extended, free agent Bulykin signed a one-year deal, with option for another year at FC Twente, who just had seen striker Luuk de Jong leave for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Volga Nizhny Novgorod On 18 September 2013, Bulykin joined Russian Premier League side Volga Nizhny Novgorod, signing a one-year contract. International career Bulykin made his debut for Russia on 9 September 2003 in the Euro 2004 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland under manager Georgi Yartsev. He made quite an impression in his only second appearance by scoring three goals in Russia's next qualifier against Switzerland. Russia eventually won 4–1 to subsequently qualify for the final tournament. In the final tournament Bulykin struggled in Russia's two losses against Spain and Portugal. Bulykin finally made an impact against Greece by scoring a header off a Rolan Gusev corner in a game where Russia emerged victorious 2–1 to console their fans being the only team able to beat the eventual champions. Bulykin was called up for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers and scored in the very first round against Slovakia in a 1–1 draw. He played for Russia in 15 games and scored 7 goals. Career statistics International goals Honours Club Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Premier League: Runner-up (Silver) 1999, 2000 Russian Premier League: 3rd Place (Bronze) 1998 Russian Cup: 1999, 2000 Anderlecht Belgian First Division: Runner-up 2008–09 Belgian Supercup: 2010 Ajax Eredivisie: 2011–12 Individual Best Russian Football Player abroad: 2011 References External links Leverkusen who's who Player profile Living people 1979 births Footballers from Moscow Association football forwards Russian footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Dynamo Moscow players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Fortuna Düsseldorf players ADO Den Haag players AFC Ajax players FC Twente players FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players UEFA Euro 2004 players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Russian Premier League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players Russian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Russian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Russian expatriate sportspeople in Germany