Artem Dovbyk
Artem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk (Ukrainian: Артем Олександрович Довбик; born 21 June 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Girona and the Ukraine national team.
| Dovbyk playing for Dnipro in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cherkasy, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Girona | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | 20 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Dnipro | 35 | (18) |
| 2016 | → Zaria Bălți (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Midtjylland | 18 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → SønderjyskE (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Dnipro-1 | 71 | (44) |
| 2023– | Girona | 15 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ukraine U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Ukraine U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2021– | Ukraine | 23 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Cherkaskyi Dnipro edit
Born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, Dovbyk is a product of the FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro academy after graduating from the Olympic Reserve Specialized Sports School Slavutych in Cherkasy. His professional debut Dovbyk made with his home team in 2014. He won the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League, scoring 7 goals.
Dnipro edit
In summer 2015, he signed a contract with FC Dnipro,[1] but in April 2016,[1] he was then sent on a three-month loan to Moldovan club FC Zaria Bălți, where he won the Moldovan Cup. He would go on to score a joint team high 6 goals as he won the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League Best Young Player award. This prompted Ukraine national team coach Andriy Shevchenko to call him up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Midtjylland edit
When Dnipro were relegated due to incurring debt, Dovbyk stayed with the club. He would go on to score 12 goals in 13 games in the Ukrainian Second League, gaining interest from foreign clubs, and in 2018 he joined Danish club FC Midtjylland on a free transfer.[2] In 2018 with FC Midtjylland Dovbyk became a national champion and in 2019 becoming a national cup holder. On 2 September 2019, he was loaned out to SønderjyskE for the 2019–20 season.[3] With SønderjyskE, Dovbyk for the second time became a Danish cup holder.
Dnipro-1 edit
After a lack of regular playing time and dry run-on scoresheet, in 2020 Dovbyk returned to Ukraine signing with the recently established SC Dnipro-1 that was just promoted to the Ukrainian premiers in previous season. While his league performance was somewhat under par from what expected, Dovbyk made a nice score run in the Ukrainian Cup netting 4 goals in three games, becoming one of the three top scorers in the tournament.
In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine had started, the 2021–22 season was cancelled. Dovbyk made a temporary move to Dynamo Kyiv who were playing charity matches in Europe for the rest of the season to stay in form.
Girona edit
On 6 August 2023, Dovbyk signed for Spanish club Girona by signing a contract until 2028,[4] for a reported fee of €7m, to be the most expensive player in club's history.[5] On 12 August, he scored a goal on his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad.[6]
International career edit
Dovbyk was called up in the training camp of the Ukraine U19 national team, but did not play any game for this representation.
At the age of 19, Dovbyk received his first call-up to the full national team when he was named in the 31-player senior squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.[7]
He took part in 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification as a 19-year-old and participated on the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
He made his debut for Ukraine on 31 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.[8]
On 29 June 2021, Dovbyk made his debut in UEFA Euro 2020, as a substitute for Andriy Yarmolenko in the extra time of the round of 16 against Sweden. He scored the winning goal in the stoppage time of the overtime to secure a 2–1 victory for Ukraine and qualification to the quarter-finals.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 10 December 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cherkaskyi Dnipro | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Second League | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 7 | |
| Dnipro | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian Second League | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 12 | ||
| Total | 35 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 18 | |||
| Zaria Bălți (loan) | 2015–16 | Moldovan National Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Midtjylland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| SønderjyskE (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| Dnipro-1 | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 27 | 10 | |
| 2021–22 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 14 | |||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 24 | — | 9[c] | 5 | 39 | 29 | |||
| Total | 71 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 53 | ||
| Girona | 2023–24 | La Liga | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 8 | |
| Career total | 180 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 205 | 89 | ||
- ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Moldovan Cup, Danish Cup, Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played 20 November 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | |||
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 7 | |
- As of match played 17 October 2023. Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dovbyk goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 June 2021 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 3 | Sweden | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | UEFA Euro 2020 | [12] |
| 2 | 16 November 2021 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
| 3 | 1 June 2022 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 7 | Scotland | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
| 4 | 14 June 2022 | Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland | 11 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | [15] |
| 5 | 24 September 2022 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 13 | Armenia | 3–0 | 5–0 | [16] | |
| 6 | 5–0 | |||||||
| 7 | 17 October 2023 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 22 | Malta | 2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | [17] |
Honours edit
Cherkaskyi Dnipro
Zaria
Midtjylland
SønderjyskE
- Danish Cup: 2019–20
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Top scorer (2): 2021–22 (14), 2022–23 (24)
- Ukrainian Premier League Best Young Player: 2016–17
- Ukrainian Cup Top scorer (shared): 2020–21
- Ukrainian Premier League player of the Month (5): August 2021, November 2021, October 2022, November–December 2022, April 2023
References edit
- ^ a b ФК Дніпро дозаявив Довбика (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 12 August 2016.
- ^ FC MIDTJYLLAND KØBER UKRAINSK U21-LANDSHOLDSSPILLER 1 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine‚ fcm.dk, 31 January 2018
- ^ SønderjyskE lejer angriber i FC Midtjylland 2 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine, soenderjyske.dk, 2 September 2019
- ^ "El Girona FC fitxa el golejador ucraïnès Artem Dovbyk" (in Spanish). Girona FC. 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Girona complete club-record signing of Ukrainian international striker". Football España. 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Real Sociedad 1–1 Girona FC" (in Spanish). La Liga. 12 August 2023.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ . FIFA. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Sweden 1–2 Ukraine". BBC Sport. 29 June 2021.
- ^ Artem Dovbyk at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Dovbyk, Artem". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sweden 1–2 Ukraine". UEFA. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ukraine". UEFA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Scotland vs. Ukraine". FIFA. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine 1–1 Republic of Ireland". UEFA. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Armenia 0–5 Ukraine". UEFA. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Malta 1–3 Ukraine". UEFA. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
External links edit
- Artem Dovbyk at the Ukrainian Premier League
- at the Football Premier League (archived) (in Ukrainian)
- Artem Dovbyk at the Professional Football League (in Ukrainian)
- Artem Dovbyk at UAF and (in Ukrainian)
- Artem Dovbyk at Soccerway