After a season abroad, he returned to the Ukrainian First League and played with Obolon Kyiv.[7] In 2009, he helped the Kyiv-based club secure promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League and he appeared in 4 matches and recorded 1 goal in the top flight.[7][8]
He resumed playing in the first division the following season by signing with Zakarpattia Uzhgorod.[9]
After two seasons with Zakarpattia, he played in the Crimean region with Krymteplytsia Molodizhne.[4] Before his loan move to Israel, he was the club's top goal scorer with 8 goals.[10][11]
Malysh returned to the Ukrainian second division for the 2012-13 season after securing a one-year contract with Avanhard Kramatorsk.[15] He continued playing in the second tier as he was signed by Nyva Ternopil in the 2013 summer transfer market.[16][17] His tenure with the Western Ukrainian club lasted only a single season as he experienced financial difficulties with the organization.[18]
For the 2014-15 campaign, he secured a deal with Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka.[19][20] His stint with Okhtyrka was short-lived as he signed with Mykolaiv in 2015.[21][22] In the winter of 2016, he played in the third division with Veres Rivne.[23] In his debut season with Veres, he helped the club secure promotion to the second division.[24] Once the season came to a conclusion, he departed from the club.[24][25]
Malysh would return to the second division by signing with his former club Avanhard Kramatorsk in the summer of 2016.[26] His contract with Avanhard was terminated in the winter of 2018.[27][28]
Canada
After his release from Avanhard, he began another spell abroad in the southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with FC Ukraine United.[29] In his debut season in Toronto, he would assist the club in securing the divisional title and as a result in clinching a playoff berth.[30][31] However, the Toronto side was eliminated from the postseason competition in the second round by Scarborough SC where he did manage to contribute a goal in a losing effort.[32] In total, he appeared in 16 matches and scored 7 goals in the Canadian circuit.[33]
Amateur level
Following his stint in Canada, he returned to Ukraine to play in the amateur Volyn regional league with Votrans Lutsk.[34] Malysh would help the club in securing the league title during the 2019-20 season.[35] In 2020, he played with FC Kovel-Volyn.[36]
^Pavlushko, Anton. "Igor Malysh -". Статистика чемпионата Украины по футболу - все игроки, матчи и голы, составы команд и переходы. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^"Ігор Малиш до кінця сезону в "Маккабі"" [Ihor Malysh until the end of the season in "Maccabi"]. Champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 30 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^Leleka, Konstantin (31 July 2012). "Авангард укрепился Игорем Малышем" [Avangard has been strengthened by Igor Malysh]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^"Ниву залишило семеро гравців" [Niva was deprived of seven drivers]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^"Півзахисник Ниви гратиме у Охтирці" [Midfielder Niva will play in Okhtyrka]. Спорт Тернопільщини (in Ukrainian). 7 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^"Верес расстался с восемью игроками" [Veres parted ways with eight players]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^"Опытный полузащитник покинул Авангард" [The experienced midfielder left Avangard]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2023.