Roman Bezus

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatoliyovych and the family name is Bezus.
Roman Bezus
Bezus with Dynamo Kyiv in 2014
Personal information
Full name Roman Anatoliyovych Bezus
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kremenchuk, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, second striker
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 90
Youth career
2003–2004 Kremin Kremenchuk
2004 Molod Poltava
2004–2007 Kremin Kremenchuk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Kremin Kremenchuk 69 (10)
2009–2013 Vorskla Poltava 91 (20)
2013–2015 Dynamo Kyiv 33 (4)
2015–2016 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 31 (5)
2016–2018 Sint-Truiden 63 (10)
2019–2022 Gent 90 (16)
2022– Omonia 56 (10)
International career‡
2010 Ukraine U20 1 (1)
2010–2012 Ukraine U21 12 (4)
2011– Ukraine 24 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021

Roman Anatoliyovych Bezus (Ukrainian: Рома́н Анато́лійович Бе́зус, born 26 September 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a second striker or as an attacking midfielder for Omonia in the Cypriot First Division.

Club career

On 10 January 2015, Bezus moved to Dnipro from Dynamo Kyiv. In 2012, Bezus was awarded the prize for the best rookie of the year.[1]

On 12 July 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Belgian Sint-Truiden.[2]

On 25 January 2019, Bezus signed a deal for three and a half years with Belgian Gent.[3]

On 6 August 2022, Bezus signed with Cypriot club Omonia.[4]

International career

Bezus was called up to Ukraine U21 for a friendly match against Cyprus on 3 March 2010, but was not selected for game. He made his debut in a friendly match against the Czech Republic on 17 November 2010.

On 11 November 2011, Bezus made his debut for the senior Ukraine national team in a friendly match against Germany.[5] On 14 November 2019, he scored a winning goal for Ukraine in the friendly game against Estonia.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 April 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vorskla 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2009–10 20 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 24 3
2010–11 26 5 2 1 — — 28 6
2011–12 28 6 1 0 11 2 — 40 8
2012–13 16 6 1 1 — — 17 7
Total 91 20 6 2 13 2 1 0 111 24
Dynamo Kyiv 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 9 1 0 0 2 0 — 11 1
2013–14 15 2 2 0 7 1 — 24 3
2014–15 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 1
Total 33 4 4 0 9 1 1 0 47 5
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 11 1 2 1 8 0 — 21 2
2015–16 20 4 5 0 4 0 — 29 4
Total 31 5 7 1 12 0 — 50 6
Sint-Truiden 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 20 1 2 1 — — 22 2
2017–18 27 6 2 0 — — 29 6
2018–19 16 3 3 1 — — 19 4
Total 63 10 7 2 — — 70 12
Gent 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 15 0 2 1 — — 17 1
2019–20 21 7 2 0 6 0 — 29 7
2020–21 28 6 3 1 6 0 — 37 7
2021–22 26 3 1 0 9 0 — 36 3
Total 90 16 8 2 21 0 — 119 18
Omonia 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 26 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 36 4
2023–24 30 7 3 1 4 6 1 0 38 14
Total 56 10 7 2 10 6 1 0 74 18
Career total 364 65 39 9 64 7 3 0 469 90

International goals

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bezus goal.
List of international goals scored by Roman Bezus
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2013 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 4–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 September 2013 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  San Marino 7–0 9–0
3 15 October 2013 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino 7–0 8–0
4 3 September 2014 Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine  Moldova 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 14 November 2019 Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhia, Ukraine  Estonia 1–0 1–0

Honours

Vorskla Poltava

Dynamo Kyiv

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Gent

Omonia

References

  1. ^ Безус: награда придала сил (Bezus: the award has added power). football.ua. July 2012
  2. ^ "OEKRAÏENS INTERNATIONAL ZET KRIBBEL OP STAYEN". Official Sint-Truidense V.V. Site. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ "ROMAN BEZUS TREKT NAAR KAA GENT". Official Sint-Truidense V.V. Site. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ OmonoiaFC (6 August 2022). "Καταρχήν συμφωνία με τον Roman Bezus" [Agreement in principle with Roman Bezus]. Omonoia FC (in Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ^ "R. Bezus". soccerway.com. June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ^ UEFA.com. "Friendlies | Ukraine-Estonia | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  7. ^ Roman Bezus at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2018.