"Your ordered winning goal has arrived." Ilivchenko crowned April's 'Top Playmaker' in K League... 'Precise passes measured with a ruler'

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Ilivchenko (36), a striker for Suwon Samsung in K League 2, has been selected as the 'elite playmaker' who shone in the 2026 season's April.

The Korea Professional Football League announced on the 13th that "Suwon's Ilivchenko was decided as the 'FedEx Delivery of the Month' for April of the 2026 season through fan voting Choi Jong (수상)."

'FedEx Delivery of the Month' selects the top three assists across all K League 1 and 2 matches each month as candidates, then determines the final winner through fan voting.

Fan voting was conducted over four days from April 7 to 10 via the K League membership application 'Kick.' Among candidates including Kim Dae-won (Gangwon), Babetz (Seoul), and Césaire (Jeju) from K League 1, and Euler (Seoul E), Yeon Young-bin (Ansan), and Ilivchenko (Suwon) from K League 2, Ilivchenko secured the honor of winning with a total of 3,786 votes.

In a previous K League 2 Round 8 matchup against Gyeongnam FC, Ilivchenko provided a precise pass, measured as if by a ruler, to Park Ji-won who was rushing into the penalty area in the 34th minute of the second half, assisting the winning goal. Thanks to Ilivchenko's decisive performance, Suwon secured a thrilling 1-0 victory. As the winner of Lee Beon (수상), Ilivchenko will receive a prize of 1 million won and a commemorative trophy.

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