Pylyp Vyacheslavovych Budkivskyi (; born 10 March 1992) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a striker for

Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk was based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team currently plays its games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia. The modern club as a ...

. In Russian and some Ukrainian media, he is also mentioned by Russian variation of his name as Filip.

Career

From 2011 he played for

FC Illichivets Mariupol Football Club Mariupol ( ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Mariupol, that competed in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club ceased to exist as a result of the Siege of Mariupol, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ...

on loan and in May 2012 he signed a 2-year contract with them to play in the

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Anzhi Makhachkala

In the 2017–18 transfer window he returned from a loan at

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and was sent on loan to

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2. ...

in the

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Sochaux

In 2018 he was sent to

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on loan.

Zorya Luhansk

In the winter window transfers he moved from

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

signed a contract of 2.5 years

Desna Chernihiv

In 2020 he moved to

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. He scored his first goal for the side against

in July. On 19 July, he scored against

and helped his team qualify for the 2020–21 Europa League third qualifying round for the first time in the club's history. On 22 August Budkivskyi scored a goal in a 3–1 victory against

in the first match of the

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season. On 7 November he scored the winning goal against

FC Mynai FC Mynai () is a Ukrainian professional association football, football club from Mynai, a suburb of Uzhhorod in Zakarpattia Oblast. History The club was founded in 2015 by former customs officials in one of the Uzhhorod suburbs Mynai and played ...

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. On 1 August 2021 he opened his account for the

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season against

FC Mariupol Football Club Mariupol ( ) was a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Mariupol, that competed in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club ceased to exist as a result of the Siege of Mariupol, during the 2022 Russian ...

. On 22 December, Budkivskyi became a free agent.

Polissya Zhytomyr

In January 2022, he signed a contract for one and a half years with Polissya Zhytomyr in the Ukrainian First League. On 28 August he scored two goals away against Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, opening his account for the

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season.

Return to Zorya Luhansk

On 23 August 2024, Budkivskyi returned to

International career

He played for the Ukraine under-21 side, earning 23 caps and scoring 18 goals. In 2014, he made his senior debut for

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Personal life

In March 2022, during the

Siege of Chernihiv The siege of Chernihiv was a military engagement in the city of Chernihiv, in Chernihiv Oblast in the north of Ukraine. It began on 24 February 2022, as part of the northern Ukraine offensive, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 4 ...

, Budkivskyi, together with other former Desna players raised money for the civilian population of the city of

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Polissya Zhytomyr *

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( ) or Ukrainian First League is a Ukrainian football league system, level of national football competitions (second tier) in Ukraine governed by the Professional Football League of Ukraine, Professional Football League at the disc ...

Zorya Luhansk *

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runner-up: 2015–16 Individual * Ukraine U21 Top scorer: 18 goals

Gallery

File:Пилип Будківський.jpg, Budkivskyi playing for

File:Lokom-Anzi (8).jpg, Budkivskyi playing for

References

External links

Profile on Official FC Desna Chernihiv website

Profile on Official Shakhtar website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Budkivskyi, Pylyp Living people 1992 births Footballers from Kyiv FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Mariupol players FC Sevastopol players FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Desna Chernihiv players FC Polissya Zhytomyr players Ukrainian men's footballers Ukrainian Premier League players Men's association football forwards Ukraine men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players K.V. Kortrijk players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Ukrainian sportspeople in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Russian Premier League players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Expatriate men's footballers in France Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in France