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Heorhiy Bushchan
Ukrainian footballer
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Heorhiy Mykolayovych Bushchan (Ukrainian: Гео́ргій Микола́йович Буща́н, Romanian: Gheorghe Nicolae Bușcean; born 31 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv, on loan from Polissya Zhytomyr.
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Bushchan in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heorhiy Mykolayovych Bushchan | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Odesa, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Dynamo Kyiv (on loan from Polissya Zhytomyr) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
| 2009–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2025 | Dynamo Kyiv | 121 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Al-Shabab | 12 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Polissya-2 Zhytomyr (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Ukraine U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Ukraine U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ukraine U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ukraine U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukraine U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Ukraine | 18 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Dynamo Kyiv
Heorhiy began playing football in Odesa, where he attended Chornomorets Odesa football school. When he was fourteen, Bushchan moved to Kyiv, where he began playing for Dynamo Kyiv youth and reserve squads.[3] 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 NSC "Olimpiyskiy".[4] On 2 November 2017, he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 1–0 victory over Young Boys Bern at Stade de Suisse.[4] In the 2019–20 season, Bushchan established himself as Dynamo's first-choice goalkeeper.
Al-Shabab
On 29 January 2025, Bushchan joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab on a two-and-a-half year deal.[5]
Polissya Zhytomyr
On 6 September 2025, Bushchan joined Polissya Zhytomyr on a season long-loan.[6]
International career
He made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France, a 7–1 away loss.[7] 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 clean sheet in a 1–0 home victory over Spain.
Bushchan was the starting goalkeeper for Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2020 as the country reached the quarter-final stage of a European Championship for the first time.[8][9]
On 7 June 2024, he was selected for Ukraine's UEFA Euro 2024 squad by the team's manager Serhiy Rebrov.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2013–14 | Ukrainian First League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[g] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 121 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 0 | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) | 2025–26 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polissya-2 Zhytomyr (loan) | 2025–26 | Ukrainian Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 158 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 7 June 2024[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2015–16, 2020–21
- Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2020–21
