Illia Piltenko

Illya Piltenko (Ukrainian: Ілля Валерійович Пільтенко; born January 20, 1993) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a defender.

Piltenko was a product of the Luhansk LVUFK system. After playing several seasons in his local regional league, he turned professional in 2016 by signing with Veres Rivne. He later played in the Ukrainian Second League with Kremin Kremenchuk, Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, and Nikopol. Following his tenure in the professional circuit, he returned to the amateur leagues and made one more attempt at the professional level in 2018 with Myr Hornostayivka. In 2019, he ventured abroad to finish his career in Canada.

Club career

Ukraine Piltenko played in the Luhansk regional league from 2011 to 2015 with his local team Khimik Sieverodonetsk. In 2015, he signed with Helios Kharkiv, where he played for the team's reserve squad. After the conclusion of the season, he left the club.

Following his departure from Veres, he signed with Kremin Kremenchuk in the Ukrainian Second League. In his debut season in the country's third-tier league, he debuted in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup against Real Pharma Odesa. Piltenko signed for FC Nikopol for the 2017-18 season.

Piltenko returned to the regional circuit in the summer of 2018 to sign with Peremoha Dnipro. After two appearances with Myr, he returned to Peremoha Dnipro to compete in the national amateur league.

Canada In the summer of 2019, he signed with FC Vorkuta in the Canadian Soccer League. He primarily played with the club's reserve team in the league's season division. In the playoffs, Vorkuta defeated the Serbian White Eagles' reserve team for the championship.

The following season, Piltenko played for Vorkuta's senior team in the league's first division. He helped Vorkuta secure a playoff berth by finishing as runners-up in the division. In the playoffs, Vorkuta defeated Scarborough SC for the championship title. In 2021, he returned to Vorkuta for his third season. Throughout the 2021 season, he helped the club win the regular season title and the ProSound Cup. He also played in the 2021 playoff finals, where Scarborough defeated Vorkuta. In 2022, the club was renamed FC Continentals, and he was signed for the season. The team would qualify for the playoffs, where they defeated Scarborough for the championship.

After the hiatus of FC Continentals for the 2023 season, he joined league rivals Dynamo Toronto.

Honors FC Vorkuta CSL Championship: 2020, 2022 Canadian Soccer League Regular Season: 2021 ProSound Cup: 2021 CSL Championship runner-up: 2021

FC Vorkuta II CSL II Championship: 2019 Canadian Soccer League Second Division: 2019