Vasyl Zhuk

Vasyl Zhuk (born January 1, 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Vasyl Zhuk

Personal information
Full name	Vasyl Ivanoych Zhuk
Date of birth	(1991-01-01) January 1, 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Sosnivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	BRV-VIK Volodymyr-Volynsky
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Volyn Lutsk	20	(0)
2014	FC Avanhard Zhydachiv	2	(0)
2015–2016	LKS Szaflary
2016	Toronto Atomic
2018–2019	Ukraine AC (indoor)
2018–2019	Mississauga MetroStars (indoor)	1	(0)
2019	CSC Mississauga
International career‡
2007	Ukraine U16	9	(2)
2008	Ukraine U17	11	(1)
2009	Ukraine U18	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Zhuk began at the youth level in 2008 with BRV-VIK in Volodymyr.^[1] Shortly after he joined the professional ranks with FC Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian First League.^[2] He assisted Volyn in securing promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2009-10 season and made an appearance in 2011. He later played in the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship in 2014 with FC Avanhard Zhydachiv.^[3] In 2015, he played abroad in the IV liga with LKS Szaflary.^[4]

He continued playing abroad this time in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Atomic the following season.^[5] In 2018, he played indoor soccer in the Arena Premier League with Ukraine AC. After a brief stint in the Arena Premier League, he signed with the Mississauga MetroStars in the Major Arena Soccer League.^[6] In 2019, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with CSC Mississauga.^[7]

International career

Zhuk made his international debut in 2007 with the Ukraine national under-16 football team and represented the Ukraine national under-17 football team and Ukraine national under-18 football team.^[8]