Ihor Malysh
Ukrainian footballer
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Ihor Malysh (Ukrainian: Ігор Анатолійович Малиш; born 15 July 1983) is a professional Ukrainian former football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ihor Anatoliyovych Malysh | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Kovel-Volyn Kovel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Volyn Lutsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | → Kovel-Volyn Kovel | 49 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Neman Grodno | 41 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Obolon Kyiv | 72 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Obolon-2 Kyiv | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 23 | (0) |
| 2011 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne | 19 | (8) |
| 2012 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 27 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Nyva Ternopil | 24 | (4) |
| 2014 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | Mykolaiv | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Veres Rivne | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 52 | (1) |
| 2018 | FC Ukraine United | 16 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 December 2018 | |||
Club career
Early career
Malysh is a product of the Kovel-Volyn Sportive School System and began his professional career in 2000 in the Ukrainian Second League with Podillya Khmelnytskyi.[1] In 2001, he played in the Ukrainian First League with Volyn Lutsk and featured with the reserve team Kovel-Volyn Kovel in the Ukrainian Second League.[2]
Belarus
In 2004, he played abroad in the Belarusian Premier League with Neman Grodno.[3][4][5] During his time with Grodno, he participated in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup against Tescoma Zlín.[6]
Premier League
After a season abroad, he returned to the Ukrainian First League and played with Obolon Kyiv.[7] In 2009, he helped the Kyiv-based club secure promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League and he appeared in 4 matches and recorded 1 goal in the top flight.[7][8]
He resumed playing in the first division the following season by signing with Zakarpattia Uzhgorod.[9]
After two seasons with Zakarpattia, he played in the Crimean region with Krymteplytsia Molodizhne.[4] Before his loan move to Israel, he was the club's top goal scorer with 8 goals.[10][11]
Israel
In the winter of 2012, he went abroad for the second time to play in the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.[12][13] He would appear in 17 matches for the club.[8] During his time in the Middle East, he was linked to a possible move to Belarusian side Shakhtar Soligorsk.[14]
Ukraine
Malysh returned to the Ukrainian second division for the 2012-13 season after securing a one-year contract with Avanhard Kramatorsk.[15] He continued playing in the second tier as he was signed by Nyva Ternopil in the 2013 summer transfer market.[16][17] His tenure with the Western Ukrainian club lasted only a single season as he experienced financial difficulties with the organization.[18]
For the 2014-15 campaign, he secured a deal with Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka.[19][20] His stint with Okhtyrka was short-lived as he signed with Mykolaiv in 2015.[21][22] In the winter of 2016, he played in the third division with Veres Rivne.[23] In his debut season with Veres, he helped the club secure promotion to the second division.[24] Once the season came to a conclusion, he departed from the club.[24][25]
Malysh would return to the second division by signing with his former club Avanhard Kramatorsk in the summer of 2016.[26] His contract with Avanhard was terminated in the winter of 2018.[27][28]
Canada
After his release from Avanhard, he began another spell abroad in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with FC Ukraine United.[29] In his debut season in Toronto, he would assist the club in securing the divisional title and as a result in clinching a playoff berth.[30][31] However, the Toronto side was eliminated from the postseason competition in the second round by Scarborough SC where he did manage to contribute a goal in a losing effort.[32] In total, he appeared in 16 matches and scored 7 goals in the Canadian circuit.[33]
Amateur level
Following his stint in Canada, he returned to Ukraine to play in the amateur Volyn regional league with Votrans Lutsk.[34] Malysh would help the club in securing the league title during the 2019-20 season.[35] In 2020, he played with FC Kovel-Volyn.[36]
Honors
FC Ukraine United
- Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2018[30]
