Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
Personal information
Full name Ivan Volodymyrovich Kalyuzhnyi
Date of birth (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998
Place of birth Dovzhyk, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 LNZ Cherkasy (on loan from Oleksandriya)
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2008 Arsenal Kharkiv
2008–2015 Metalist Kharkiv
2015 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (loan) 26 (1)
2019–2020 → Rukh Lviv (loan) 30 (2)
2021– Oleksandriya 25 (2)
2022 → Keflavík (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Kerala Blasters (loan) 18 (4)
2023– → LNZ Cherkasy (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 Ukraine U17 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

Ivan Volodymyrovich Kalyuzhnyi (Ukrainian: Іван Володимирович Калюжний; born 21 January 1998) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.

Club career

Youth and early career

Born in Zolochiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Kalyuzhnyi started his youth career from FC Arsenal Kharkiv after which he moved to Metalist Kharkhiv. His first trainers in Metalist were Volodymyr Linke and Oleh Kramarenko.[1][2] Later he moved from Kharkiv to Dynamo Kyiv. He played for Dynamo Kyiv U19 team from 2015 to 2018. Kalyuzhnyi managed to score one goal from 12 matches in the UEFA Youth League.

In 2018, Kaliushny was loaned to Metalist 1925 Kharkiv. He made his professional debut with them in the 2018-2019 season and scored one goal in 27 appearances. He was loaned to Rukh in 2019. Kaliushny made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Rukh on 23 August 2020, playing in a losing away match against FC Vorskla Poltava.[3]

In February 2021, Kaliushny made a permanent move to FK Oleksandria. In 23 games total, he scored two goals and provided four assists. Two of these goals were in the Ukrainian Premier League. Kaliuahny made the third loan spell in his career by playing for the Icelandic top division club Keflavik. He arrived at the start of 2022 and made seven appearances.[4]

Kerala Blasters

On 18 July 2022, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Kalyuzhnyi, on a season-long loan deal from Oleksandriya for the 2022–23 season.[5] He made his Kerala Blasters debut on 7 October against East Bengal Club by coming in as a substitute for Apostolos Giannou in the 79th minute and scored his debut goal two minutes after in the 81st minute. He doubled his tally in the 89th minute with a left-footed volley from 25 yards and helped the Blasters to seal a 3–1 win, which also won him the Hero of the Match Award.[6] He scored again in their next match against ATK Mohun Bagan FC on 16 October, where he gave an early lead for the Blasters in the 8th minute but the Blasters lost the match 2–5 at full-time.[7] On 13 November, Kalyuzhnyi went top of the ISL goals chart with a long-range screamer in the 52nd minute in a 3–1 win against FC Goa,[8] which helped the Blasters' to win their first match against Goa since 2016, and was also chosen as the man of the match.[9] He won his third MOTM award in their next match versus Hyderabad FC, which they won 0–1.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 November 2022[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv U19 2015–16 UEFA Youth League 00006161
2016–17 00004040
2017–18 00002020
Dynamo Kyiv U19 total 0000121121
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
(loan)		 2018–19 Ukrainian First League 2611[lower-alpha 1]0—271
Rukh Lviv
(loan)		 2019–20 2721[lower-alpha 1]0—282
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 301[lower-alpha 1]0—40
Rukh Lviv total 5632000322
Oleksandriya 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 501[lower-alpha 1]0—60
2021–22 1621[lower-alpha 1]0—172
Oleksandriya total 2122000232
Keflavík
(loan)		 2022 Icelandic Men's Division 601[lower-alpha 2]0—70
Kerala Blasters
(loan)		 2022–23 Indian Super League 7400—74
Career total 857601211039
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Icelandic Men's Cup

References

  1. ↑ Иван Калюжный - первый летний новичок ФК "Металлист 1925" (in Russian). FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Official Site. 28 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Іван Калюжний. Інтерв'ю-знайомство (in Ukrainian). FC Rukh Lviv Official Site. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Favbet Ліга. 1-й тур Матч №6 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 28 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "ഇവന്‍ കലിപ്പനാണ്, കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സിന്റെ പുതിയ സൈനിംഗ് ആയ ഇവാന്‍ കലിയൂഷ്‌നിയെക്കുറിച്ച് അറിയേണ്ടതെല്ലാം..." Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Blasters Bring In Ukrainian Ivan | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Blasters duo Luna, Kalyuzhnyi overcome personal struggles to shine on opening night of Indian Super League". The Indian Express. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (17 October 2022). "ATKMB wins 5-2 as Petratos' hat-trick destroys Kerala Blasters". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Rayson Tennyson (13 November 2022). "ISL: Kerala Blasters turn it on in some style, beat FC Goa 3-1 | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ↑ Biswas, Joseph (13 November 2022). "Kerala Blasters end six-year winless run against FC Goa". Khel Now. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Live Score Update, Commentary, Scorecard". Indian Super League. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Ivan Kalyuzhnyi at Soccerway

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