Heorhiy Mykolayovych Bushchan (, born 31 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al-Shabab and the Ukraine national team.

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv

Heorhiy began playing football in

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, where he attended

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959 Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

, where he began playing for

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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

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victory over Stal Kamianske at

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. On 2 November 2017, he made his

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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.

Al-Shabab

On 29 January 2025, Bushchan joined

club Al-Shabab on a two-and-a-half year deal.

International career

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

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, a 7–1 away loss. He made his competitive debut three days later in a Nations League game against

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. Three days later, on 13 October 2020, he recorded his first international

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in a 1–0 home victory over

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. Bushchan was the starting goalkeeper for Ukraine at

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as the country reached the quarter-final stage of a

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for the first time. On 7 June 2024, he was selected for Ukraine's

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squad by the team's manager

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv *

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: 2019–20,

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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Individual *

Goalkeeper of the Year:

References

External links

Club profile

FPL profile
* * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Odesa Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ukraine men's international footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Ukrainian Premier League players Saudi Pro League players Ukrainian people of Romanian descent Ukrainian First League players UEFA Euro 2024 players 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia {{Ukraine-footy-goalkeeper-1990s-stub