Mykhaylo Basarab

Mykhaylo Basarab (born March 28, 1988) is a former Ukrainian footballer and was the manager of Skala 1911 Stryi.

Mykhaylo Basarab

Personal information
Full name	Mykhaylo Vasilovich Basarab
Date of birth	(1988-03-28) 28 March 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bolekhiv, Ukrainian SSR
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	FC Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk	9	(0)
2006–2007	FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk	19	(0)
2007–2008	FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi	2	(0)
2007–2008	→ FC Naftovyk Dolyna (loan)	12	(0)
2008	FC Karpaty Yaremche	8	(0)
2008–2009	FC Nyva-V Vinnytsia	18	(2)
2009–2013	FC Skala Stryi	67	(18)
2011–2012	→ FC Lviv (loan)	10	(0)
2012–2013	→ PFC Nyva Ternopil (loan)	11	(2)
2013–2014	PFC Nyva Ternopil	25	(0)
2014	FC Karpaty Broshniv-Osada	9	(6)
2015	Toronto Atomic FC	21	(3)
Managerial career
2023–2024	Skala Stryi
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Basarab began playing football in 2005 with FC Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk in the Ukrainian Second League.^[1] In 2006, he made the jump to the Ukrainian First League with FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk. After his brief stint in the First League he would have several stints in the Second League with FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Naftovyk Dolyna, FC Karpaty Yaremche, FC Nyva-V Vinnytsia, and FC Skala Stryi.^[2] He returned to the First League in the 2011/2012 season on a loan deal to FC Lviv.^[3] Then finished off his career in Ukraine with PFC Nyva Ternopil, and FC Karpaty Broshniv-Osada.^[4] In 2015, he went abroad to play with Toronto Atomic FC in the Canadian Soccer League.^[5]

Managerial career

In 2018, he was named executive director for FC Naftovyk Dolyna.^[6] Basarab was named the interim manager for Skala Stryi in 2023.^[7] Shortly after he was made the permanent manager for Skala.^[8] He was dismissed from his managerial position on September 19, 2024.^[9]