Borys Borysovych Tashchy ( uk, Борис Борисович Тащи; born 26 July 1993) is a Ukrainian professional

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er who plays as a

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for German club Erzgebirge Aue.

Club career

Tashchy was born in

Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...

. He was sold by his original club

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ...

to the Latvian side

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on 22 August 2011, and the very next day Olimps re-sold him to

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

. Dynamo's general director Roman Dyakov could not explain why they did not directly buy him from Chornomorets, citing confidentiality, and Serhiy Kernitsky, Chornomorets' vice-president was perplexed at this scheme as the transfer price given by Chornomorets would be the same for Dynamo as it was for Olimps.

VfB Stuttgart

On 9 October 2014, Tashchy moved to VfB Stuttgart II. He made his debut for

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in the

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on 29 November 2015 against

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. Stuttgart relegated from Bundesliga at the end of 2015–16 season, but Tashchy remain with the team for the next season. He scored his first official goal for the team on 22 August 2016 in a match against FC 08 Homburg for the DFB-Pokal.

Loan to FC Zbrojovka Brno

On 22 February 2017, Tashchy moved to FC Zbrojovka Brno on a half-year loan. In July 2017 he became a

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after his contract with Stuttgart was terminated.

MSV Duisburg

On 4 July 2017, Tashchy moved to

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

FC St. Pauli

For the 2019–20 season, he was signed by

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. He agreed the termination of his contract with the club in January 2021.

Pohang Steelers

On 5 March. 2021 Tashchy moved to

Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 A ...

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. At the end of the season, he left the club through mutual consent.

International career

Tashchy represented Ukraine in all national selections from U16 to U21. Due to his Bessarabian Bulgarian roots, in 2014 he received a Bulgarian passport making him eligible for the

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. On 28 March 2016, Bulgarian media reported that Borys had already spoken with BFU officials and had expressed his desire to represent Bulgaria. Petev once again confirmed that Tashchy will play for Bulgaria on 27 May 2016, but he couldn't join the team for the

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due to paper problems.

Career statistics

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tashchy, Borys 1993 births Living people Ukrainian footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukrainian people of Bulgarian descent Bessarabian Bulgarians FC Dynamo Moscow reserves players FC Chornomorets Odesa players VfB Stuttgart II players VfB Stuttgart players FC Zbrojovka Brno players MSV Duisburg players FC St. Pauli players Pohang Steelers players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players K League 1 players Regionalliga players Ukrainian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in South Korea Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Odesa Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria