Andriy Pylyavskyi (Ukrainian: Андрій Борисович Пилявський; born 4 December 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Andriy Pylyavskyi
Pylyavskyi with Maccabi Haifa in 2013
Personal information
Full name Andriy Borysovych Pylyavskyi
Date of birth (1988-12-04) 4 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2001–2002 ATEK Kyiv
2002–2005 Shakhtar Donetsk
2006 Arsenal Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0)
2009 Nafkom Brovary 9 (2)
2009–2010 Nyva Vinnytsia 39 (4)
2011–2014 Maccabi Haifa 48 (1)
2011–2012Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 Zorya Luhansk 32 (3)
2016–2018 Rubin Kazan 3 (0)
2016Vorskla Poltava (loan) 8 (0)
2017Zorya Luhansk (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2022 Nyva Buzova
2022–2023 Shturm Ivankiv
International career
2014 Ukraine 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pylyavskyi is an alumnus of the youth academy "Athlete" in Kyiv and of FC Shakhtar Donetsk sports school.[3]

Club career edit

He began playing at age 7 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. At the age of 17 moved to Arsenal Kyiv. Upon his arrival, he was sent to play in the reserves. After recovering from a long-term injury, he was released by Arsenal Kyiv and signed with Nafkom. The team soon disbanded, and Pylyavskyi moved to Nyva Vinnytsia, where he helped the team earn promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.

Pylyavski signed by Maccabi Haifa in January 2011. In his first season with Maccabi Haifa, he won the championship and lost in the cup final. He scored his debut goal against Hapoel Acre in the Toto Cup.

In the 2012–13 season Pylyavskyi scored a dramatic goal in the 95th minute to help his team beat Bnei Yehuda 1–0. In June 2013, he signed a one-year contract extension to stay with Maccabi Haifa.

On 10 February 2016, he signed with the Russian side FC Rubin Kazan.[4]

Club career statistics edit

(correct as of December 2011)[5]
Club Season League Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Maccabi Haifa 2010–11 16 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
Maccabi Haifa 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2011-12 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0
Maccabi Haifa 2012–13 15 1 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 23 2 0
Maccabi Haifa 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Career 58 1 0 9 0 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 77 2 0

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Walla! Maccabi Haifa Pyliavskyi Andrii". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Офіційний сайт ФК "Зоря" Луганськ".
  3. ^ Андрей Пилявский: "Поддержка болельщиков для нас очень важна" (in Russian). FC Nyva Vinnytsia Website. 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ «Рубин» заключил контракт с Андреем Пилявским (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ^ "One: מכבי נתניה - דלה ימפולסקי".

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