Ruslan Malinovskyi
{{Short description|Ukrainian footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Family name hatnote|Volodymyrovych|Malinovskyi|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ruslan Malinovskyi
| image = Руслан Маліновський (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Malinovskyi with Ukraine in 2015
| full_name = Ruslan Volodymyrovych Malinovskyi{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29025 |title=Ruslan Malinovskyi |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=12 October 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Zhytomyr, Ukraine
| position = Attacking midfielder, right winger, second striker
| currentclub = Genoa
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 2000–2005
| youthyears2 = 2006–2010
| youthclubs1 = Polissya Zhytomyr
| youthclubs2 = Shakhtar Donetsk
| years1 = 2011–2017
| clubs1 = Shakhtar Donetsk
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = Shakhtar-3 Donetsk
| caps2 = 39
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2012–2013
| clubs3 = → Sevastopol (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2013
| clubs4 = → Sevastopol-2 (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2014–2015
| clubs5 = → Zorya Luhansk (loan)
| caps5 = 44
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2015–2017
| clubs6 = → Genk (loan)
| caps6 = 33
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2017–2019
| clubs7 = Genk
| caps7 = 74
| goals7 = 18
| years8 = 2019–2023
| clubs8 = Atalanta
| caps8 = 115
| goals8 = 23
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = → Marseille (loan)
| caps9 = 20
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2023–2024
| clubs10 = Marseille
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2023–2024
| clubs11 = → Genoa (loan)
| caps11 = 19
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2024–
| clubs12 = Genoa
| caps12 = 18
| goals12 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U19
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U21
| nationalcaps2 = 19
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2015–
| nationalteam3 = Ukraine
| nationalcaps3 = 64
| nationalgoals3 = 7
| club-update = 23:01, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 26 June 2024
}}
Ruslan Volodymyrovych Malinovskyi ({{langx|uk|Русла́н Володи́мирович Маліно́вський}}; born 4 May 1993) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, right winger or second striker for {{Italian football updater|Genoa}} club Genoa and the Ukraine national team. He is a set piece specialist and possesses a powerful and accurate shot with either foot.{{cite web |title=Ruslan Malinovskyi: Who is Atalanta's Ukrainian midfielder?|url=http://www.futbolgrad.com/ruslan-malinovskyi-who-is-atalantas-ukrainian-midfielder/|date=18 July 2019|access-date=12 July 2020}}
Club career
=Early career=
Malinovskyi began his career at local side Polissya Zhytomyr under the management of Serhiy Zavalko.{{cite web|publisher=footboom.com|script-title=uk:Перший тренер Маліновського: "Після першого тренування попросив у Руслана свідоцтво про народження"|url=https://www.footboom.com/ukrainian/ukrainians/1494969825-pershyi-trener-malinovskoho-pislia-pershoho-trenuvannia-poprosyv-u-ruslana-svidotstvo-pro-narodzhennia.html|date=17 May 2017|language=uk}} On 1 September 2012, he played on loan for Sevastopol, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite news |script-title=uk:Официально. Руслан Малиновский {{!}} игрок ФК «Севастополь» |url=http://www.fcsevastopol.com/news/1387.html |website=FC Sevastopol official website |date=16 January 2013 |access-date=12 October 2020 |language=uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904000030/http://www.fcsevastopol.com/news/1387.html |archive-date=4 September 2012}}
=Genk=
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On 1 January 2016, Malinovskyi was on loan to Belgian side Genk until the end of the season. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atalanta.it/site/paginalive/prima-squadra/Stagione-2019-2020/2019-07/16-07-Malinovskyi-giocatore-Atalanta.html|title=Ruslan Malinovskyi è dell'Atalanta|trans-title=Atalanta got Ruslan Malinovskyi|website=Atalanta|access-date=16 July 2019|language=it|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716141451/https://www.atalanta.it/site/paginalive/prima-squadra/Stagione-2019-2020/2019-07/16-07-Malinovskyi-giocatore-Atalanta.html|url-status=dead}} On 22 October 2019, he scored his first goal for Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League game against Manchester City.{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Jolly|title=Sterling hat-trick helps 10-man Manchester City thrash Atalanta 5–1|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/22/manchester-city-atalanta-champions-league-match-report|website=The Guardian|date=22 October 2019|access-date=12 November 2019|issn=0261-3077}} Malinovskyi was named Player of the Month by Atalanta supporters.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Atalanta_BC/status/1190223266075627525|title=Man of the Month Ottobre by #ItalianOptic La Finale #GoAtalantaGo|date=1 November 2019|website=@Atalanta_BC|access-date=12 December 2019}} He scored his first Serie A goal on 7 December 2019 in a match against Hellas Verona.{{Cite web|title=Gran gol di Malinovskyi prima del 45': Atalanta–Verona è 1–1|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/gran-gol-di-malinovskyi-prima-del-45-atalanta-verona-e-1-1-1323216|website=Tutto Mercato Web|access-date=19 December 2019|language=it}}{{Cite web|title=Le pagelle contro l'Hellas Verona: top Djimsiti, Papu e Malinovskyi Bergamo e Sport|url=https://www.bergamoesport.it/le-pagelle-contro-lhellas-verona-top-djimsiti-papu-e-malinovskyi/|website=Bergamo eSport|access-date=19 December 2019|language=it}}
