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.

Oleksiy Hutsulyak
Personal information
Full name Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Hutsulyak
Date of birth (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Krasyliv, Ukraine
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Polissya Zhytomyr
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2014 Karpaty Lviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Karpaty Lviv 100 (12)
2016Villarreal C (loan) 14 (5)
2020–2021 Desna Chernihiv 30 (2)
2021–2024 Dnipro-1 62 (20)
2024– Polissya Zhytomyr 11 (7)
International career
2012–2013 Ukraine U16 5 (0)
2013–2014 Ukraine U17 10 (4)
2015 Ukraine U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Ukraine U19 8 (4)
2016–2018 Ukraine U21 9 (1)
2024– Ukraine 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Career

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

FC Karpaty

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

FC Desna Chernihiv

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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

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

International career

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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

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Individual

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Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 11 April 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karpaty Lviv 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2015–16 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
2016–17 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3
2017–18 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
2018–19 28 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 33 5
2019–20 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Total 100 12 4 1 0 0 2 0 106 13
Villarreal C (loan) 2016–17 Tercera División 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5
Total 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5
Desna Chernihiv 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21 24 2 2 0 1[a] 0 0 0 27 2
2021–22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 30 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 33 2
Dnipro-1 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4
2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 6
Total 29 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 10
Career total 174 29 6 1 1 0 2 0 181 30
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ Футбол : Гуцуляк і Кльоц дебютували у Прем’єр-лізі (in Ukrainian). UFK Lviv Web Site. 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 15 тур. Матч № 104 01.03.2015. (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Олексій Гуцуляк - гравець ФК Десна" (in Ukrainian). 21 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Wolfsburg (GER) 2-0 Desna (UKR)". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Рух 0 : 4 Десна". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Десна 4 : 1 Олександрія". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Oleksii Hutsulyak". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Oleksandr Petrakov: "I asked to assemble a team on April 29" - Official site of the Ukrainian Football Association".
  9. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 21 March 2024.
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