Danila Bulgakov
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| Full name | Danila Anatolyevich Bulgakov | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2005 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tornio, Finland | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | SJK | ||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2020 | TP-47 | ||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | OLS | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2020 | TP-47 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023 | OLS | 18 | (11) | ||||||||
| 2023 | AC Oulu | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Ilves | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Ilves II | 10 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2025 | → Haka (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2026– | SJK | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2026 | → SJK Akatemia (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023 | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023 | Finland U19 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2024 | |||||||||||
Danila Anatolyevich Bulgakov (Russian: Данила Анатольевич Булгаков; born 20 January 2005) is a Finnish professional football player for Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki.
Club career
TP-47
Bulgakov started to play football in Finland with a TP-47 youth team in his hometown Tornio.[2] He made his senior debut in 2020 with the club's first team in fourth-tier Kolmonen, at the age of 15.[3]
OLS
In 2021, Bulgakov moved to Oulu and joined the AC Oulu organisation. Bulgakov made his debut on 22 April 2023 with the club's reserve team OLS, in the third-tier Kakkonen.[4] During the season, he played 18 games and scored 11 times for OLS in the division.
AC Oulu
Bulgakov made his Veikkausliiga debut with AC Oulu on 27 August 2023, as a late substitute to Rasmus Karjalainen, in a 3–1 home loss against HJK.[5] He played in five league games in total in the end of the 2023 season.
Ilves
On 21 November 2023, a fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves announced the signing of Bulgakov on a two-year deal, with an option for an additional year.[2]
Haka (loan)
On 21 February 2025, he was loaned out to Haka for the 2025 season.[6]
SJK
On 12 December 2025, SJK Seinäjoki announced the signing of Bulgakov on a two-year deal, with an option for an additional year.[7]
International career
Bulgakov has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.[8][9]
Bulgakov was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[10]
In October 2023, Bulgakov was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, scoring one goal in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[11]
Personal life
His father Anatoly Bulgakov is a Russian former footballer who played in Finland.
Career statistics
- As of 21 July 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TP-47 | 2020 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| OLS | 2023 | Kakkonen | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 11 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ilves II | 2024 | Kakkonen | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||
| Haka (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 24 | 4 | |
| SJK Akatemia | 2026 | Ykkösliiga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| SJK | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 71 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 19 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
OLS
Ilves
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[13]
- Baltic Cup: 2023
Individual
- Finnish FA, Northern Finland: The Boy Player of the Year 2022[14]
References
- ↑ Baltic Cup, Finnish FA
- 1 2 Lietjärvi, Mikko (21 November 2023). "Tervetuloa Ilvekseen, Danila Bulgakov!". Ilves (Press release) (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, D.Bulgakov, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ↑ OLS VS. KRAFT 1-1, soccerway
- ↑ OULU VS. HJK 1-3, soccerway
- ↑ "Tuo lisää hyökkäysuhkaa" - Danila Bulgakov lainasopimuksella Ilveksestä Hakaan, veikkausliiga.com, 21 February 2025
- ↑ Kuivalainen, Joonas (2025-12-12). "Tervetuloa, Danila Bulgakov!". SJK (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-07-21.
- ↑ Murskavoitto ei riittänyt U19-pojille suoraan jatkopaikkaan, Finnish FA, 17 October 2023
- ↑ U17-pojat jatkavat valmistautumista EM-jatkokarsintaan, Lapin Kansa, 26 January 2022
- ↑ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
- ↑ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
- ↑ Soccerway, D.Bulgakov, Soccerway
- ↑ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ↑ Pohjoisen alueen jalkapallokauden 2022 ansioituneita palkittiin palkintogaalassa 11.2 Seurojen Ääni -seminaarin yhteydessä, Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 14 February 2023
External links
- Danila Bulgakov at Soccerway
- Danila Bulgakov at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- TP-47 players
- Oulun Luistinseura players
- AC Oulu players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finnish people of Russian descent
- Sportspeople from Tornio
- Footballers from Lapland (Finland)
- Ilves (football) players
- FC Haka players