Pylyp Vyacheslavovych Budkivskyi (; born 10 March 1992) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Polissya Zhytomyr.

In Russian media and some Ukrainian (Sport Arena) he is also mentioned by Russian variation of his name as Filip.

Pylyp Budkivskyi

Career

From 2011 he played for FC Illichivets Mariupol on loan and in May 2012 he signed a 2-year contract with them to play in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Pylyp Budkivskyi

Anzhi Makhachkala

In the 2017–18 transfer window he returned from a loan at Kortrijk and was sent on loan to Anzhi Makhachkala in the Russian Premier League.

Pylyp Budkivskyi

Sochaux

In 2018 he was sent to Sochaux in France on loan.

Zorya Luhansk

In the winter window transfers he moved from Shakhtar Donetsk to Zorya Luhansk signed a contract of 2.5 years

Desna Chernihiv

In 2020 he moved to Desna Chernihiv. He scored his first goal for the side against Shakhtar Donetsk in July.

On 19 July, he scored against Zorya Luhansk 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 Zorya Luhansk in the first match of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League season.

On 7 November he scored the winning goal against FC Mynai at Obolon Arena in Kyiv.

On 1 August 2021 he opened his account for the 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League season against FC Mariupol. 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 2022–23 season.

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 Ukraine.

Personal life

In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Budkivskyi, together with other former Desna players raised money for the civilian population of the city of Chernihiv.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Polissya Zhytomyr

Ukrainian First League: 2022–23

Zorya Luhansk

Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2015–16

Individual

Ukraine U21 Top scorer: 18 goals

Gallery

References

External links

Profile on Official FC Desna Chernihiv website

Profile on Official Shakhtar website

Instagram

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