Artem Dovbyk

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Dovbyk.

Artem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk (Ukrainian: Арте́м Олекса́ндрович До́вбик; born 21 June 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma and the Ukraine national team.

Artem Dovbyk

Dovbyk playing for Dnipro in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Artem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk
Date of birth	(1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Cherkasy, Ukraine
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Roma
Number	11
Youth career
2010–2014	Cherkaskyi Dnipro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Cherkaskyi Dnipro	20	(7)
2015–2018	Dnipro	35	(18)
2016	→ Zaria Bălți (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2020	Midtjylland	18	(1)
2019–2020	→ Sønderjyske Fodbold (loan)	18	(2)
2020–2023	Dnipro-1	71	(44)
2023–2024	Girona	36	(24)
2024–	Roma	22	(8)
International career‡
2015	Ukraine U18	2	(0)
2016–2018	Ukraine U21	6	(1)
2021–	Ukraine	35	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 9 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

Cherkaskyi Dnipro

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.^[1] He made his debut against Skala on 26 July 2014.^[2] A month later, on 16 August, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory against Krystal Kherson, aged 17 years and 55 days, becoming the youngest scorer for his club in history.^[3] Later that year, on 12 October, he scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 victory over Arsenal Bila Tserkva.^[4] He won the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League, scoring 7 goals.

Dnipro

In summer 2015, he signed a contract with FC Dnipro,^[5] but in April 2016,^[5] 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

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.^[6] 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.^[7] With Sønderjyske, Dovbyk for the second time became a Danish cup holder.

Dnipro-1

After lacking regular playing time and dry run-on scoresheet, Dovbyk returned to Ukraine in July 2020 signing with the recently established SC Dnipro-1 that was just promoted to the Ukrainian premiers in previous season.^[8] 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.

Once the 2021–22 season was cancelled at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 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. In the 2022–23 season, he scored two hat-tricks for Dnipro-1 against Zorya Luhansk and Kolos Kovalivka, thus becoming only the tenth player in the league's history to achieve this feat.^[9] He finished the season as top scorer with 24 goals.^[10]

Girona

On 6 August 2023, Dovbyk signed for La Liga club Girona by signing a contract until 2028,^[11] for a reported fee of €7m, to be the most expensive player in club's history.^[12] On 12 August, he scored a goal on his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad.^[13] On 21 January 2024, he scored his first hat-trick within six minutes in a 5–1 victory over Sevilla.^[14] On 4 May, he scored his 20th goal in La Liga and provided an assist in a 4–2 win over Barcelona, contributing to his club's first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.^[15] Dovbyk scored his second hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of relegated Granada on 25 May.^[16] Hence, he surpassed Alexander Sørloth to achieve the Pichichi Trophy with 24 goals in his debut season.^[17]

Roma

On 2 August 2024, as one of the top stars of the transfer window,^[18] Dovbyk moved to Serie A club Roma for a fee of €38 million.^[19] On 15 September, Dovbyk scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw at Genoa.^[20]

International career

Dovbyk was called up in the training camp of the Ukraine U19 national team, but did not play any match.^{[citation needed]}

At the age of 19, Dovbyk’s first call-up to the senior national team was announced, when he was named in the 31-player senior squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland on 5 September 2016.^[21] On 31 March 2021, Dovbyk debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad in a World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.^[22]

Dovbyk was selected for UEFA Euro 2020 on 29 June 2021, coming on 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 to secure a 2–1 victory for Ukraine and advance to the quarter-finals.^[23]

Personal life

He is married to Yuliia Dovbyk. He has a daughter.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 February 2025^[24]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	Ukrainian Premier League	22	6	1	0	—		23	6
	2017–18	Ukrainian Second League	13	12	0	0	—		13	12
	Total		35	18	2	0	0	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	Danish Superliga	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	2019–20	Danish Superliga	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	Ukrainian Premier League	17	14	1	0	—		18	14
	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	30	24	—		9[c]	5	39	29
	Total		71	44	4	4	9	5	84	53
Girona	2023–24	La Liga	36	24	3	0	—		39	24
Roma	2024–25	Serie A	22	8	2	3	9[b]	2	33	13
Career total			223	104	19	7	19	7	261	118

1. Includes Ukrainian Cup, Moldovan Cup, Danish Cup, Copa del Rey and Coppa Italia
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 16 November 2024^[25]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine	2021	6	2
	2022	8	4
	2023	9	1
	2024	11	4
Total		34	11

As of match played 14 October 2024. Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dovbyk goal.^[25]

List of international goals scored by Artem Dovbyk

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	[26]
2	16 November 2021	Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[27]
3	1 June 2022	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	7	Scotland	3–1	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[28]
4	14 June 2022	Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland	11	Republic of Ireland	1–1	1–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B	[29]
5	24 September 2022	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	13	Armenia	3–0	5–0		[30]
6					5–0
7	17 October 2023	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	22	Malta	2–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification	[31]
8	21 March 2024	Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	24	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification	[32]
9	7 June 2024	Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland	27	Poland	1–3	1–3	Friendly	[33]
10	11 June 2024	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	28	Moldova	3–0	4–0		[34]
11	14 October 2024	Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland	33	Czech Republic	1–1	1–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B	[35]

Honours

Cherkaskyi Dnipro

• Ukrainian Second League: 2014–15

Zaria

• Moldovan Cup: 2016

Midtjylland

• Danish Superliga: 2017–18
• Danish Cup: 2018–19

SønderjyskE

• Danish Cup: 2019–20

Individual

• Ukrainian Premier League top scorer (2): 2021–22, 2022–23
• Pichichi Trophy: 2023–24^[17]
• Ukrainian Cup top scorer: 2020–21
• Ukrainian Premier League Best Young Player: 2016–17
• Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month (5): August 2021,^[36] November 2021, October 2022,^[37] November–December 2022,^[38] April 2023,^[39]
• La Liga Player of the Month: December 2023^[40]
• La Liga Team of the Season: 2023–24^[41]

References

1. "Студент Черкаського національного став чемпіоном Данії" [A student of Cherkasy National became the champion of Denmark]. cdu.edu.ua (in Ukrainian). 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
2. ""Скала" Стрий – "Черкаський Дніпро" 1:0 (1:0)" ["Skala" Stryi - "Cherkassky Dnipro" 1:0 (1:0)]. ckdnipro.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 26 July 2014.
3. ""Черкаський Дніпро" Черкаси – "Кристал" Херсон 3:1 (1:1)" ["Cherkassky Dnipro" Cherkasy - "Krystal" Kherson 3:1 (1:1)]. ckdnipro.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 16 August 2014.
4. ""Черкаський Дніпро" – "Арсенал-Київщина" Біла Церква 5:0 (3:0)" ["Cherkasky Dnipro" - "Arsenal-Kyivshchyna" Bila Tserkva 5:0 (3:0)]. ckdnipro.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 October 2014.
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6. FC MIDTJYLLAND KØBER UKRAINSK U21-LANDSHOLDSSPILLER Archived 1 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine‚ fcm.dk, 31 January 2018
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9. "Артем Довбик зробив другий хет-трик в цьому сезоні" [Artem Dovbyk scored his second hat-trick this season]. Redtram (in Ukrainian). 9 November 2022.
10. "Бомбардири" [Top scorers]. Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian).
11. "El Girona FC fitxa el golejador ucraïnès Artem Dovbyk" (in Catalan). Girona FC. 6 August 2023.
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34. "Moldova vs. Ukraine 0–4: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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36. "Довбик і Вірт — найкращі гравець і тренер місяця VBET Ліги!".
37. "Довбика визнано найкращим гравцем УПЛ у жовтні, ван Леувена – найкращий тренер місяця". 16 November 2022.
38. "Довбик і Вернидуб — найкращі гравець і тренер місяця VBET Ліги!".
39. "Довбик і ван Леувен — найкращі гравець і тренер місяця VBET Ліги!".
40. "Artem Dovbyk named LALIGA EA SPORTS Player of the Month for December". La Liga. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
41. "Los Premios 'Team Of The Season' de LALIGA y EA SPORTS desvelan los 15 mejores jugadores de la temporada" (in Spanish). LaLiga. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

External links

• Artem Dovbyk at the Ukrainian Premier League
• Artem Dovbyk at the Football Premier League (archived) (in Ukrainian)
• Artem Dovbyk at the Professional Football League (in Ukrainian)
• Artem Dovbyk at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Artem Dovbyk at Soccerway