Yevhen Vitaliyovych Budnik (Ukrainian: Євген Віталійович Буднік; born 4 September 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Digenis Ypsona.

Yevhen Budnik
Playing for Kapfenberger SV in 2017
Personal information
Full name Yevhen Vitaliyovych Budnik
Date of birth (1990-09-04) 4 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Lutsk, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Digenis Ypsona
Number 90
Youth career
2003–2007 Arsenal Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Arsenal Kharkiv 26 (2)
2009–2012 Metalist Kharkiv 1 (1)
2012Vorskla Poltava (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2016 Vorskla Poltava 34 (6)
2014Slovan Liberec (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (loan) 18 (0)
2016Dinamo Minsk (loan) 11 (3)
2017 Kapfenberger SV 16 (3)
2017–2018 Platanias 12 (1)
2018 Lamia 13 (0)
2019 Levadia Tallinn 14 (10)
2019–2020 Urartu 9 (4)
2020 Persita Tangerang 3 (0)
2021 Urartu 0 (0)
2021Pyunik (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 Karpaty Lviv 15 (2)
2022Asteras Vlachioti (loan) 8 (6)
2022–2023 Krasava Eny Ypsonas 27 (11)
2023 PO Xylotymbou 12 (4)
2024 PAC Omonia 29M 16 (3)
2024– Digenis Ypsona 5 (2)
International career
2011 Ukraine U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Career

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Arsenal Kharkiv

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Budnik is a youth product of Arsenal Kharkiv and played for the club in the Ukrainian Second League.[1]

Metalist Kharkiv

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Budnik then moved to Metalist Kharkiv where he initially played for the reserves team. He went on to play 11 games and score 4 goals in the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season he played 29 games, scoring 4 goals. The 2010–11 season was even more successful for Budnik, who was one of the top goalscorers of the season, with 13 goals in 25 games.[2] Budnik was promoted to Metalist's main team for the 2011–12 season.

 
Budnik playing for Metalist Kharkiv in 2011

FCI Levadia

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On 28 January 2019, Budnik signed a two-year contract with Estonian club FCI Levadia.[3] He was released from the club in June 2019.[4]

Pyunik

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On 1 March 2021, Budnik signed for Pyunik from Urartu.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Евгений Будник: «Мне нравится выглядеть необычно» (in Russian)
  2. ^ Profile on Metalist Kharkiv's official website (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ "Levadia on komplekteeritud: klubiga liitusid venelane ja ukrainlane". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Levadia lõpetas oma väravakütiga koostöö". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ^ "OfՊաշտոնական հայտարարություն. Եվգեն Բուդնիկ". fcpyunik.am/ (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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