Oleksiy Hutsulyak Explained

Oleksiy Hutsulyak
Fullname:Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Hutsulyak
Birth Date:1997 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Krasyliv, Ukraine
Height:1.84 m
Currentclub:Polissya Zhytomyr
Clubnumber:11
Position:Right midfielder
Youthyears1:2010–2014
Youthclubs1:Karpaty Lviv
Years1:2015–2019
Clubs1:Karpaty Lviv
Caps1:100
Goals1:12
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Villarreal C (loan)
Caps2:14
Goals2:5
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Desna Chernihiv
Caps3:30
Goals3:2
Years4:2021–2024
Clubs4:Dnipro-1
Caps4:62
Goals4:20
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:Polissya Zhytomyr
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Ukraine U16
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013–2014
Nationalteam2:Ukraine U17
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2015
Nationalteam3:Ukraine U18
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015–2016
Nationalteam4:Ukraine U19
Nationalcaps4:8
Nationalgoals4:4
Nationalyears5:2016–2018
Nationalteam5:Ukraine U21
Nationalcaps5:9
Nationalgoals5:1
Nationalyears6:2024–
Nationalteam6:Ukraine
Nationalcaps6:1
Nationalgoals6:0
Pcupdate:18 June 2024
Ntupdate:21 March 2024

Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Hutsulyak (Ukrainian: Олексій Олександрович Гуцуляк; born 25 December 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Polissya Zhytomyr and the Ukraine national team.

Career

Hutsulyak is the product of the UFK Lviv School System. His first trainers were Taras Pavlish and Andriy Dulibskyi.[1]

FC Karpaty

He made his debut for Karpaty Lviv against FC Metalurh Donetsk on 1 March 2015 in Ukrainian Premier League.[2]

FC Desna Chernihiv

In 2020 he signed for with Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League, becoming the most expensive player bought by the club of Chernihiv.[3] He helped them qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2019-20 Ukrainian Cup.

He was included in the match day lineup for Desna Chernihiv against VfL Wolfsburg in the 2020–21 Europa League third qualifying round at the AOK Stadion and made his first European competitive appearance as a second-half substitute.[4] On 8 March 2021 he scored his first league goal for Desna Chernihiv against Rukh Lviv in a 4–0 away victory.[5] On 10 April he scored his second league goal against Oleksandriya in a 4–1 victory.[6]

Dnipro-1

On 15 August 2021, he transferred to Dnipro-1 on a four-year contract for €500,000,[7]

International career

Hutsulyak has represented Ukraine at every level from under-16 to under-21. In April 2022 he received his first call-up to the Ukraine national team but did not appear.[8]

He made his debut on 21 March 2024 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9]

Honours

Individual

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2014–15Ukrainian Premier League7000000070
2015–16152000000152
2016–17133000000133
2017–18251100000261
2018–19284310020335
2019–20122000000122
Total1001241002010613
Villarreal C (loan)2016–17Tercera División145000000145
Total145000000145
2019–20Ukrainian Premier League4000000040
2020–21242201000272
2021–222000000020
Total302201000332
Dnipro-12021–22Ukrainian Premier League134000000134
2022–23Ukrainian Premier League166000000166
Total29100000002910
Career total1742961102018130

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFK Lviv Web Site. uk:Футбол : Гуцуляк і Кльоц дебютували у Прем’єр-лізі. http://ufk.lviv.ua/ua-category-football-tab1-news4193.html. uk. 2015-03-06.
  2. Web site: UPL Official Web Site. uk:Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 15 тур. Матч № 104 01.03.2015.. http://fpl.ua/ukr/protocol/2014_2015/pl/65/1/15/. uk. 2015-03-06. 6 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319035119/http://fpl.ua/ukr/protocol/2014_2015/pl/65/1/15/. 19 March 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Олексій Гуцуляк - гравець ФК Десна. uk. 21 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Wolfsburg (GER) 2-0 Desna (UKR) . www.uefa.com . 24 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Рух 0 : 4 Десна . Ukrainian Premier League . 8 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Десна 4 : 1 Олександрія . Ukrainian Premier League . 10 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Oleksii Hutsulyak . Soccerway.com . 15 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Oleksandr Petrakov: "I asked to assemble a team on April 29" - Official site of the Ukrainian Football Association.
  9. Web site: ESPN. Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ukraine game report. 21 March 2024.