Ivan Oleksandrovych Kuts (; born 20 January 2000) is a Ukrainian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-forward
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for Ukrainian club
Kremin Kremenchuk.
Career
Kremin
On 5 September 2018 in a friendly match against
Barsa Sumyfor Kremin U-19, Kuts scored four goals in a single match.
Nikopol
In early part of 2019 Kremins director
Andriy Nediak sent Kuts on loan for the rest of the season to
Ukrainian Second League
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club
FC Nikopol
FC Nikopol was a Ukrainian football club from the city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk oblast and Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast before 2015. Another FC Nikopol has existed in Nikopol prior to relocation of FC Makiivvuhillya.
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. Club leadership felt it would be too difficult for Kuts to challenge for playing time with more experienced players in
Artem Kozlov and
Roman Loktionov.
Return to Kremin
In 2022 he moved back to
Kremin Kremenchuk and in January 2023 he left the club with mutual agreement.
Rokyta
Kuts then joined amateur club FC Rokyta that plays in Poltava Oblast championship. He made his debut for Rokyta on 30 April playing for 80 minutes in a 3:0 win against
Vorskla academy. He also scored a goal in that match. Kuts played for fourteen matches scoring ten goals in Poltava Oblast championship.
Return to Kremin
On 1 March 2024
Kremin Kremenchuk announced that Kuts returned to the club for his third spell. He took the number 55 shirt.
Career statistics
Honours
Olimpiya Savyntsi
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Ukrainian Amateur Cup
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The competition among amateur teams in cup format (knock-out format or Olympic system) was established in the 1996–97 season as part of the ...
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2020–21
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2000 births
Living people
Footballers from Kremenchuk
Ukrainian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
FC Kremin Kremenchuk players
FC Nikopol players
FC Olimpiya Savyntsi players
FC Rokyta players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players
21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen