Artem Dovbyk

Artem Dovbyk
Dovbyk warming up for Roma in 2025
Personal information
Full name Artem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997
Place of birth Cherkasy, Ukraine
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
(on loan from Roma)
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2014 Cherkaskyi Dnipro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Cherkaskyi Dnipro 20 (7)
2015–2018 Dnipro 35 (18)
2016–2017 → Zaria Bălți (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020 Midtjylland 18 (1)
2019–2020 → Sønderjyske (loan) 18 (2)
2020–2023 Dnipro-1 71 (44)
2023–2024 Girona 36 (24)
2024– Roma 46 (15)
2026– → Bologna (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Ukraine U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Ukraine U21 6 (1)
2021– Ukraine 41 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:24, 24 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:57, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

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 Bologna, on loan from Roma, and for the Ukraine national team.

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.[3] He made his debut against Skala on 26 July 2014.[4] 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.[5] Later that year, on 12 October, he scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 victory over Arsenal Bila Tserkva.[6] He won the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League, scoring 7 goals.

Dnipro

In summer 2015, he signed a contract with FC Dnipro,[7] but in April 2016,[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] With Sønderjyske, Dovbyk for the second time became a Danish cup holder.

Dnipro-1

Dovbyk (right) playing for Dnipro-1 in 2023

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.[10] 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.[11] He finished the season as top scorer with 24 goals.[12]

Girona

On 6 August 2023, Dovbyk signed for La Liga club Girona by signing a contract until 2028,[13] for a reported fee of €7m, to be the most expensive player in club's history.[14] On 12 August, he scored a goal on his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad.[15] On 21 January 2024, he scored his first hat-trick within six minutes in a 5–1 victory over Sevilla.[16] 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.[17] Dovbyk scored his second hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of relegated Granada on 25 May.[18] Hence, he surpassed Alexander Sørloth to achieve the Pichichi Trophy with 24 goals in his debut season.[19]

Roma

On 2 August 2024, as one of the top stars of the transfer window,[20] Dovbyk moved to Serie A club Roma for a fee of €38 million.[21] On 15 September, Dovbyk scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw at Genoa.[22] He finished his first season with 12 goals (17 in all competitions), becoming the team's top scorer.[23]

In July 2025, Dovbyk changed his jersey number from 11 to 9, ahead of the 2025–26 season.[24] On 6 January 2026, he suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury during a 2–0 away win over Lecce, sidelining him for several months.[25] He returned to action on 17 May during a 2–0 victory over Lazio.[26]

Loan to Bologna

On 30 July 2026, Dovbyk joined Bologna on loan for the 2026–27 season, with an option for a permanent purchase.[27]

International career

Dovbyk playing for Ukraine in 2021

Dovbyk was called up in the training camp of the Ukraine U19 national team, but did not play any match.

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.[28] On 31 March 2021, Dovbyk debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad in a World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.[29]

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 the Ukraine National Team and helped to advance to the quarter-finals.[30]

In May 2024, Dovbyk was called up to represent Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2024.[31]

Personal life

He is married to Yulia Dovbyk. They have a daughter.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2026[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cherkaskyi Dnipro 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League 20710—217
Dnipro 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 00100010
2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 22610—236
2017–18 Ukrainian Second League 131200—1312
Total 351820003718
Zaria Bălți (loan) 2015–16 Moldovan National Division 3010—40
Midtjylland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 1012000121
2018–19 Danish Superliga 50100060
2019–20 Danish Superliga 30001[b]040
Total 1813010221
Sønderjyske (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 18230—212
Dnipro-1 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 24634—2710
2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 171410—1814
2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 3024—9[c]53929
Total 714444958453
Girona 2023–24 La Liga 362430—3924
Roma 2024–25 Serie A 32122311[b]24517
2025–26 Serie A 143004[b]0183
Total 4615231526320
Bologna (loan) 2026–27 Serie A 1000—10
Career total 248111197257292125
  1. ↑ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Moldovan Cup, Danish Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 3 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 7 June 2026[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ukraine 202162
202284
202391
2024124
202550
202610
Total4111
As of match played 14 October 2024. Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dovbyk goal.[33]
List of international goals scored by Artem Dovbyk
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
129 June 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland3 Sweden2–12–1 (a.e.t.)UEFA Euro 2020[34]
216 November 2021Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina6 Bosnia and Herzegovina2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[35]
31 June 2022Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland7 Scotland3–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification[36]
414 June 2022Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland11 Republic of Ireland1–11–12022–23 UEFA Nations League B[37]
524 September 2022Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia13 Armenia3–05–0[38]
65–0
717 October 2023National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta22 Malta2–13–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification[39]
821 March 2024Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina24 Bosnia and Herzegovina2–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification[40]
97 June 2024Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland27 Poland1–31–3Friendly[41]
1011 June 2024Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova28 Moldova3–04–0[42]
1114 October 2024Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland33 Czech Republic1–11–12024–25 UEFA Nations League B[43]

Honours

Cherkaskyi Dnipro

Zaria

Midtjylland

SønderjyskE

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "Artem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk". Ukrainian Serie A Italy. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ ""Скала" Стрий – "Черкаський Дніпро" 1:0 (1:0)" ["Skala" Stryi - "Cherkassky Dnipro" 1:0 (1:0)]. ckdnipro.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 26 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  5. ↑ ""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. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  6. ↑ ""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. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
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  9. ↑ SønderjyskE lejer angriber i FC Midtjylland Archived 2 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine, soenderjyske.dk, 2 September 2019
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  19. 1 2 "LaLiga top scorer race: Dovbyk to pip Sørloth with 24 goals". ESPN. 25 May 2024.
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