Heorhiy Mykolayovych Bushchan ( ua, Георгій Миколайович Бущан, ro, Gheorghe Bușcean; born 31 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Club career

Heorhiy began playing football in Odesa, where he attended

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football school. When he was fourteen, Bushchan moved to Kyiv, where he began playing for Dynamo Kyiv youth and reserve squads. He was a part of Dynamo's first team squad on and off from the 2011–12 season onwards. He made his debut until 20 August 2017, when he helped his team to a 4–1 Ukrainian Premier League victory over Stal Kamianske at

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. On 2 November 2017, he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 1–0 victory over

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. In the 2019–20 season, Bushchan established himself as Dynamo's first-choice goalkeeper.

International career

He made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a

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against France, a 7–1 away loss. He made his competitive debut three days later in a Nations League game against Germany. Three days later, on 13 October 2020, he recorded his first international

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in a 1–0 home victory over Spain.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv * Ukrainian Premier League:

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; runner-up: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20,

; runner-up: 2017–18 *

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; runner-up:

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Club profile

FPL profile
* * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Odesa Ukrainian footballers Association football goalkeepers Ukraine international footballers Ukraine youth international footballers Ukraine under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian people of Romanian descent {{Ukraine-footy-goalkeeper-1990s-stub