Vladis-Emmerson Illoy-Ayyet

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mishelevych and the family name is Illoy-Ayyet.

Vladis-Emmerson Mishelevych Illoy-Ayyet (Ukrainian: Владіс-Еммерсон Мішелевич Іллой-Айєт; born 7 October 1995), commonly known as Emmerson, is a professional football defender who plays for Russian First League club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Born in Ukraine, he has represented the Republic of Congo at senior level.

Emmerson

Emmerson with Ural in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Vladis-Emmerson Mishelevych Illoy-Ayyet
Date of birth	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Odesa, Ukraine
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2012	Chornomorets Odesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Chornomorets Odesa	0	(0)
2015	Karpaty Lviv	0	(0)
2015	→ Nyva Ternopil (loan)	12	(0)
2015–2018	Olimpik Donetsk	40	(0)
2018–2020	Vejle BK	11	(1)
2019	→ R&F (loan)	2	(0)
2020	→ Armavir (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	SKA-Khabarovsk	47	(2)
2022–2024	Ural Yekaterinburg	43	(3)
2024–	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	0	(0)
International career‡
2012	Ukraine U17
2017	Congo	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2017

Career

Club

Illoy-Ayyet is a product of the youth team system of FC Chornomorets. But he never made a debut for FC Chornomorets main-squad team; in February 2015 he signed a contract with FC Karpaty. From March 2015 he played on loan for FC Nyva Ternopil.^[2]

On 4 July 2019, Hong Kong Premier League club R&F announced the acquisition for Emmerson on a year-long loan.^[3] He left the club in January 2020 and was instead loaned out to Russian club Armavir for the rest of the season.^[4] On 15 April 2020, Armavir dropped out of the Russian Football National League due to lack of financing.^[5]

On 31 May 2022, Emmerson signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club Ural Yekaterinburg.^[6] He left Ural by mutual consent on 10 September 2024.^[7]

International

In August 2017 he was called up by Congo national football team for matches of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Ghana.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 June 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nyva Ternopil	2014–15	Ukrainian First League	12	0	–		–		–		12	0
Olimpik Donetsk	2015–16	Ukrainian Premier League	3	0	2	0	–		–		5	0
	2016–17	Ukrainian Premier League	21	0	1	0	–		–		22	0
	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	16	0	1	0	0	0	–		17	0
	Total		40	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	44	0
Vejle	2018–19	Danish Superliga	11	1	3	0	–		–		14	1
R&F	2019–20	Hong Kong Premier League	2	0	–		–		6[a]	2	8	2
Armavir	2019–20	Russian First League	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
SKA-Khabarovsk	2020–21	Russian First League	14	1	1	0	–		–		15	1
	2021–22	Russian First League	33	1	1	0	–		2[b]	1	36	2
	Total		47	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	51	3
Ural Yekaterinburg	2022–23	Russian Premier League	22	1	11	0	–		–		33	1
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	17	1	9	1	–		2[c]	0	28	2
	Total		39	2	20	1	–		2	0	61	3
Career total			153	5	29	1	0	0	10	3	192	9

1. Four appearances, two goals in the Sapling Cup, two appearances in the Senior Shield
2. Appearances in the promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in the relegation play-offs

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.^[9]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2017	Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo	Ghana	1–2	1–5	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Illoy-Ayyet was born in Ukraine from a Ukrainian mother and a Congolese father.^[10]