Mykyta Valeriyovych Burda (; born 24 March 1995) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for Kolos Kovalivka.

Club career

Born in Yenakiyeve, a city village in

Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...

, Mykyta began playing football in Yahotyn,

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, where he attended local sports school. When he was sixteen, Burda transferred to

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football academy, where he began playing for

youth and reserve squads. On 23 August 2014, Burda made his senior team debut in the 3-1

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victory over Zirka Kirovohrad at Zirka Stadium, playing all 90 minutes. It wasn't until the 2018–19 season, however, that Burda firmly established himself as a first-team regular, playing in a total of 43 matches for Dynamo across all competitions.

International career

Burda was part of the Ukraine under-20 squad that participated in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, reaching the second round. He played in all four of his team's matches at the tournament. On 31 May 2018, Burda made his Ukraine national team debut, playing 90 minutes in a 0-0 friendly draw against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

: 2014–15

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* * 1995 births Living people People from Yenakiieve Footballers from Donetsk Oblast Piddubny Olympic College alumni Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ukraine men's youth international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Zorya Luhansk players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Kolos Kovalivka players 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-footy-defender-1990s-stub