Illya Vyacheslavovych Karavashchenko (; born 25 June 2001) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zorya Luhansk.
Career Early career Karavashchenko began playing football in Zorya Luhansk academy.Ілля Караващенко: «Після гри з «Колосом» хочу щиро посміхнутися суперникам». www.desna.football. 24 November 2020 After a short pause, in 2014 he moved to Kyiv to his relatives where he was training in nearby suburbs with KODYuSSh Shchaslyve. In 2015 Karavashchenko finally made it to the academy of the main eastern Ukraine football club Shakhtar Donetsk which just relocated to Shchaslyve and with which he stayed almost until 2020. In 2018 he was on the Shakhtar's roster for 2018–19 UEFA Youth Champions League as a reserve goalkeeper spending all his time on the bench.
In February 2020 he was transferred out to the UPL team of Desna Chernihiv,Дацюк: «Взимку Десну U21 залишило аж шестеро захисників». goldtalant.com.ua. 18 March 2020 but was listed as a third goalie and did not get much of playtime partially due to injury. After a season he was loaned to the second tier VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka playing in central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. In VPK-Ahro Karavashchenko was struggling to make to a senior squad as well. On 5 October 2021 VPK-Ahro released the player back to Desna.ВПК-Агро відрахував двох футболістів. sport.ua. 5 October 2023
FSC Mariupol Due to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he transferred to FSC Mariupol which has relocated to Boryspil and was admitted to the second tier (Persha Liha).
In his first year for Mariupol's team Karavashchenko was a reserve goalkeeper mostly spending his time on the bench in 10 out of the 22 season's matches. He finally made his debut at professional level on 26 May 2023 in away match against Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni which Mariupol lost 0:1. The next 2023–24 season became a real breakthrough for Karavashchenko who started out in all 18 matches of the first half for Mariupol and recorded 8 clean sheets. Mariupol, which was struggling in previous year, qualified for the Championship group with only 3 matches lost. Mariupol also improved in national cup competitions eliminating Kolos Kovalivka in penalty shootout on efforts of Karavashchenko«Дуже розраховували на пенальті»: тренер ФСК Маріуполь Краснопьоров – про сенсаційну перемогу над Колосом у Кубку України. ukrfootball.ua. 26 August 2023 and reaching round of 16 for the first time.
Livyi Bereh Kyiv In January 2025, he signed for Livyi Bereh Kyiv in Ukrainian Premier League.
Kudrivka On 30 July 2025 he signed a contract with Kudrivka just promoted to Ukrainian Premier League.
Loan to Lisne On 14 August 2025 he was loaned to Lisne in Ukrainian Second League. On 3 September 2025, he made his debut in Ukrainian Second League against Skala Stryi at the Sokil Stadium.
Zorya Luhansk On 28 July 2026 he moved to Zorya Luhansk.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Desna Chernihiv 2020–21Ukrainian Premier League0000000000VPK-Ahro (Loan)2021–22Ukrainian First League0000000000Desna Chernihiv 2021–22Ukrainian Premier League0000000000FSC Mariupol 2022–23Ukrainian First League10000000102023–24Ukrainian First League280100000290Livyi Bereh Kyiv2024–25Ukrainian Premier League0000000000Lisne (loan)2025–26Ukrainian Second League7020000090Kudrivka2025–26Ukrainian Premier League4000000040Total4000000040Zorya Luhansk2026–27Ukrainian Premier League1020000030Total1020000030Career total410500000460
References
External links Illya Karavashchenko. ua.tribuna.com.