Orest Tarasovych Kuzyk (; born 17 May 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chornomorets Odesa.

Club career

Dynamo Kyiv and loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod

He spent most of his early career in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves with Dynamo Kyiv and in July 2015 went on loan to Hoverla Uzhhorod in the Ukrainian Premier League, making his debut against FC Vorskla Poltava on 25 July.

Orest Kuzyk

FC Stal Kamianske

The following season, Kuzyk joined Stal Kamianske of the Ukrainian Premier League, appearing 37 times and scoring eight goals over two seasons.

Orest Kuzyk

PAS Giannina F.C. On 8 June 2018, Kuzyk signed with Greek Super League side PAS Giannina.

Orest Kuzyk

Loan to SC Dnipro-1

Having made only seven appearances for Giannina, Kuzyk was loaned out to SC Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian First League on 14 January 2019. He made 11 appearances and scored four goals in the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League, winning Player of the Month honours in March and ultimately helping Dnipro earn promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.

Loan to FC Desna Chernihiv

On 14 July 2019, he went on loan again, this time to Desna Chernihiv. There he found more consistent playing time, appearing in 21 matches and scoring once in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League season.

Pafos FC

In September 2020, Kuzyk left Giannina and signed a three-year contract with Pafos in the Cypriot First Division. On 22 October he scored his first goal for the side against Karmiotissa FC.

Rukh Lviv

On 24 June 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Rukh Lviv in Ukrainian Premier League. On 25 July he made his debut with the new club against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, also scoring his first goal.

Chornomorets Odesa

On 26 January 2022, he moved to Chornomorets Odesa in the Ukrainian Premier League.

International career

In 2015 he made two appearances for Ukraine's under-20s. The following year, he made five appearances and scored one goal for the Ukraine under-21 side.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

SC Dnipro-1

Ukrainian First League: 2018-19

individual

Best Player in March 2019 Ukrainian First League: 2018–19

References

External links

From Official the website of FC Desna Chernihiv

From Official the website of FC Pafos

Video from the Official Channel of PAS Giannina

1995 births

Footballers from Lviv

Men's association football midfielders

FC Desna Chernihiv players

FC Dynamo Kyiv players

FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players

FC Stal Kamianske players

Living people

PAS Giannina F.C. players

SC Dnipro-1 players

FC Rukh Lviv players

FC Chornomorets Odesa players

Super League Greece players

Cypriot First Division players

Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Greece

Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Greece

Ukrainian men's footballers

Ukrainian Premier League players

Ukrainian First League players

Pafos FC players

Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus

Ukraine men's youth international footballers

Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers