Ihor Melnyk

Ukraine

Melnyk was a product of the Lviv Oblast Sportive School System. After graduating from the Lviv Oblast Academy he spent time in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League with FC Khimik Novyi Rozdil and FC Kamenyar-Termoplast Drohobych. He would sign a contract with Ukrainian Premier League side Karpaty Lviv in 2006. Throughout his tenure with Karpaty, he only saw action in the Ukrainian Second League with the reserve team. During the 2006–07 season, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 10 goals. After a season with the Lviv-based organization, he went south of the country to play with Krymteplytsia Molodizhne in 2007. He would permanently sign with Krymteplytsia in 2007, and play in the Ukrainian First League. In 2010, he remained in the second division by signing with PFC Oleksandria. In his debut season with Oleksandria, he played in 15 matches and scored 4 goals. During his short stint with Oleksandria, he helped the club secure promotion to the premier league by winning the division. In the winter of 2011, he signed with FC Lviv. His stint with Lviv was short-lived as the club ran into financial difficulties. In total, he played in 13 matches and recorded 3 goals. Due to Lviv's financial problems, he would sign with Bukovyna Chernivtsi in July 2011. Melnyk recorded his first goal for Bukovyna on September 19, 2011, against FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv. His tenure with Bukovyna only lasted half a season as he was released in the winter of 2012. Following his…