Serhiy Bolbat

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

Serhiy Serhiyovych Bolbat (Ukrainian: Сергій Сергійович Болбат; born 13 June 1993) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Serhiy Bolbat

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Serhiyovych Bolbat
Date of birth	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Volnovakha, Ukraine
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008	Shakhtar Donetsk
2009–2010	Olimpik Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2022	Shakhtar Donetsk	44	(3)
2011–2013	→ Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	65	(19)
2013–2014	→ Metalurh Donetsk (loan)	19	(2)
2014–2015	→ Metalist Kharkiv (loan)	17	(4)
2015–2017	→ Lokeren (loan)	44	(6)
2017–2018	→ Mariupol (loan)	26	(5)
2021	→ Desna Chernihiv (loan)	13	(0)
2022–2024	Kolos Kovalivka	43	(1)
International career‡
2013–2014	Ukraine U21	13	(2)
2014–2019	Ukraine	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2019

Career

Bolbat is the product of the youth systems of Shakhtar Donetsk. He was called up for the Ukrainian Youth Football team.^[2]

Lokeren

For the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League season, he signed for Lokeren.

Loan to Mariupol

In summer 2017 he moved on loan to FC Mariupol in Ukrainian Premier League, where he played 26 matches and scored 5 goals.^[3]

Shakhtar Donetsk

He won the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League and 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar Donetsk, as the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup.

Loan to Desna Chernihiv

In August 2021 he moved on loan to Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[4] On 22 August he made his league debut against Dynamo Kyiv at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, replacing Levan Arveladze in the 46th minute.^[5]

Kolos Kovalivka

On 1 July 2022 he moved to Kolos Kovalivka.^[6] Bolbat left Kolos on 23 February 2024 by mutual consent.^[7]

International career

In 2014 he made his senior debut for Ukraine, earning additional caps in 2018 and 2019.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 December 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	2010–11	Ukrainian Second League	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2011–12	Ukrainian Second League	25	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	7
	2012–13	Ukrainian Second League	33	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	12
	Total		65	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	19
Shakhtar Donetsk	2014–15	Ukrainian Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	2	0
	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	20	3	3	0	6[c]	0	1[b]	0	30	3
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	17	0	1	0	4[d]	0	1[b]	0	23	0
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	6	0	1	0	1[e]	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		44	3	5	0	11	0	3	0	63	3
Metalurh Donetsk (loan)	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	19	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	20	3
Metalist Kharkiv (loan)	2014–15	Ukrainian Premier League	17	4	2	0	5[e]	0	0	0	24	4
Lokeren (loan)	2015–16	Belgian First Division A	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	3
	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	21	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	3
Mariupol (loan)	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	26	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	5
Desna Chernihiv (loan)	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Kolos Kovalivka	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Career total			242	40	13	1	16	0	3	0	274	41

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup
2. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
4. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 19 November 2019

Ukraine
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	0
2015	0	0
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	1	0
2019	3	0
Total	5	0

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League

Winner (2): 2018–19, 2019–20

• Ukrainian Cup

Winner (1): 2018–19

• Ukrainian Super Cup

Winner (1): 2014

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