Serhiy Buletsa

Serhiy Buletsa

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa
Date of birth	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth	Korytniany, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
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 Men's football Representing  Ukraine UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2018 Finland FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024

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.

Career

Born 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

Buletsa 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

As of match played 20 July 2024[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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

1. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Ukraine U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2019

Individual

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Ball: 2019[6]

References

1. Serhiy Buletsa at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
2. Serhiy Buletsa at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Czech Republic v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 8 September 2021.
8. "Ukraine - S. Buletsa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

External links

• Serhiy Buletsa at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Serhiy Buletsa at Soccerway