Malykh started playing volleyball at the age of eight, when he joined her hometown youth team Volzhanochki Volgograd.

In 2009, she was promoted to the first team, where she played for three seasons, taking part in the Liga B, third level of the Russian championship.

[3] For the 2012–13 season she is signed with VC Zarechie Odintsovo, debuting at the Russian Superligue and winning the 2013–14 Challenge Cup.

In 2013, she made her debut for the senior Russian national team, at the Montreux Volley Masters and finish the tournament in second place.

[5] On 2 April 2016 she won her second title with the club by claiming the 2016 CEV Women's Cup, defeating Galatasaray Istanbul in the two legs final.