Ihor Kurylo Explained

Ihor Kurylo
Full Name:Ihor Mykhaylovych Kurylo
Birth Date:3 May 1993
Birth Place:Zboriv, Ukraine
Height:1.87 m
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Clubnumber:17
Youthyears1:2006–2009
Youthclubs1:VIK-Volyn Volodymyr-Volynskyi
Years1:2010
Clubs1:Topilche (amateurs)
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2017
Clubs2:Ternopil
Caps2:150
Goals2:10
Years3:2017–2022
Caps3:123
Goals3:9
Years4:2022–
Caps4:46
Goals4:0
Club-Update:20 June 2024

Ihor Mykhaylovych Kurylo (Ukrainian: Ігор Михайлович Курило; born 3 May 1993) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

Club career

He began playing football at age 7. His first coach in the local sports school was Volodymyr Vasylchyshyn. Later he was invited to learn soccer skills for four years under the coach Vasiliy Matviykiv. At the same time he played in the Ukrainian Youth Football League for the team FC BRW-VIK Volodymyr-Volynskyi in Volodymyr.

After completing school he entered the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatyuk National Pedagogical University, where there was a strong football team. After a while in 2011 he won a spot on the team, which won a regional championship, won a Super Cup and was a finalist of the Ukrainian Students' League.

In 2012, he began playing for FC Ternopil, which at the time was in the Ukrainian Second League. The team was promoted to the Ukrainian First League after finishing 3rd in the 2013–2014 season.

International career

He was the captain of Ukraine national student football team at the 2015 Summer Universiade in South Korea.