Serhiy Buletsa

Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Булеца; born 16 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.

Serhiy Buletsa

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa
Date of birth	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Korytniany, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Oleksandriya
Number	8
Youth career
2012–2013	SDYuSShOR Uzhhorod
2014–2015	RVUFK Kyiv
2015–2016	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2025	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)
2024–2025	→ Lechia Gdańsk (loan)	7	(0)
2025–	Oleksandriya	2	(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 as of 12 June 2025

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

Club

As of match played 30 November 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		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[b]	0	—		24	2
	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	28	7	0	0	2[c]	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	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
Oleksandriya	2024–25	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			126	17	8	3	9	0	0	0	143	20

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup
2. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine
	2021	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Ukraine U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2019

Individual

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