Ruslan Malinovskyi


Ruslan Volodymyrovych Malinovskyi is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, right winger or second striker for club Genoa and the Ukraine national team. He is a set piece specialist and possesses a powerful and accurate shot with either foot.
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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. 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 2021 [Coppa Italia Final|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.

Later career

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, he signed permanently for Marseille at the end of the 2022–23 season.
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

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 October 2018Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy151–11–1Friendly
216 October 2018Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine161–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B
37 September 2019LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania233–03–0UEFA [Euro 2020 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification]
411 October 2019Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine251–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
511 October 2019Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine252–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
610 October 2020Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine311–21–22020–21 UEFA Nations League A
711 June 2022Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland481–03–02022–23 UEFA Nations League B
810 October 2025Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland671–05–32026 [FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]
910 October 2025Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland673–15–32026 FIFA [World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]
1013 October 2025Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium, Kraków, Poland682–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sevastopol
Genk
Atalanta
Ukraine U21
Individual