Artem Putivtsev (; born 29 August 1988) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for and

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Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Klub Sportowy Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (), is a Polish professional football club based in Nieciecza. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of the Polish footbal ...

Club career

Myron Markevych Myron Bohdanovych Markevych (; born 1 February 1951) is a Ukrainian association football, football manager and former player who manages FC Karpaty Lviv, Karpaty Lviv. He has worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League and for the Ukrai ...

promoted Putivtsev to the senior team of

Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv, also known as Football Club Metalist Kharkov or FC Metalist Kharkov ( ), is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2023–24 season. It was rev ...

for the 2009–10 season.

International career

Putivtsev was called up by Ukraine U21 and played for the team at

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 18th staging of UEFA's UEFA European Under-21 Championship, European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011. The Danish bid was chosen by ...

Personal life

On 15 October 2021, after staying in the country for over five years, Putivtsev obtained

Polish citizenship Polish nationality law is based primarily on the principle of jus sanguinis. Children born to at least one Polish parent acquire Polish citizenship irrespective of place of birth. Besides other things, Polish citizenship entitles the person to ...

Career statistics

International

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Official website profile
(Rus) * * * 1988 births Living people Footballers from Kharkiv Ukrainian men's footballers Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv players FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi players FC Mariupol players FC Metalurh Donetsk players Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Second League players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Naturalized citizens of Poland Naturalised association football players 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-footy-defender-1980s-stub