| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentyn Slyusar | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiev, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Metalist Kharkiv | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1998 | Dynamo 2 | 80 | (14) |
| 1998–1999 | FC Metalurh Donetsk | 13 | (2) |
| 1999 | FC Obolon Kyiv | 13 | (1) |
| 1999 | FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don | 12 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 56 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | PFC Olexandria | 18 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | FC Nyva Vinnytsia | 24 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 29 | (1) |
| 2005–2010 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | 126 | (16) |
| 2010– | FC Obolon Kyiv | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Ukraine | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Valentyn Slyusar is a Ukrainian football midfielder for FC Obolon Kyiv.
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Slyusar is graduate of Dynamo Kyiv academy. Since then he has played for various Ukrainian First League clubs. He has also played for Russian club FC Rostov. Notably he has played for Ukrainian Premier League clubs FC Metalurh Donetsk, and Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.
In 2005, Slyusar came to Metalist who got new manager Myron Markevych. Since then he has one three bronze titles with the club in the Ukrainian Premier League.
After the Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 season Slyusar was found positive in random drug testing and will be suspended for two months.[1]
Slyusar was first called-up to the Ukraine national football team by Oleksiy Mykhailychenko for a friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2008. The squad mainly consisted of domestic-based players, with the exception Vitaliy Fedoriv.[2]