Illya Ernestovych Markovskyi ( uk, Ілля Ернестович Марковський, born 6 June 1997) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

On 2 February 2018, the Ukrainian forward moved to

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as a member of the youth team of PAOK. Before coming to

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, he had already enjoyed his first professional experience in football, featuring for Slovenian side

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. The young forward played with PAOK U20s in the second half of the season, scoring 8 goals and serving 2 assists in 11 matches, and proved a vital cog of the outfit that won the Super League Souroti U20 title. He also trained numerous times with the senior team, making an impression and on 14 January 2018 extended his contract with the Superleague side for three years.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Markovskyi, Illya 1997 births Living people Ukrainian Jews Ukrainian footballers Jewish footballers Footballers from Odesa NK Rudar Velenje players PAOK FC players Aiginiakos F.C. players Trikala F.C. players Ethnikos Achna FC players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players A.E. Rodos players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players FCI Levadia Tallinn players Super League Greece 2 players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Football League (Greece) players Israeli Premier League players Association football forwards Ukraine youth international footballers Ukrainian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Estonia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia