Ruslan Malinovskyi
Ukrainian footballer (born 1993)
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Ruslan Volodymyrovych Malinovskyi (Ukrainian: Русла́н Володи́мирович Маліно́вський; born 4 May 1993) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, right winger or second striker for Serie A club Genoa and the Ukraine national team. He is a set piece specialist and possesses a powerful and accurate shot with either foot.[3]
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Malinovskyi with Ukraine in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruslan Volodymyrovych Malinovskyi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Polissya Zhytomyr | ||
| 2006–2010 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 39 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sevastopol (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Sevastopol-2 (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 44 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | → Genk (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Genk | 74 | (18) |
| 2019–2023 | Atalanta | 115 | (23) |
| 2023 | → Marseille (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Marseille | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Genoa (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2024– | Genoa | 44 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Ukraine U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Ukraine U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2015– | Ukraine | 69 | (10) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:42, 8 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Malinovskyi began his career at local side Polissya Zhytomyr under the management of Serhiy Zavalko.[4] On 1 September 2012, he played on loan for Sevastopol, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.[5]
Genk
On 1 January 2016, Malinovskyi was on loan to Belgian side Genk until the end of the season.[6] He debuted for the club in the Belgian Cup semi-final against Standard Liège and spent 72 minutes on the field. Altogether, during the loan at the Belgian club, Malinovskyi played 41 games in all tournaments, in which he scored 13 goals and made eight assists. On 29 May 2017, it was announced that Genk signed Malinovskyi permanently on a four-year contract.
Atalanta
On 16 July 2019, Malinovskyi signed for Atalanta for €13.7 million.[7] On 22 October 2019, he scored his first goal for Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League game against Manchester City.[8] Malinovskyi was named Player of the Month by Atalanta supporters.[9] He scored his first Serie A goal on 7 December 2019 in a match against Hellas Verona.[10][11]
On 24 June 2020, Malinovskyi scored the equalizing goal in a 3–2 comeback win against Lazio.[12] On 18 April 2021, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Juventus;[13]
On 19 May 2021, he scored in the final of the Coppa Italia against the same opponents but Atalanta fell to a 1–2 defeat.[14] On 24 February 2022, after having scored a goal against Olympiacos, he showed a T-shirt with the text "No War in Ukraine" after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
Later career
On 9 January 2023, Malinovskyi joined Ligue 1 side Marseille on loan until the end of the season, with an option for the French club to purchase the player.[16] Following a total amount of 23 appearances and two goals for Les Olympiens (split between the league and the national cup), he signed permanently for Marseille at the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]
On 19 August 2023, Malinovskyi officially joined newly promoted Serie A club Genoa on a season-long loan,[17][18] with a €10 million-worth option to buy in favor of the Italian club.[18][19] On 27 August, he made his debut with the team in a league match against Lazio.[20] He scored his debut goal for the club on 26 November, in a match against Frosinone.[21] Genoa signed him permanently on 31 January 2024.[22]
International career
On 31 March 2015, Malinovskyi debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad in a friendly match against Latvia, coming on as a substitute to Roman Bezus in the 85th minute.[23]
On 10 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 1–1 friendly draw against Italy, equalizing the score in the 62nd minute of the match.[24]
Malinovskyi was a member of Ukraine's squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and played four of the team's five matches as they reached the quarter-finals.[25]
In May 2024, Malinovskyi was called up to represent Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2024[26].
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2026[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Second League | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ukrainian Second League | 25 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Second League | 6 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 5 | |||
| Total | 39 | 10 | — | — | 39 | 10 | ||||
| Sevastopol-2 (loan) | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Second League | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sevastopol (loan) | 2012–13 | Ukrainian First League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 4 | 20 | 7 | |
| Total | 44 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 13 | ||
| Genk | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5[b] | 1 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13[b] | 3 | 51 | 16 | |
| Total | 107 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 135 | 30 | ||
| Atalanta | 2019–20 | Serie A | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 44 | 9 |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | 43 | 10 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10[d] | 4 | 41 | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 115 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 143 | 30 | ||
| Marseille (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| Genoa | 2023–24[e] | Serie A | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 63 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | 67 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 406 | 75 | 33 | 6 | 49 | 15 | 486 | 96 | ||
- Includes Ukrainian Cup, Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia, Coupe de France
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Part of this season was spent on loan from Marseille
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 69 | 10 | |
- As of match played 13 October 2025. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Malinovskyi goal.[1][28]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2018 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | 15 |  Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 October 2018 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine | 16 |  Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 7 September 2019 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 23 |  Lithuania | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 4 | 11 October 2019 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25 | Lithuania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 5 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 10 October 2020 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | 31 |  Germany | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
| 7 | 11 June 2022 | Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland | 48 |  Armenia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 8 | 10 October 2025 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 67 |  Iceland | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 10 | 13 October 2025 | Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium, Kraków, Poland | 68 |  Azerbaijan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Sevastopol
Genk
Atalanta
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2020–21[14]
Ukraine U21
Individual
- Golden talent of Ukraine: 2014 (U21)
- Ukrainian Premier League Young Player of the Year: 2013–14
- Genk Player of the Season: 2018–19
- Serie A Player of the Month: May 2021,[30] February 2022[31]
- Serie A Goal of the Month: February 2022,[32] January 2026[33]
- Serie A top assist provider: 2020–21[34]
