Yaroslav Rakitskiy (born 1989) is an Ukrainian footballer. He was born in Shakhtarske on 3 August 1989.
Yaroslav Rakitskiy competed in association football as a defender. His career took in FC Shakhtar Donetsk (2009–2019), 210 appearances and 9 goals, the Ukraine national under-21 football team (2008–2011), 17 appearances and 3 goals, the Ukraine men's national football team (2009–2018), 54 appearances and 5 goals, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (2019–2022), 78 appearances and 5 goals and Adana Demirspor (in 2022), 8 appearances. He had begun working by 2009.
Yaroslav Rakitskiy appeared at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.
UEFA Euro 2012 was held in Ukraine.
The entry appears in 36 languages, placing Yaroslav Rakitskiy among the sports names followed well outside Ukraine.
