 In February 2017, he became a player of the FC "Avanhard" – a team that is currently playing in the First League of Ukraine.Oleksandr explained his choice by the fact that this collective is coached by Oleksandr Kosevych whom he knows in joint work in FC "Kryvbas".In the summer of 2018, Ivashchenko finally decided that this year will be the last in his professional career.