Oleksiy Hutsulyak

Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Hutsulyak (; born 25 December 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Polissya Zhytomyr and the Ukraine national team.

Club career Hutsulyak is the product of the UFK Lviv School System. His first trainers were Taras Pavlish and Andriy Dulibskyi.

Karpaty Lviv He made his debut for Karpaty Lviv against FC Metalurh Donetsk on 1 March 2015 in Ukrainian Premier League.

Desna Chernihiv In 2020 he signed for with Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League, becoming the most expensive player bought by the club of Chernihiv. He helped them qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2019-20 Ukrainian Cup.

He was included in the match day lineup for Desna Chernihiv against VfL Wolfsburg in the 2020–21 Europa League third qualifying round at the AOK Stadion and made his first European competitive appearance as a second-half substitute. On 8 March 2021 he scored his first league goal for Desna Chernihiv against Rukh Lviv in a 4–0 away victory. On 10 April he scored his second league goal against Oleksandriya in a 4–1 victory.

Dnipro-1 On 15 August 2021, he transferred to Dnipro-1 on a four-year contract for €500,000,

Polissya Zhytomyr In June 2024 he signed a two-year contract with Polissya Zhytomyr for two years. In the first half of the 2024-25 season in 19 matches he scored 10 goals and 2 assists. He was named by fans the best player in Polissya that year. He took second place in a Komanda website survey to determine the best football player of 2024 in the Ukrainian championship.

International career Hutsulyak has represented Ukraine at every level from under-16 to under-21. In April 2022 he received his first call-up to the Ukraine national team but did not appear.

He made his debut on 21 March 2024 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Ukraine goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hutsulyak goal