On 24 June 2020, Malinovskyi scored the equalizing goal in a 3–2 comeback win against Lazio.{{cite web|title=Serie A: Atalanta fight back from two goals down to beat Lazio {{!}} Inter Milan's title hopes diminish after draw against Sassuolo|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/serie-a-atalanta-fight-back-from-two-goals-down-to-beat-lazio-inter-milans-title-hopes-diminish-after-draw-against-sassuolo-8523261.html|website=First Post|date=25 June 2020|access-date=26 June 2020}} On 18 April 2021, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Juventus;{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56793127 |title=Atalanta 1–0 Juventus |website=BBC Sport|date=18 April 2021}}
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. 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.{{Cite web|title=Malinovskyi, goal e messaggio contro la guerra: "No War in Ukraine"|url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/malinovskyi-olympiacos-atalanta-ucraina-russia/blt104c569bac650303|website=Goalaccess-date=24 February 2022}}
=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.{{cite web|title=Ruslan Malinovskyi est Olympien!|trans-title=Ruslan Malinovskyi is an Olympian!|url=https://www.om.fr/fr/actualites/4803/equipe-pro/71794-ruslan-malinovskyi-est-olympien|website=Olympique de Marseille|date=9 January 2023|language=fr}} 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.{{Cite web|first=Stefano|last=Silvestri|title=Malinovskyi è del Genoa: ufficiale, arriva in prestito con diritto di riscatto|url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/malinovskyi-genoa-formula-cifre-milioni/bltcd112f2016dc1561|website=Goal|access-date=19 August 2023|language=it}}
On 19 August 2023, Malinovskyi officially joined newly promoted Serie A club Genoa on a season-long loan,{{Cite web|title=Ruslan Malinovskyi è un giocatore del Genoa|url=https://genoacfc.it/2023/08/19/malinovskyi-nuovo-giocatore-del-genoa/|website=Genoa CFC|date=19 August 2023|language=it}} with a €10 million-worth option to buy in favor of the Italian club.{{Cite web|title=Ruslan Malinovski (OM) file au Genoa en prêt avec option d'achat |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ruslan-malinovski-om-file-au-genoa-en-pret-avec-option-d-achat-obligatoire/1414481|website=L'Equipe|access-date=19 August 2023|language=fr}} Genoa signed him permanently on 31 January 2024.{{cite web|title=Malinovskyi Definitivo, Ankeye Si Allena|trans-title=Malinovskyi finally signs, Ankeye trains|url=https://genoacfc.it/2024/01/31/il-genoa-acquista-ruslan-malinovskyi-a-titolo-definitivo/|website=Genoa CFC|date=31 January 2024|language=it}}
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.{{Cite news|script-title=uk:Маліновський зізнався, що йому було важко грати за збірну України під керівництвом Фоменка|url=https://football24.ua/malinovskiy_ziznavsya_shho_yomu_bulo_vazhko_grati_za_zbirnu_ukrayini_pid_kerivnitstvom_fomenka_n597176/|website=football24.ua|date=19 April 2020|access-date=24 June 2024|language=uk}}
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.{{Cite news|script-title=uk:Італія – Україна {{!}} Маліновський забив дебютний гол за "синьо-жовтих"|trans-title=Italy vs. Ukraine: Malinovsky scored his debut goal for the "blue and yellow"|url=https://football24.ua/italiya__ukrayina_malinovskiy_zabiv_debyutniy_gol_za_sino_zhovtih_n494431/|website=football24.ua|date=19 April 2020|access-date=24 June 2024|language=uk}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 4 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|ruslan-malinovskiy/217771}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes Ukrainian Cup, Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia, Coupe de France}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4|Shakhtar-3 Donetsk
|8 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12
|Ukrainian Second League |25 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13
|Ukrainian Second League |6 | 5 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 5 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!39 | 10||colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 39 | 10 | ||||
| Sevastopol-2 (loan) | 2012–13
|Ukrainian Second League |2 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=3|Sevastopol (loan)
|16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=4|Zorya Luhansk (loan)
|Ukrainian Premier League |8 | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15
|Ukrainian Premier League |23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2015–16
|Ukrainian Premier League |13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 4 | 20 | 7 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!44 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 13 | |
| rowspan=5|Genk
|13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Belgian Pro League |20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2017–18
|Belgian Pro League |37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19
|Belgian Pro League |37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13{{efn|name=UEL}} | 3 | 51 | 16 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!107 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 135 | 30 | |
