Heorhiy Mykolayovych Bushchan (Ukrainian: Георгій Миколайович Бущан, Romanian: Gheorghe Bușcean; born 31 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.
![]() Bushchan in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Heorhiy Mykolayovych Bushchan | ||
Date of birth | (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Odesa, Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
2010–2011 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011– | Dynamo Kyiv | 71 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 24 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Ukraine U16 | 6 | (0) |
2009 | Ukraine U17 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Ukraine U18 | 8 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Ukraine U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Ukraine | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 |
Heorhiy began playing football in Odesa, where he attended Chornomorets Odesa football school. When he was fourteen, Bushchan moved to Kyiv, where he began playing for Dynamo Kyiv youth and reserve squads.[2] 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 Ukrainian Premier League victory over Stal Kamianske at NSC "Olimpiyskiy".[3] On 2 November 2017, he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 1–0 victory over Young Boys Bern at Stade de Suisse.[3] In the 2019–20 season, Bushchan established himself as Dynamo's first-choice goalkeeper.
He made his debut for the Ukraine national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against France, a 7–1 away loss.[4] He made his competitive debut three days later in a Nations League game against Germany. Three days later, on 13 October 2020, he recorded his first international clean sheet in a 1–0 home victory over Spain.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2013–14 | Ukrainian First League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
2015–16 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
Total | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
Dynamo Kyiv | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 71 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 0 | ||
Career total | 95 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ukraine | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
2021 | 10 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |
Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv – current squad | |
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Ukraine squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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