Roman Bezus
Ukrainian footballer (born 1990)
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Roman Anatoliyovych Bezus (Ukrainian: Рома́н Анато́лійович Бе́зус, born 26 September 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a second striker or as an attacking midfielder.
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Bezus with Dynamo Kyiv in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Anatoliyovych Bezus | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kremenchuk, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Kremin Kremenchuk | ||
| 2004 | Molod Poltava | ||
| 2004–2007 | Kremin Kremenchuk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 69 | (10) |
| 2009–2013 | Vorskla Poltava | 91 | (20) |
| 2013–2015 | Dynamo Kyiv | 33 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 31 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Sint-Truiden | 63 | (10) |
| 2019–2022 | Gent | 90 | (16) |
| 2022–2025 | Omonia | 68 | (10) |
| 2025– | Anorthosis | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Ukraine U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Ukraine U21 | 12 | (4) |
| 2011– | Ukraine | 24 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:46, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2021 | |||
Club career
On 10 January 2015, Bezus moved to Dnipro from Dynamo Kyiv. In 2012, Bezus was awarded the prize for the best rookie of the year.[1]
On 12 July 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Belgian Sint-Truiden.[2]
On 25 January 2019, Bezus signed a deal for three and a half years with Belgian Gent.[3]
International career
Bezus was called up to Ukraine U21 for a friendly match against Cyprus on 3 March 2010, but was not selected for game. He made his debut in a friendly match against the Czech Republic on 17 November 2010.
On 11 November 2011, Bezus made his debut for the senior Ukraine national team in a friendly match against Germany.[5] On 14 November 2019, he scored a winning goal for Ukraine in the friendly game against Estonia.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 October 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vorskla | 2008–09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 40 | 8 | |||
| 2012–13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 24 | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 50 | 6 | |||
| Sint-Truiden | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 70 | 12 | ||||
| Gent | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 90 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 119 | 18 | |||
| Omonia | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2024–25 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 19 | ||
| Anorthosis | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 389 | 65 | 343 | 10 | 64 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 488 | 91 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bezus goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2013 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 6 September 2013 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | 7–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 3 | 15 October 2013 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | 7–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 4 | 3 September 2014 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 14 November 2019 | Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhia, Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Honours
Vorskla Poltava
Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
- UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2014–15
Gent
Omonia