Andriy Pylyavskyi (; born 4 December 1988) is a
Ukrainian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Pylyavskyi is an alumnus of the youth academy "ATEK" in Kyiv and of
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
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sports school.
Club career
He began playing at age 7 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. At the age of 17, he 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
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Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
.
Pylyavski was signed by
Maccabi Haifa
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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
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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
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.
Club career statistics
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Honours
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Israeli Premier League
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(1):
**2010–11
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1988 births
Living people
Ukrainian men's footballers
FC Nafkom Brovary players
FC Nyva Vinnytsia players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Israeli Premier League players
FC Arsenal Kyiv players
FC Zorya Luhansk players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
Ukraine men's international footballers
FC Rubin Kazan players
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Russian Premier League players
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Ukrainian sportspeople in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War
FC Vorskla Poltava players
FC Nyva Buzova players
FC Shturm Ivankiv players
Men's association football defenders