Bohdan Butko

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

Bohdan Butko

Butko with Ukraine in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Bohdan Yevhenovych Butko
Date of birth	(1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
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)
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, correct as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevhenovych and the family name is Butko.

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] making his debut against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on 3 August 2024.^[3]

Personal life

In October 2021, Butko published homophobic remarks in his Instagram account directed at Josh Cavallo and his supporters.^[4][5]

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[6]	Ekstraklasa	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
	2020–21[7]	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. 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^[8]

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

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Ukrainian Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2017

Ukraine U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2009