Bohdan Butko

Bohdan Butko
Butko with Ukraine in 2011
Personal information
Full name Bohdan Yevhenovych Butko
Date of birth (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991
Place of birth Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Oleksandriya
Number 91
Youth career
2004–2008 Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2021 Shakhtar Donetsk 45 (1)
2008 → Shakhtar-3 Donetsk 6 (1)
2010–2011 → Volyn Lutsk (loan) 27 (3)
2011–2014 → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 89 (2)
2015–2016 → Amkar Perm (loan) 38 (1)
2020 → Lech Poznań (loan) 10 (0)
2020 → Lech Poznań (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → BB Erzurumspor (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2024 Zorya Luhansk 39 (2)
2024–2025 Chornomorets Odesa 25 (1)
2026– Oleksandriya 4 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 Ukraine U16 15 (0)
2007–2009 Ukraine U17 7 (0)
2009 Ukraine U18 9 (1)
2009–2010 Ukraine U19 10 (0)
2010–2011 Ukraine U21 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 as of 20 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2021
In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevhenovych and the family name is Butko.

Bohdan Yevhenovych Butko (Ukrainian: Богда́н Євге́нович Бутко́, born 13 January 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a defender for Ukrainian club FC Oleksandriya.

Club career

Early life and career

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

He went on loan to Volyn Lutsk in Ukrainian Premier League on 16 July 2010.[1] 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.

On 1 July 2024, Butko joined Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa.[2] On 3 August 2024 in the 1st round match of Ukrainian Premier League 2024–25 between Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and Chornomorets he made his official debut as player of Chornomorets.[3]

On 22 January 2026, Butko joined Ukrainian Premier League side FC Oleksandriya.[4] On 28 February 2026 in the 18th round match of Ukrainian Premier League 2025–26 between Metalist 1925 and Oleksandriya he made his official debut as player of Oleksandriya.[5]

Personal life

In October 2021, Butko published homophobic remarks in his Instagram account directed at Josh Cavallo and his supporters.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 11 1 2 0 3[b] 0 0 0 16 1
2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 20 0 2 0 7[c] 0 0 0 29 0
2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 14 0 0 0 5[d] 0 0 0 19 0
Total 45 1 4 0 15 0 0 0 64 1
Volyn Lutsk (loan) 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 27 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 3
Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 89 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 94 2
Amkar Perm (loan) 2014–15 Russian Premier League 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2015–16 Russian Premier League 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Total 38 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 41 1
Lech Poznań (loan) 2019–20[8] Ekstraklasa 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
2020–21[9] Ekstraklasa 3 0 0 0 3[b] 0 — 6 0
Total 13 0 2 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 18 0 0 0 274 10
  1. ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Russian Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ukraine
2011 6 0
2012 9 0
2016 8 0
2017 6 0
2018 3 0
2019 1 0
Total 33 0

Honours

Shakhtar
Ukraine U19

References

  1. ^ Зміни у складі "Волині" продовжуються (in Ukrainian). Ua-football.com. 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ "«Чорноморець» підписав Рудька і Бутка". football.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ Владислав Пригода (3 August 2024). "УПЛ. «Кривбас» - «Чорноморець» 1:0. Одесити поки що не готові до сезону". ua-football.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ Сергій Дем'янчук (23 January 2026). "Богдан БУТКО: «Навесні все може перевернутися з ніг на голову»". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  5. ^ Дмитро Теліцин (28 February 2026). "Все ж таки дотиснули. 'Металіст 1925' виграв у 'Олександрії'". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Bohdan Butko – attitude to non-traditional orientation – Football news". News Tube 24. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Karabets, Artiom (29 October 2021). "Экс-футболист сборной Украины высмеял людей с нетрадиционной ориентацией". Korrespondent.net (in Russian).
  8. ^ "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Bohdan Butko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2025.


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