Ilya Chernyak

Ilya Igorevich Chernyak (Belarusian: Ілля Ігаравіч Чарняк; Russian: Илья Игоревич Черняк; born 19 May 2002) is a Belarusian football player who plays for the Belarus national team.^[1]

Ilya Chernyak

Personal information
Full name	Ilya Igorevich Chernyak
Date of birth	(2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Yaromina, Gomel District, Belarus
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	SDYuShOR-8 Gomel
	Gomel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	26	(7)
2021	→ Dinamo Zagreb II (loan)	9	(0)
2023	→ Akhmat Grozny (loan)	2	(0)
2023	Caspiy Aktau	8	(1)
2024	Dinamo Minsk	4	(0)
2024	Dinamo Brest	13	(1)
2025	Ufa	8	(2)
International career‡
2022–2023	Belarus U21	6	(0)
2024	Belarus	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Club career

On 7 February 2023, Chernyak signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to extend for additional three seasons.^[2] He made his RPL debut for Akhmat on 11 March 2023 in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow.^[3] On 6 June 2023, Akhmat announced that Chernyak left the club.^[4]

International career

Chernyak made his debut for the senior Belarus national team on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Malta.^[5]