Ihor Melnyk (footballer, born 1986)
Ukrainian association football player
Ihor Melnyk (Ukrainian: Ігор Васильович Мельник; born 21 August 1986) is a former professional Ukrainian football striker.
Club career
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.
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