Ruslan Volodymyrovych Malinovskyi (; born 4 May 1993) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Ukraine national team. He is known for being a set piece specialist and possesses a powerful and accurate shot with either foot.
Club career Early career Malinovskyi began his career at local side Polissya Zhytomyr under the management of Serhiy Zavalko. On 1 September 2012, he played on loan for Sevastopol, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.
Genk On 1 January 2016, Malinovskyi was on loan to Belgian side Genk until the end of the season.Le bourreau européen de Charleroi, Ruslan Malinovsky, en prêt à Genk La Dernière Heure, 31 december 2015 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. On 22 October 2019, he scored his first goal for Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League game against Manchester City. Malinovskyi was named Player of the Month by Atalanta supporters. He scored his first Serie A goal on 7 December 2019 in a match against Hellas Verona.
On 24 June 2020, Malinovskyi scored the equalizing goal in a 3–2 comeback win against Lazio. On 18 April 2021, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Juventus;
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.
Marseille 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. 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.
Loan to Genoa and permanent move
On 19 August 2023, Malinovskyi officially joined newly promoted Serie A club Genoa on a season-long loan, with a €10 million-worth option to buy in favor of the Italian club. On 27 August, he made his debut with the team in a league match against Lazio. He scored his debut goal for the club on 26 November, in a match against Frosinone. Genoa signed him permanently on 31 January 2024.
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.
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.
Malinovskyi was a member of Ukraine's squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and played four of the team's five matches as they reached the quarter-finals.
In May 2024, Malinovskyi was called up to represent Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2024.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShakhtar-3 Donetsk2010–11Ukrainian Second League81——812011–12Ukrainian Second League254——2542012–13Ukrainian Second League65——65Total3910——3910Sevastopol-2 (loan)2012–13Ukrainian Second League21——21Sevastopol (loan)2012–13Ukrainian First League16120—1812013–14Ukrainian Premier League0010—10Total16130—191Zorya Luhansk (loan)2013–14Ukrainian Premier League83——832014–15Ukrainian Premier League23150423232015–16Ukrainian Premier League1333044207Total44780866013Genk2015–16Belgian Pro League13020—1502016–17Belgian Pro League20521512772017–18Belgian Pro League37552—4272018–19Belgian Pro League3713101335116Total1072310318413530Atalanta2019–20Serie A34810914492020–21Serie A368324043102021–22Serie A3061010441102022–23Serie A15100—151Total115235223514330Marseille (loan)2022–23Ligue 120131—232Genoa2023–24Serie A28420—3042024–25Serie A9010—1002025–26Serie A34610—356Total711040—7510Trabzonspor2026–27Süper Lig20002040Career total41676336511549897
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine20153020160020175020181022019932020512021130202261202360202490202533202620Total7110
As of match played 13 October 2025. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Malinovskyi goal. + List of international goals scored by Ruslan MalinovskyiNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition110 October 2018Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy151–11–1Friendly216 October 2018Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine161–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B37 September 2019LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania233–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification411 October 2019Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine251–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification52–0610 October 2020Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine311–21–22020–21 UEFA Nations League A711 June 2022Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland481–03–02022–23 UEFA Nations League B810 October 2025Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland671–05–32026 FIFA World Cup qualification93–11013 October 2025Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium, Kraków, Poland682–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Sevastopol Ukrainian First League: 2012–13
Genk Belgian Pro League: 2018–19
Atalanta Coppa Italia runner-up: 2020–21
Ukraine U21 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 2014
Individual Golden talent of Ukraine: 2014 (U21) 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, February 2022 Serie A Goal of the Month: February 2022, January 2026 Serie A top assist provider: 2020–21
References
External links
Ruslan Malinovskyi at the Ukrainian Association of Football