Andriy Pylyavskyi

Andriy Pylyavskyi (Андрій Борисович Пилявський; born 4 December 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Pylyavskyi is an alumnus of the youth academy "Athlete" in Kyiv and of FC Shakhtar Donetsk sports school.

Club career
He began playing at age 7 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. At the age of 17, he moved to Arsenal Kyiv. Upon his arrival, he was sent to play in the reserves. After recovering from a long-term injury, he was released by Arsenal Kyiv and signed with Nafkom. The team soon disbanded, and Pylyavskyi moved to Nyva Vinnytsia, where he helped the team earn promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.

Pylyavski was signed by Maccabi Haifa in January 2011. In his first season with Maccabi Haifa, he won the championship and lost in the cup final. He scored his debut goal against Hapoel Acre in the Toto Cup.

In the 2012–13 season, Pylyavskyi scored a dramatic goal in the 95th minute to help his team beat Bnei Yehuda 1–0. In June 2013, he signed a one-year contract extension to stay with Maccabi Haifa.

On 10 February 2016, he signed with the Russian side FC Rubin Kazan.

Club career statistics

 * (correct as of December 2011)

Honours

 * Israeli Premier League (1):
 * 2010–11