Ivan Kuts

Ivan Kuts
Personal information
Full name Ivan Oleksandrovych Kuts
Date of birth (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kremenchuk, Ukraine
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Kremin Kremenchuk
Number 55
Youth career
2014 Naftokhimik Kremenchuk
2014–2017 Kremin Kremenchuk
2017 Velyki Krynky
2018–2019 Kremin Kremenchuk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Kremin Kremenchuk 12 (0)
2019 → Nikopol (loan) 10 (1)
2020 Velyki Krynky 2 (2)
2020–2021 Olimpiya Savyntsi 20 (8)
2021 Druzhba Ocheretuvate 19 (5)
2022 Kremin Kremenchuk 10 (1)
2023–2024 Rokyta 14 (10)
2024– Kremin Kremenchuk 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Ivan Oleksandrovych Kuts (Ukrainian: Іван Олександрович Куць; born 20 January 2000) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Ukrainian club Kremin Kremenchuk.

Career

Kremin

On 5 September 2018 in a friendly match against Barsa Sumyfor Kremin U-19, Kuts scored four goals in a single match.[1]

Nikopol

In early part of 2019 Kremins director Andriy Nediak sent Kuts on loan for the rest of the season to Ukrainian Second League club FC Nikopol. Club leadership felt it would be too difficult for Kuts to challenge for playing time with more experienced players in Artem Kozlov and Roman Loktionov.[2]

Return to Kremin

In 2022 he moved back to Kremin Kremenchuk and in January 2023 he left the club with mutual agreement.[3]

Rokyta

Kuts then joined amateur club FC Rokyta that plays in Poltava Oblast championship. He made his debut for Rokyta on 30 April playing for 80 minutes in a 3:0 win against Vorskla academy. He also scored a goal in that match.[4] Kuts played for fourteen matches scoring ten goals in Poltava Oblast championship.

Return to Kremin

On 1 March 2024 Kremin Kremenchuk announced that Kuts returned to the club for his third spell. He took the number 55 shirt.[5]

Career statistics

As of 28 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kremin 2018–19 Ukrainian First League U-19 Championship — — — —
2018–19 Ukrainian Second League 7 0 — — 7 0
Total 7 0 — — 7 0
Nikopol 2018–19 Second League 10 1 — — 10 1
Kremin 2019–20 First League 5 0 — — 5 0
Velyki Krynky 2020 Football Championship of Poltava Oblast 2 2 — — 2 2
Olimpiya Savyntsi 2020–21 Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship 20 8 — 7 2 27 10
Druzhba Ocheretuvate 2021 Football Championship of Poltava Oblast 19 5 — — 19 5
Kremin 2022–23 First League 10 1 — — 10 1
Rokyta 2023 Football Championship of Poltava Oblast 14 10 — — 14 10
Kremin 2023–24 First League 0 0 — — 0 0
Kremin total 22 1 — — 22 1
Career total 87 27 — 7 2 94 29

Honours

Olimpiya Savyntsi

References

  1. ^ Dushenko, Aliona (6 September 2018). "Бомбардир "Кременя" Іван Куць оформив покер у матчі з "Барсою"" ["Kremin" striker Ivan Kuts scored four goals in a match with "Barsa"]. telegraf.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ Dushenko, Aliona (1 March 2019). "Повернення Артема Козлова та плюс 4 новачка в "Кремені"" [Return of Artem Kozlov plus 4 new Kremin players]. telegraf.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Офіційно. Іван Куць залишив "Кремінь"". www.fckremen.com.ua. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Красива гра й "сухий" рахунок" [A beautiful game and a "dry" score] (PDF). Our Hromada (in Ukrainian). 9 (130). Bilotserkivka, Poltava Oblast: 4. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ Yerofeieva, Alina (1 March 2024). "Кремінь підписав двох гравців" [Kremin signed two players]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 March 2024.