ruslan Yuriyovych Stepanyuk (Ukrainian: Руслан Юрійович Степанюк; born 16 January 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veres Rivne.

Ruslan Stepanyuk

Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Yuriyovych Stepanyuk
Date of birth	(1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Vesele, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Veres Rivne
Number	7
Youth career
200?–2005	Kolos Nikopol
2005–2009	UFK Dnipropetrovsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Kolos Nikopol	2	(0)
2011	Tavriya Simferopol	0	(0)
2012–2013	Stal Alchevsk	60	(16)
2014–2015	Hoverla Uzhhorod	16	(0)
2015	Oleksandriya	15	(1)
2016	Olimpik Donetsk	4	(0)
2016–2018	Veres Rivne	65	(26)
2018–2019	Zhetysu	44	(8)
2020–2024	Vorskla Poltava	106	(29)
2024–	Veres Rivne	28	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2025

Career

Early years

Stepanyuk is the product of the revived Kolos Nikopol (since 2001) and the School of Physical Culture (UFK) Dnipropetrovsk's Youth Systems, and his first trainer was Vitaliy Minyaylo.^[1]

Tavriya Simferopol

Stepanyuk's professional career continued when he was promoted to the youth team of Tavriya Simferopol.

Stal Alchevsk

In 2012, he made his debut for Stal Alchevsk in the Ukrainian First League.

Olimpik Donetsk

He played for Olimpik Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Return to Veres Rivne

On 6 June 2024, Stepanyuk signed a three-year contract with Veres Rivne.^[2]

Honours

Individual

• Ukrainian First League best player: 2016–17
• Ukrainian First League top scorer: 2016–17
• Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month: 2020–21 (September)