Nazar Milishchuk (born June 5, 1986) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Nazar Milishchuk
Personal information
Full name Nazar Hennayovych Milishchuk
Date of birth (1986-06-05) 5 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Dubliany, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn 34 (1)
2011 FC Sambir 29 (8)
2012 FC Mykolaiv 25 (9)
2012–2013 FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 0 (0)
2014 FC Mykolaiv 19 (4)
2014–2015 LKS Sawa Sonina 3 (0)
2015 FC Mykolaiv 3 (2)
2015–2016 NK Veres Rivne 4 (0)
2015–2016 LKS Cresovia Krzeczowice
2015–2016 LKS Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska 13 (1)
2016–2017 FC Mykolaiv 8 (2)
2018–2019 FC Ukraine United 33 (13)
2021 FC Ukraine United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career edit

Ukraine edit

Milishchuk originally began playing at the amateur level with local teams such as Naftusya Skhidnytsia.[1] in 2009, he joined the professional ranks by playing in the Ukrainian First League with Enerhetyk Burshtyn.[2][1] In his debut season with Burshtyn, he appeared in 28 matches and scored 1 goal.[3] After two seasons in the second tier, he departed from Burshtyn in 2011 after his contract expired.[4] Following his departure from Burshtyn, he returned to the Ukrainian Football Amateur League to play with FC Sambir.[5]

His tenure with Sambir was short-lived as he signed with Mykolaiv in 2012.[1] In his debut season with Mykolaiv, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 9 goals and was named the organization's best player of the year.[1] He would return to the country's second division league in 2012 to sign with Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk but failed to make an appearance.[1][6] Milishchuk made a brief return to Mykolaiv in 2014 but suffered an injury that limited his playing time.[1]

Poland edit

In 2014, he went abroad to play in the Polish IV liga with LKS Sawa Sonina.[7] Following the club's relegation, he departed after the conclusion of the season.[8][9]

He returned to Poland in 2015 to play in the III liga with LKS Cresovia Krzeczowice and LKS Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska.[10][11][9]

Return to Ukraine edit

After a season in Poland, he returned to the professional football scene in Ukraine by playing in the third division with Veres Rivne.[12][13] He made his debut for Veres on July 22, 2015, against Arsenal Kyiv in the 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup.[14] In total, he would play in 3 league matches with the club.[3] Milishchuk would return to his former club Mykolaiv in late 2016 where he was named the Lviv Oblast's player of the year.[15]

Canada edit

In 2018, he went abroad for the third time in his career to play in the southern Ontario-centered Canadian Soccer League with FC Ukraine United.[16] In his debut season with the western Toronto side, he finished second in the scoring charts for the club with 8 goals.[17] He also helped the club secure a playoff berth by winning the First Division title.[18][19] In the preliminary round of the playoffs, Ukraine United successfully advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Brantford Galaxy.[20] Scarborough SC would eliminate Ukraine United in the semifinal round.[21]

Milishchuk re-signed with Ukraine United for another season in 2019.[22] He would once more help the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing third in the league's top division.[23] Ukraine United would defeat Hamilton City in the opening round of the postseason tournament.[24] In the second round, Milishchuk would contribute a goal against SC Waterloo Region which advanced the Toronto side to the CSL Championship final.[25] He would participate in the championship final match where Scarborough defeated Ukraine United.[23][26][27]

He would return to play with Ukraine United for the 2021 season in the Ontario Soccer League.[28]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Милищук Назар Геннадьевич, 05.06.1986, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Ukraine - N. Milishchuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ Бацала, Ярослав (4 March 2011). "Енергетик дозаявив вісім футболістів" ["Energetik" added eight football players]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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  7. ^ Kusina, Maciej. "Skarb - Sawa Sonina". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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  9. ^ a b "Plany przygotowań do sezonu podkarpackich drużyn od 1 do 4 ligi" [Preparation plans for the season of Podkarpacie teams from the 1st to the 4th league]. Nowiny (in Polish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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  11. ^ "Stal Mielec już wygrywa" [Stal Mielec is already winning]. Super Nowości24 (in Polish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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  14. ^ "Дебют відродженого "Вереса": перший млинець виявися традиційним… | ОГО" [The debut of the revived "Veres": the first pancake turned out to be traditional]. ogo.ua. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Міліщук Назар із ФК "Миколаїв" кращий гравець Львівщини - 22 Листопада 2017 - СВИСТОК" [Milischuk Nazar from FC "Mykolaiv" is the best player of Lviv Oblast]. svystok.at.ua. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  16. ^ Malchevsky, Roman (15 May 2018). "Пригоди українців в Канаді: "Воркута" перемагає в "українському дербі"" [Adventures of Ukrainians in Canada: "Vorkuta" wins the "Ukrainian derby"]. amateur.footboom1.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  17. ^ "2018 First Division Stats". archive.ph. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Футболісти з Рівненщини виграли регулярний Чемпіонат Канади (ФОТО) | ВСЕ - Про спорт" [Footballers from Rivne region win the regular Canadian Championship] (in Ukrainian). 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  19. ^ Vereitin, Daniil (15 October 2018). "Украинские клубы зажигают в канадской любительской лиге" [Ukrainian clubs rock the Canadian amateur league]. UA.Tribuna.com (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  20. ^ Adamson, Stan (1 October 2018). "FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta Squeak Through to Semifinals". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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  22. ^ "2019 Team Roster". fcukraineunited. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Українська команда стала фіналістом Канадської футбольної ліги" [The Ukrainian team became a finalist of the Canadian Football League]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  24. ^ Adamson, Stan (14 October 2019). "Ukraine Utd Defeat Hamilton in Quarterfinals....Playoffs Update". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  25. ^ Adamson, Stan (21 October 2019). "FC Ukraine United Victory.....Will meet Scarborough in final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  26. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (28 October 2019). "От Третия Огит! Брежанецът К. Димитров триумфира с шампионската титла в Канада" [FROM THE THIRD EXPERIENCE! Brezhanets K. Dimitrov triumphed with the championship title in Canada]. Вестник Струма (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  27. ^ Adamson, Stan (27 October 2019). "Scarborough on Top.....Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  28. ^ "TEAM". fcukraineunited. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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