Serhiy Buletsa
{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Serhiy Buletsa
| image = Serhiy Buletsa.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|2|16|df=y}}{{FootballFacts.ru|1718403}}
| birth_place = Korytniany, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
| height = 1.72 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Oleksandriya
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs1 = SDYuSShOR Uzhhorod
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs2 = RVUFK Kyiv
| youthyears3 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs3 = Dynamo Kyiv
| years1 = 2016–2025 | clubs1 = Dynamo Kyiv | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = → Dnipro-1 (loan) | caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → Zagłębie Lubin (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = → Zagłębie Lubin II (loan) | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–2025 | clubs6 = → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Oleksandriya | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam1 = Ukraine U17 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam2 = Ukraine U18 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam3 = Ukraine U19 | nationalcaps3 = 17 | nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam4 = Ukraine U20 | nationalcaps4 = 10 | nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalyears5 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam5 = Ukraine U21 | nationalcaps5 = 8 | nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2021 | nationalteam6 = Ukraine | nationalcaps6 = 3 | nationalgoals6 = 0
| pcupdate = 12 June 2025
| ntupdate =
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|UKR}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-19 Championship}}
{{Medal|B|2018 Finland|}}
{{Medal|Comp|FIFA U-20 World Cup}}
{{Medal|W|2019 Poland|}}
}}
Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa ({{langx|uk|Сергій Анатолійович Булеца}}; born 16 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.
Career
Born in Zakarpattia Oblast, Buletsa is a product of Uzhhorod and Kyiv football academies among which are RVUFK Kyiv and Dynamo Kyiv.
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.{{FFU profile|84770}}
On 26 June 2019, Buletsa was loaned to Dnipro-1 for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.scdnipro1.com.ua/ofitsiyno-sergiy-buletsa-gravets-sk-dnipro-1|title=ОФІЦІЙНО: СЕРГІЙ БУЛЕЦА — ГРАВЕЦЬ СК "ДНІПРО-1"|language=uk|trans-title=It's official: Serhiy Buletsa is a SC Dnipro-1 player|website=SC Dnipro-1 official website|date=26 June 2019|accessdate=7 August 2019}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://football.ua/ukraine/397804-buleca-zabil-debjutnyjj-gol-dnepra-1-v-upl.html|title=Булеца забил дебютный гол Днепра-1 в УПЛ|date=31 July 2019|website=football.ua|language=Ukrainian|trans-title=Buletsa scored Dnipro-1's debut goal in UPL|access-date=7 August 2019}} On 31 August 2020, his loan was prolonged for another season.{{cite web|url=https://www.scdnipro1.com.ua/сергій-булеца-повертається-в-дніпро-1/|title=Сергій Булеца повертається в "Дніпро-1"|language=uk|trans-title=Serhiy Buletsa returns to SC Dnipro-1|website=SC Dnipro-1 official website|date=31 August 2020|accessdate=31 August 2020}}
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.
He made his senior national team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against the Czech Republic, a 1–1 away draw.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=594427|title=Czech Republic v Ukraine game report|date=8 September 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 November 2024}}{{cite web|title=Ukraine - S. Buletsa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/427947/ |website=Soccerway.com |access-date=30 January 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Dnipro-1 (loan)
|27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21
|Ukrainian Premier League |19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 7 | 5 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 51 | 10 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Zorya Luhansk (loan)
|Ukrainian Premier League |16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|Ukrainian Premier League |28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=CON|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 54 | 9 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin (loan)
|28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | |||
| Zagłębie Lubin II (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan)
|Ekstraklasa |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| Oleksandriya
|Ukrainian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!126 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 20 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|id=83808|name=Serhiy Buletsa|access-date=18 February 2025}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|Ukraine | |||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Ukraine U20
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Ball: 2019{{cite web |url= https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/lee-lunin-headline-award-winners-at-poland-2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190616014756/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/lee-lunin-headline-award-winners-at-poland-2019 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 16 June 2019 |title=Lee, Lunin headline award winners at Poland 2019|work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=15 June 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FFU|84770}}
- {{Soccerway|427947}}
{{FC Oleksandriya squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buletsa, Serhiy}}
Category:Footballers from Zakarpattia Oblast
Category:Piddubny Olympic College alumni
Category:Ukrainian men's footballers
Category:Ukraine men's youth international footballers
Category:Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Ukraine men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Dynamo Kyiv players
Category:FC Zorya Luhansk players
Category:Zagłębie Lubin players
Category:Lechia Gdańsk players
Category:FC Oleksandriya players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen
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