Volodymyr Brazhko

Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Brazhko (Ukrainian: Володимир Володимирович Бражко; born 23 January 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team.

Volodymyr Brazhko

Brazhko with Dynamo Kyiv in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Brazhko
Date of birth	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dynamo Kyiv
Number	6
Youth career
2006–2016	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
2016–2019	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Dynamo Kyiv	35	(8)
2022–2023	→ Zorya Luhansk (loan)	29	(7)
International career‡
2017	Ukraine U15	1	(0)
2017–2018	Ukraine U16	6	(0)
2018–2019	Ukraine U17	6	(1)
2020–2025	Ukraine U21	26	(2)
2024–	Ukraine	9	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2023 Georgia-Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2025

Career

Early years

Born in Zaporizhzhia, Brazhko began his career at Metalurh Zaporizhzhia from native city (first trainer Andriy Maksymenko) from the age 4, and then continued in the Dynamo Kyiv academy.^[1]

Dynamo Kyiv

He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and never made his debut for the senior Dynamo Kyiv squad.

Loan to Zorya Luhansk

In July 2022 Brazhko signed a one-year loan contract with Ukrainian Premier League side Zorya Luhansk^[2] and made his debut for this club in the Ukrainian Premier League as a second half-time substituted player in a home winning match against Vorskla Poltava on 23 August 2022.^[3]

International career

Brazhko made his debut for the senior Ukraine national team on 21 March 2024 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zorya Luhansk (loan)	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	29	7	—		0	0	—		29	7
Dynamo Kyiv	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	26	6	1	0	3[a]	0	—		30	6
Career total			55	13	1	0	3	0	0	0	59	13

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 21 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine	2024	6	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2024–25

Individual

• Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: November 2023,^[6] September 2024^[7]