He played 78 matches and scored nine goals in the Ukrainian Youth League for Stal.
He made his senior debut on 24 July 2011 against Odesa, coming on in the 90th minute for Anton Postupalenko.
During his tenure at Stal, he played 84 matches and scored 13 goals.
Yuriy was named to the starting lineup, and in the 29th minute he was replaced by Andriy Burdiyan.
At the end of the first half of the 2020–21 season, he was named as the best central midfielder of the Ukrainian First League according to the online edition SportArena.