Bohdan Yevhenovych Butko ( uk, Богдан Євгенович Бутко, born 13 January 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a right-back for Zorya Luhansk.

Club career

Early life and career

Butko was born in Kostiantynivka, in the

Donetsk Oblast The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...

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 FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk was a Ukrainian football team based in Donetsk, Ukraine. The team competed in the Ukrainian Second Division, and was considered the 3rd squad team or junior team from the FC Shakhtar Donetsk franchise. History Like most tri ...

of the Ukrainian Second League, followed by the Shakhtar reserves, where he would spend three seasons.

Professional career

He went on loan to Volyn Lutsk in Ukrainian Premier League on 16 July 2010. 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

National football team

;Ukraine Under-19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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Club

;Shakhtar * Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Ukrainian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Ukrainian Super Cup:

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Career statistics

Club

International

Personal life

In October 2021, Butko published homophobic remarks in his Instagram account directed at

Josh Cavallo Joshua John Cavallo (born 13 November 1999) is an Australian professional association footballer who plays as a left back and central midfielder for A-League Men club Adelaide United. Cavallo has represented the Australian under-20 national te ...

and his supporters.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Butko, Bohdan Ukrainian men's footballers People from Kostiantynivka Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Mariupol players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Ukrainian sportspeople in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War FC Amkar Perm players Russian Premier League players Men's association football defenders 1991 births Living people UEFA Euro 2012 players UEFA Euro 2016 players Lech Poznań players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Erzurumspor F.K. footballers Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Footballers from Donetsk Oblast FC Zorya Luhansk players