Lubomyr Ivanskyi (; born 11 January 1983) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Club career
Europe Ivanskyi was a pupil of Karpaty Lviv and made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Second League with their reserve team Karpaty-2 Lviv in 1999. He played in the Ukrainian Premier League in 2000 with the senior team against CSKA Kyiv. During his time with the senior club, he made his debut in the Ukrainian Cup against Shakhtar Donetsk on November 26, 2001.
He played for the Karpaty organization for seven seasons and also for the club's second reserve team Karpaty-3 Lviv. After Karpaty's relegation, he signed with Obolon Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League. In 2007, he went abroad to Poland to sign with Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock.
Following his run in Poland, he returned to the Ukrainian second tier to join Stal Alchevsk. In 2008, he played in the third tier with Arsenal Bila Tserkva. In his debut season, Ivanskyi helped Bila Tserkva secure promotion. He re-signed with the club the following season. He had a loan spell for Komunalnyk Luhansk during his second season with Bila Tserkva.
In 2010, he returned to Poland to sign with II liga club Resovia. After his second stint in Poland, he played in the Lviv region for Karpaty Kamenka-Buzka. In 2011, he returned to the professional ranks by signing with Desna Chernihiv.
After he left Chernihiv, he signed with Rukh Vynnyky and helped them win the Lviv regional league double. The following season, he played in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League and helped Vynnyky finish as runners-up.Defeated 4–3 on penalties after 1–1 added extra time to FC ODEK Orzhiv. In 2014, he helped Vynnyky win the national amateur title by defeating AF-Pyatykhatska Volodymyrivka.
Canada In the summer of 2016, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with Ukraine United. In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the league's first division. In the preliminary round of the postseason, the team defeated the Brantford Galaxy. Their playoff campaign would conclude in the next round after a defeat to the Serbian White Eagles.
The following season, the club competed in the league's second division, where he helped win the league double. In the championship final, they defeated Burlington SC. The following season, the club returned to the league's first division, where Ivanskyi was re-signed. He helped the club secure the divisional title and, as a result, clinched a playoff berth. However, the Toronto side was eliminated in the second round of the postseason by Scarborough SC.
International career Ivanskyi made his debut for the Ukraine national under-21 football team on February 3, 2004, against Greece. In total, he represented Ukraine in 6 matches.
Honors Rukh Vynnyky Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship: 2014 Lviv Oblast Championship: 2012 Lviv Oblast Cup: 2012
FC Ukraine United CSL II Championship: 2017 Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2018 Canadian Soccer League Second Division: 2017
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