Artem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk (; born 21 June 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Bologna, on loan from Roma, and 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. He made his debut against Skala on 26 July 2014. 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. Later that year, on 12 October, he scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 victory over Arsenal Bila Tserkva. He won the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League, scoring 7 goals.
Dnipro In summer 2015, he signed a contract with FC Dnipro, but in April 2016, 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.
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.
Midtjylland Dovbyk's performances gained him interest from foreign clubs, and in 2018 he joined Danish outfit FC Midtjylland on a free transfer.FC MIDTJYLLAND KØBER UKRAINSK U21-LANDSHOLDSSPILLER ‚ fcm.dk, 31 January 2018 There Dovbyk became a national champion in 2018, and in 2019 becoming a national cupwinner. On 2 September 2019, he was loaned out for the 2019–20 season to Sønderjyske,SønderjyskE lejer angriber i FC Midtjylland , soenderjyske.dk, 2 September 2019 with whom he won a second Danish cup.
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. While his league performance was below expectations, 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.
When 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. He finished the season as top scorer with 24 goals.
Girona On 6 August 2023, Dovbyk signed a five-year contract with La Liga club Girona, for a reported fee of €7m, becoming the most expensive player in the club's history. On 12 August, he scored a goal on his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad. On 21 January 2024, he scored his first hat-trick within six minutes in a 5–1 victory over Sevilla. 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 for the UEFA Champions League. Dovbyk scored his second hat-trick in a 7–0 rout of relegated Granada on 25 May, thereby surpassing Alexander Sørloth to achieve the Pichichi Trophy with 24 goals in his debut season.
Roma On 2 August 2024, as one of the top stars of the transfer window, Dovbyk moved to Serie A club Roma for a fee of €38 million. On 15 September, Dovbyk scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw at Genoa. He finished his first season as the team's top scorer, with 12 goals in the league and 17 in all competition.
In July 2025, Dovbyk changed his jersey number from 11 to 9, ahead of the 2025–26 season. 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. He returned to action on 17 May during a 2–0 victory over Lazio.
Loan to Bologna On 30 July 2026, Dovbyk joined Bologna on loan for the 2026–27 season, with an option for a permanent purchase.
International career
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. On 31 March 2021, Dovbyk debuted for the Ukrainian senior squad in a World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.
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.
In May 2024, Dovbyk was called up to represent Ukraine at UEFA Euro 2024.
Personal life He is married to Yulia Dovbyk. They have a daughter.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCherkaskyi Dnipro2014–15Ukrainian Second League20710—217Dnipro2015–16Ukrainian Premier League001000102016–17Ukrainian Premier League22610—2362017–18Ukrainian Second League131200—1312Total351820003718Zaria Bălți (loan)2015–16Moldovan National Division3010—40Midtjylland2017–18Danish Superliga10120001212018–19Danish Superliga501000602019–20Danish Superliga30001040Total1813010221Sønderjyske (loan)2019–20Danish Superliga18230—212Dnipro-12020–21Ukrainian Premier League24634—27102021–22Ukrainian Premier League171410—18142022–23Ukrainian Premier League3024—953929Total714444958453Girona2023–24La Liga362430—3924Roma2024–25Serie A32122311245172025–26Serie A1430040183Total4615231526320Bologna (loan)2026–27Serie A3100—31Career total250112197257294126
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine2021622022842023912024124202550202610Total4111
As of match played 14 October 2024. Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dovbyk goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Artem DovbykNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition129 June 2021Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland32–12–1 UEFA Euro 2020216 November 2021Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina62–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification31 June 2022Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland73–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification414 June 2022Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland111–11–12022–23 UEFA Nations League B524 September 2022Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia133–05–065–0717 October 2023National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta222–13–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification821 March 2024Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina242–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualification97 June 2024Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland271–31–3Friendly1011 June 2024Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova283–04–01114 October 2024Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland331–11–12024–25 UEFA Nations League B
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 Ukrainian Cup top scorer: 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League Best Young Player: 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month (5): August 2021, November 2021, October 2022, November–December 2022, April 2023, La Liga Player of the Month: December 2023 La Liga Team of the Season: 2023–24 La Liga top scorer (1): 2023–24 Serie A Player of the Month: March 2025
References
External links
Profile at the AS Roma website