From July 2015, he went on loan for the Ukrainian First League club FC Illichivets Mariupol.
[2] In summer 2017 he signed for Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian First League on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.
[3][4] In the 2018–19 season he helped the team stay up in the Ukrainian Premier League by scoring 5 goals.
[11] He opened his 2021–22 account for Chernihiv on 9 August, scoring two goals against Inhulets Petrove and earning Player of the Week plaudits.
[15] On 4 and 11 August he played in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying matches against Universitatea Craiova.