Ruslan Babenko

Babenko's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating held around 11. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Polessya · 2nd	8	0	0	3.15	11	14
2025/26	Polessya · 3rd	27	0	0	7.16	11	14
2024/25	Polessya · 4th	21	0	1	6.9	18	14
2023/24	Dnipro-1 · 4th	25	1	0	7.27	22	18
2022/23	Dnipro-1 · 2nd	24	0	0	—	25	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Ukraine · international

Side	Apps	G
Ukraine U21	9	1
Ukraine U19	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central midfielder

R. Babenko is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Polessya, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 14. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (48.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Babenko.

On the season, Babenko graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.38 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 34 Babenko is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23

11.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.38

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Polessya finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.38

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.7%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.38

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.274

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Babenko sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Babenko's projected Rating — 11.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles15—

Interceptions45

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

PolessyaJul 2024 – nowFree

DDnipro-1until Jul 2024

MMetal KharkivJul 2022 – Jul 2024Free

PolessyaSept 2021 – Jul 2022Free

OOlimpik DonetskSept 2020 – Sept 2021Free

Raków CzęstochowaJul 2019 – Sept 2020Free

CChornomoretsJul 2018 – Jul 2019Free

Zorya LuhanskJan 2017 – Jul 2018Free

Bodo/GlimtFeb 2016 – Jan 2017

SStal Kamianskeuntil Feb 2016

About R. Babenko

Ruslan Babenko is a 34-year-old central midfielder who plays for Polessya, born on July 8, 1992 in Dnipro, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Ukraine. Polessya currently sit 2nd of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, R. Babenko has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 174 minutes, averaging a 6.3 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

Recent matches

October 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Bukovyna (84 minutes, 6.3 rating)

R. Babenko's next match is on October 18, 2026, when Polessya face Dynamo Kyiv at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Babenko at 11.1 with a Season form score of 14.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, R. Babenko has totalled 262 club appearances with 6 goals and 1 assist for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 28 appearances for Chornomorets.

R. Babenko's career has also included time at DDnipro-1, MMetal Kharkiv, OOlimpik Donetsk, Raków Częstochowa, CChornomorets, Zorya Luhansk, Bodo/Glimt and SStal Kamianske.

On the international stage, R. Babenko has represented Ukraine U21 and Ukraine U19 — 15 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Polessya finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points