Roman Anatoliyovych Bezus (, born 26 September 1990) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a second striker or as an

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Club career

On 10 January 2015, Bezus moved to

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from

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. In 2012, Bezus was awarded the prize for the best rookie of the year. On 12 July 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Belgian

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. On 25 January 2019, Bezus signed a deal for three and a half years with Belgian

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. On 6 August 2022, Bezus signed with Cypriot club Omonia.

International career

Bezus was called up to Ukraine U21 for a friendly match against

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on 3 March 2010, but was not selected for game. He made his debut in a friendly match against the

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on 17 November 2010. On 11 November 2011, Bezus made his debut for the senior Ukraine national team in a friendly match against

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. On 14 November 2019, he scored a winning goal for Ukraine in the friendly game against

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bezus goal''.

Honours

Vorskla Poltava *

Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( ) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003–04 season, the Cup winner qu ...

: 2009–10 Dynamo Kyiv *

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...

: 2014–15 *

: 2013–14, 2014–15 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk *

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

: runner-up 2014–15 Gent *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2021–22 Omonia *

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References

External links

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Official Website Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bezus, Roman 1990 births Living people Footballers from Kremenchuk Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's youth international footballers 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders FC Kremin Kremenchuk players FC Vorskla Poltava players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Dnipro players Sint-Truidense V.V. players K.A.A. Gent players AC Omonia players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Second League players Belgian Pro League players Cypriot First Division players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus UEFA Euro 2020 players