Illya Voloshyn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Illya Yaroslavovych Voloshyn | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Novomoskovsk, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid C | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | DVUFK Dnipro | ||
| 2022–2023 | Novelda | ||
| 2023 | Dénia | ||
| 2023–2024 | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
| 2024– | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Real Madrid C | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Ukraine U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ukraine U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ukraine U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2025 | |||
Illya Yaroslavovych Voloshyn (Ukrainian: Ілля Ярославович Волошин; born 15 January 2007) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Madrid C.
Early life
Voloshun was born on 15 January 2007 in Novomoskovsk, Ukraine. On 25 April 2022, he moved to Spain due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, his mother was unable to move with him.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Voloshyn joined the youth academy of Ukrainian side DVUFK Dnipro. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of Spanish side Novelda before joining the youth academy of Spanish side Dénia in 2023. The same year, he joined the youth academy of Spanish side Rayo Majadahonda.
Six months later, he joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Real Madrid and was promoted to the club's C team in 2025. Spanish news website DAZN wrote in 2024 that he was "one of the most promising goalkeepers on the European scene".[2]
International career
Voloshyn is a Ukraine youth international. During March 2024, he played for the Ukraine national under-17 football team for 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[3]
Style of play
Voloshyn plays as a goalkeeper and is left-footed. Spanish newspaper Diario AS wrote in 2024 that he "combines considerable size... and outstanding footwork".[4]
References
- ^ "El portero que huyó de la guerra y se refugió en Novelda para fichar por el Real Madrid un año después" [The goalkeeper who fled the war and took refuge in Novelda to sign for Real Madrid a year later] (in Spanish). Relevo. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "¿Quién es y cómo juega Illia Voloshyn? La apuesta de futuro del Real Madrid para su portería" [Who is Illia Voloshyn and how does he play? Real Madrid's future goalkeeping bet] (in Spanish). DAZN. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Illya Voloshyn at Soccerway
- ^ "Así es Illia Voloshyn, el portero de más de dos metros que se entrena con el Real Madrid" [This is Illya Voloshyn, the goalkeeper who is over two meters tall and trains with Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.