Vitaliy Balashov ( uk, Віталій Юрійович Балашов; born 15 January 1991) is a
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for Kazakh side
Turan.
Career
He is a product of the
Chornomorets Odesa Youth academy and has played for both the reserve squad and youth squad.
In 2016, he played for
Wisła Kraków in the
Polish Ekstraklasa.
On 4 August 2020, he signed a two-year contract with
Russian Premier League club
FC Tambov. His Tambov contract was terminated on 9 October.
On 2 March 2021, he signed a contract with
Kazakhstan Premier League club
FC Shakhter Karagandy, but his contract was terminated just three months later.
References
External links
Profile on Official Website(Ukr)
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1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Odesa
Ukrainian footballers
Men's association football forwards
Ukraine men's youth international footballers
Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers
Ukrainian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Expatriate footballers in Moldova
Expatriate footballers in Belarus
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
Ukrainian sportspeople in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Ekstraklasa players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Russian Premier League players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
FC Chornomorets Odesa players
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players
FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa players
Wisła Kraków players
FC Milsami Orhei players
FC Isloch Minsk Raion players
FC Olimpik Donetsk players
FC Tambov players
FC Shakhter Karagandy players
FC Aktobe players
FC Turan players
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