Ruslan Bidnenko

Ruslan Mykhaylovych Bidnenko (born 20 July 1981) is a retired professional Ukrainian footballer. He has played once for the Ukraine national football team. He mainly plays as a midfielder.

Career

Club career Bidnenko started his career with hometown club FC Borysfen Boryspil in 1997 and played over 160 games before a transfer to Dynamo Kyiv in 2003. Restricted to only twelve appearances in one and a half seasons, he joined FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2004. After making 18 appearances due to injuries he was sent on loan to FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka until the end of the 2007–08 season. In 2009, he was loaned to Arsenal Kyiv. On 17 October 2009, he signed a deal with FC Chornomorets Odesa until the end of the 2009–10 season. He has been a Ukrainian Premier League champion in 2003–04, and a runner-up and Ukrainian Cup winner in 2004–05.

International career He has appeared only in one game for the senior team when in away friendly against France in Saint Denis at Stade de France Bidenko came out on substitution for Mykhailo Starostyak.

Honours Ukrainian Premier League champion: 2003–04 Ukrainian Premier League third: 2004–05 Ukrainian Cup champion: 2004–05