Bohdan Yevhenovych Butko (Ukrainian: Богда́н Євге́нович Бутко́, born 13 January 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a right-back for Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa.[1]

Bohdan Butko
Butko with Ukraine in 2011
Personal information
Full name Bohdan Yevhenovych Butko
Date of birth (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Chornomorets Odesa
Number 2
Youth career
2004–2008 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2021 Shakhtar Donetsk 45 (1)
2008Shakhtar-3 Donetsk 6 (1)
2010–2011Volyn Lutsk (loan) 27 (3)
2011–2014Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 89 (2)
2015–2016Amkar Perm (loan) 38 (1)
2020Lech Poznań (loan) 10 (0)
2020Lech Poznań (loan) 3 (0)
2021BB Erzurumspor (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2024 Zorya Luhansk 39 (2)
2024– Chornomorets Odesa 11 (1)
International career
2006–2007 Ukraine-16 15 (0)
2007–2009 Ukraine-17 7 (0)
2009 Ukraine-18 9 (1)
2009–2010 Ukraine-19 10 (0)
2010–2011 Ukraine-21 13 (1)
2011–2019 Ukraine 33 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2009 Ukraine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021

Club career

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Early life and career

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Butko was born in Kostiantynivka, in the Donetsk Oblast and went to the youth academy of his local club Shakhtar Donetsk. Upon completion of the school, Butko was promoted first to Shakhtar-3 Donetsk of the Ukrainian Second League, followed by the Shakhtar reserves, where he would spend three seasons.

Professional career

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He went on loan to Volyn Lutsk in Ukrainian Premier League on 16 July 2010.[2] He would go on to play 27 league games and score three goals for them in the 2010–11 season.

In the 2011–12 season, he went on loan to FC Illichivets Mariupol of the Ukrainian Premier League.

Honours

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National football team

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Ukraine Under-19

Club

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Shakhtar

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 March 2023
Club Season League Cup Champions
League
Europa
League
Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk (loan) 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Volyn Lutsk (loan) 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 27 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 3
Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
2012–13 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
2013–14 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2014–15 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 89 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 2
Amkar Perm (loan) 2014–15 Russian Premier League 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2015–16 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Total 38 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 11 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 1
2017–18 20 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2018–19 14 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
Total 45 1 4 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 64 1
Lech Poznań (loan) 2019–20[3] Ekstraklasa 10 0 2 0 12 0
2020–21[4] 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Total 13 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 18 0
BB Erzurumspor (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 10 0 10 0
Zorya Luhansk 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 13 2 0 0 13 2
Career total 241 10 15 0 10 0 8 0 0 0 274 10

International

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As of 30 June 2021
Ukraine national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 6 0
2012 9 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 8 0
2017 6 0
2018 3 0
2019 1 0
Total 33 0

Personal life

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In October 2021, Butko published homophobic remarks in his Instagram account directed at Josh Cavallo and his supporters.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "«Чорноморець» підписав Рудька і Бутка". football.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ Зміни у складі "Волині" продовжуються (in Ukrainian). Ua-football.com. 16 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bohdan Butko – attitude to non-traditional orientation – Football news". News Tube 24. 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ Karabets, Artiom (29 October 2021). "Экс-футболист сборной Украины высмеял людей с нетрадиционной ориентацией". Korrespondent.net (in Russian).
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