| rowspan=5|Atalanta
|34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | 44 | 9 | |
| 2020–21
|Serie A |36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 43 | 10 | |
| 2021–22
|Serie A |30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10{{efn|Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League}} | 4 | 41 | 10 | |
| 2022–23
|Serie A |15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!115 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 143 | 30 | |
| Marseille (loan)
|20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 23 | 2 | ||
| rowspan=3|Genoa
|2023–24{{efn|Part of this season was spent on loan from Marseille}} |Serie A |28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25
|Serie A |9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 40 | 4 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!380 | 70 | 32 | 6 | 49 | 15 | 459 | 91 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 26 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/58834/Ruslan_Malinovskyi.html|title=Malinovskyi, Ruslan|website=National Football Teams|access-date=14 October 2018}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan=10|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 | 7 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total||64||7 |
|---|
:As of match played 11 June 2022. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Malinovskyi goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ruslan Malinovskyi !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition | |||||||
| align=center|1 | 10 October 2018 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy | align=center|15 | {{fb|ITA}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center|1–1 | Friendly |
| align=center|2 | 16 October 2018 | Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine | align=center|16 | {{fb|CZE}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
| align=center|3 | 7 September 2019 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | align=center|23 | rowspan=3|{{fb|LTU}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center|3–0 | rowspan=3|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| align=center|4 | rowspan=2|11 October 2019 | rowspan=2|Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine | rowspan=2 align=center|25 | align=center|1–0 | align=center rowspan=2|2–0 | ||
| align=center|5 | align=center|2–0 | ||||||
| align=center|6 | 10 October 2020 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | align=center|31 | {{fb|GER}} | align=center|1–2 | align=center|1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
| align=center|7 | 11 June 2022 | Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland | align=center|48 | {{fb|ARM}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|3–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
Sevastopol
Genk
Atalanta
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2020–21{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57177748|title=Atalanta 1–2 Juventus|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=19 May 2021|access-date=19 May 2021}}
Ukraine U21
- Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 2014{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Dryomin |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cis2014.html |title=Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2014 |website=RSSSF|access-date=12 October 2020}}
Individual
- 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,{{cite news |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/ruslan-malinovskyi-mvp-of-may|website=Serie A|date=21 May 2021 |title=Ruslan Malinovskyi MVP of May |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521233423/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/ruslan-malinovskyi-mvp-of-may |url-status=dead }} February 2022{{cite news |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/ruslan-malinovskyi-ea-sports-player-of-the-month-for-february-1 |publisher=Serie A |access-date=8 March 2022 |date=8 March 2022 |title=Ruslan Malinovskyi EA Sports Player of the Month for February |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311125252/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/ruslan-malinovskyi-ea-sports-player-of-the-month-for-february-1 |url-status=dead }}
- Serie A Goal of the Month: February 2022{{cite news|url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/ruslan-malinovskyi-wins-februarys-goal-of-the-month-presented-by-cryptocom|publisher=Serie A|access-date=7 March 2022|date=7 March 2022|title=Ruslan Malinovskyi Wins February's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307231146/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/ruslan-malinovskyi-wins-februarys-goal-of-the-month-presented-by-cryptocom|url-status=dead}}
- Serie A top assist provider: 2020–21{{cite news |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/statistics/NAssistVin |publisher=Serie A |access-date=24 May 2021 |date=24 May 2021 |title=Ruslan Malinovskyi Top Assist Maker |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017211153/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/statistics/NAssistVin |url-status=dead }}
- Golden talent of Ukraine: 2014 (U21)
References
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External links
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- [https://en.uaf.ua/national/structure/player/46 Ruslan Malinovskyi] at the Ukrainian Association of Football
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