Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Булеца; born 16 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.
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| Full name | Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Korytniany, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Lechia Gdańsk (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | SDYuSShOR Uzhhorod | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | RVUFK Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → Dnipro-1 (loan) | 46 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 44 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Zagłębie Lubin (loan) | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Zagłębie Lubin II (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Ukraine U17 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Ukraine U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U19 | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine U20 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Ukraine U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ukraine | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editBorn in Zakarpattia Oblast, Buletsa is a product of Uzhhorod and Kyiv football academies among which are RVUFK Kyiv and Dynamo Kyiv.[1]
He played for Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves (U-21 and U-19 competitions) and in April 2019 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Buletsa was sat on the bench for the away game with Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League on 13 April 2019, but did not make an appearance.[2]
On 26 June 2019, Buletsa was loaned to Dnipro-1 for the 2019–20 season.[3] On 31 July 2019, in his Ukrainian Premier League debut against Olimpik Donetsk, Buletsa scored after only two minutes. That goal was also the first ever Ukrainian Premier League goal for Dnipro-1.[4] On 31 August 2020, his loan was prolonged for another season.[5]
International career
editBuletsa was part of the Ukraine national under-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played a key role in Ukraine's success, appearing in all 7 of his team's matches and scoring 3 goals. At the end of the tournament, Buletsa received the Silver Ball, awarded to the second best player of the tournament.[6]
He made his senior national team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against the Czech Republic, a 1–1 away draw.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 July 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dnipro-1 (loan) | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 51 | 10 | ||||
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 54 | 9 | |||
| Zagłębie Lubin (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin II (loan) | 2023–24 | II liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 20 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editUkraine U20
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b Serhiy Buletsa at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ Serhiy Buletsa at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "ОФІЦІЙНО: СЕРГІЙ БУЛЕЦА — ГРАВЕЦЬ СК "ДНІПРО-1"" [It's official: Serhiy Buletsa is a SC Dnipro-1 player]. SC Dnipro-1 official website (in Ukrainian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Булеца забил дебютный гол Днепра-1 в УПЛ" [Buletsa scored Dnipro-1's debut goal in UPL]. football.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Сергій Булеца повертається в "Дніпро-1"" [Serhiy Buletsa returns to SC Dnipro-1]. SC Dnipro-1 official website (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Lee, Lunin headline award winners at Poland 2019". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Ukraine - S. Buletsa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
External links
edit- Serhiy Buletsa at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Serhiy Buletsa at Soccerway
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