Ruslan Malinovskyi

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. 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.

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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.

Club

As of match played 27 August 2026

International

As of match played 7 June 2026

As of match played 13 October 2025. Ukraine score listed first, score column indicates score after each Malinovskyi goal.

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