Pylyp Budkivskyi

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vyacheslavovych and the family name is Budkivskyi.

Pylyp Vyacheslavovych Budkivskyi (Ukrainian: Пилип В'ячеславович Будківський; born 10 March 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zorya Luhansk.^[1]

Pylyp Budkivskyi
Пилип Будківський

Budkivskyi with Sochaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Pylyp Vyacheslavovych Budkivskyi
Date of birth	(1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Zorya Luhansk
Number	28
Youth career
2005–2006	FC Vidradnyi Kyiv
2006–2009	Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2019	Shakhtar Donetsk	0	(0)
2010–2013	→ Illichivets Mariupol (loan)	23	(1)
2013	→ Sevastopol (loan)	9	(2)
2014–2016	→ Zorya Luhansk (loan)	54	(22)
2016–2017	→ Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	29	(4)
2017	→ Kortrijk (loan)	12	(1)
2018	→ Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	7	(0)
2018	→ Sochaux (loan)	9	(0)
2019	Zorya Luhansk	15	(0)
2020–2021	Desna Chernihiv	47	(11)
2022–2024	Polissya Zhytomyr	39	(17)
2024–	Zorya Luhansk	24	(8)
International career‡
2007–2008	Ukraine U16	6	(2)
2008–2009	Ukraine U17	10	(3)
2010	Ukraine U18	5	(0)
2010–2011	Ukraine U19	9	(3)
2011–2013	Ukraine U21	23	(18)
2014–2016	Ukraine	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2020

In Russian and some Ukrainian media, he is also mentioned by Russian variation of his name as Filip.^[2]

Career

From 2011 he played for FC Illichivets Mariupol on loan and in May 2012 he signed a 2-year contract with them to play in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[3]

Anzhi Makhachkala

In the 2017–18 transfer window he returned from a loan at Kortrijk and was sent on loan to Anzhi Makhachkala in the Russian Premier League.^[4]

Sochaux

In 2018 he was sent to Sochaux in France on loan.^[5]

Zorya Luhansk

In the winter window transfers he moved from Shakhtar Donetsk to Zorya Luhansk signed a contract of 2.5 years^[6]

Desna Chernihiv

In 2020 he moved to Desna Chernihiv.^[7][8] He scored his first goal for the side against Shakhtar Donetsk in July.^[9]

On 19 July, he scored against Zorya Luhansk and helped his team qualify for the 2020–21 Europa League third qualifying round for the first time in the club's history.^[10][11]

On 22 August Budkivskyi scored a goal in a 3–1 victory against Zorya Luhansk in the first match of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League season.^[12]

On 7 November he scored the winning goal against FC Mynai at Obolon Arena in Kyiv.^[13]

On 1 August 2021 he opened his account for the 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League season against FC Mariupol.^[14] On 22 December, Budkivskyi became a free agent.^[15]

Polissya Zhytomyr

In January 2022, he signed a contract for one and a half years with Polissya Zhytomyr in the Ukrainian First League.^[16][17] On 28 August he scored two goals away against Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, opening his account for the 2022–23 season.^[18]

Return to Zorya Luhansk

On 23 August 2024, Budkivskyi returned to Zorya Luhansk.^[19]

International career

He played for the Ukraine under-21 side, earning 23 caps and scoring 18 goals. In 2014, he made his senior debut for Ukraine.

Personal life

In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Budkivskyi, together with other former Desna players raised money for the civilian population of the city of Chernihiv.^[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 May 2025 ^[21]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar Donetsk	2009–10	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Mariupol (loan)	2010–11	Ukrainian Premier League	7	1	0	0	–		–		7	1
	2011–12		16	0	0	0	–		–		16	0
	Total		23	1	0	0	–		–		23	1
Sevastopol (loan)	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	9	2	1	0	–		–		10	2
Zorya Luhansk (loan)	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
	2014–15		25	8	3	0	5[b]	1	–		33	9
	2015–16		23	14	7	3	4[b]	0	–		34	17
	Total		54	22	10	3	9	1	–		73	26
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	2016–17	Russian Premier League	29	4	2	2	–		–		31	6
Kortrijk (loan)	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	12	1	1	0	–		–		13	1
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	2017–18	Russian Premier League	7	0	0	0	–		2[c]	0	9	0
Sochaux (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	9	0	0	0	–		2[d]	0	11	0
Zorya Luhansk	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	4	0	2	0	–		9	1	15	1
	2019–20		11	0	1	0	4[b]	0	–		16	0
	Total		15	0	3	0	4	0	9	1	31	1
Desna Chernihiv	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	13	3	1	0	–		–		14	3
	2020–21		16	7	2	0	1[b]	0	–		18	7
	2021–22		18	1	1	0	–		–		19	1
	Total		47	11	4	0	–		–		51	11
Polissya Zhytomyr	2021–22	Ukrainian First League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23	Ukrainian First League	21	13	2	1	–		–		23	14
	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	18	4	0	0	–		–		18	4
	2024–25	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		39	17	2	0	2	0	–		43	17
Zorya Luhansk	2024–25	Ukrainian Premier League	24	8	1	0	–		–		24	8
Career total			202	59	20	5	12	1	13	1	245	66

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup, Russian Cup, Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in Russian Premier League relegation play-offs
4. Appearances in Ligue 2 relegation play-offs

Honours

Polissya Zhytomyr

• Ukrainian First League: 2022–23

Zorya Luhansk

• Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2015–16

Individual

• Ukraine U21 Top scorer: 18 goals

Gallery

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  Budkivskyi playing for Shakhtar Donetsk
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  Budkivskyi playing for Anzhi Makhachkala