Ruslan Barsky (or Roslan Barski,[1][2] Hebrew: רוסלן ברסקי, Ukrainian: Руслан Барський; born 3 January 1992) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Holon, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[citation needed] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2021 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 32 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Maccabi Jaffa (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Hapoel Jerusalem (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) | 69 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hapoel Haifa (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | (0) |
| 2022– | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Israel U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Israel U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Israel U19 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2022 | |||
Barsky was born in Holon, Israel, to parents who immigrated from Ukraine to Israel. As a child, Barsky was a long-distance runner.[3] In 2010, Barsky's father, a former wrestler, died from cancer.[3]
He also holds a Ukrainian passport.[4]
In 2017–18, aged 25, Barsky consistently played in the Israeli Premier League for the first time in his career because of injuries.[3] That season against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, he set a league record for distance ran at 12. 7 km. [3]