Young central defender who rose to prominence during the successful qualification campaign for the World Cup finals. The 23-year-old Dnipro stopper was only handed his first international call-up just over 12 months ago but impressed coach Oleg Blokhin enough to earn a run in the side as Ukraine qualified for their first ever major competition. Rusol has made less than 100 first-team appearances in his short career but he has already won 16 caps such is the impression he has made on the international stage. A tall and athletic defender who also has an excellent turn of pace.