Ihor Vitiv | |
Fullname: | Ihor Josifovych Vitiv |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1984 |
Birth Place: | Stryi, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 2001–2006 |
Clubs1: | Skala Stryi |
Years2: | 2006–2008 |
Years3: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs3: | → Obolon-2 Kyiv (loan) |
Years4: | 2007–2008 |
Years5: | 2008–2009 |
Years6: | 2008–2009 |
Years7: | 2010 |
Years8: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs8: | Desna Chernihiv |
Years9: | 2010–2012 |
Years10: | 2012 |
Years11: | 2012–2013 |
Years12: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs12: | → Poltava-2 Karlivka (loan) |
Years13: | 2013–2015 |
Years14: | 2015–2016 |
Years15: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs15: | Ukraine AC (indoor) |
Years16: | 2019 |
Caps1: | 56 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Caps5: | 13 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Caps6: | 1 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Caps8: | 8 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Caps10: | 3 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Caps11: | 0 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Caps12: | 30 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Caps13: | 39 |
Goals13: | 0 |
Ihor Vitiv (born 1 April 1984) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Vitiv began his career in 2001 with FC Skala Stryi in the Ukrainian Second League.[1] After several years in the third tier he achieved promotion to the Ukrainian First League with Obolon Kiev in 2005.[2] He primarily played with their reserve squad FC Obolon-2 Kyiv in the Druha Liga. After failing to make an appearance with Obolon he was transferred to FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne. He later had stints with FC Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva, and FC Desna Chernihiv before heading abroad to play in the Armenian Premier League with FC Banants in 2010.
After a season in Armenia he returned to play with Desna Chernihiv. The following season he went across the border to Poland to play with Resovia in the III liga.[3] [4] [5] He returned to Ukraine in 2011 to play with FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia, FC Poltava, and won promotion to the Persha Liga in 2013 with FC Stal Kamianske. In 2015, he went overseas to play in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Atomic FC.[6] In his debut season he was named the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year in the Second Division.[7]
In 2018, he played indoor soccer with Ukraine AC in the Arena Premier League.[8] He returned to the Canadian Soccer League for the 2019 season to play with FC Ukraine United.[9] After a three year hiatus, he returned to the CSL to play with expansion side Dynamo Toronto for the 2023 season.[10]