Serhiy Anatoliyovych Buletsa ( uk, Сергій Анатолійович Булеца; born 16 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.

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

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(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. On 26 June 2019, Buletsa was loaned to

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for the 2019–20 season. On 31 July 2019, in his Ukrainian Premier League debut against

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, Buletsa scored after only two minutes. That goal was also the first ever Ukrainian Premier League goal for Dnipro-1. On 31 August 2020, his loan was prolonged for another season.

International career

Buletsa was part of the

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that won the

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. 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.

Career statistics

Honours

Ukraine U20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup:

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Individual * FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Ball:

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* * 1999 births Living people Footballers from Zakarpattia Oblast Piddubny Olympic College alumni Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Dynamo Kyiv players SC Dnipro-1 players FC Zorya Luhansk players Zagłębie Lubin players Ukrainian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players II liga players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub