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.
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| Full name | Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Brazhko | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 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– | Ukraine U21 | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ukraine | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Early years edit
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 edit
He played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and never made his debut for the senior Dynamo Kyiv squad.
Loan to Zorya Luhansk edit
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 edit
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]
Honours edit
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Month: November 2023[5]
References edit
- ^ Володимир Бражко (in Ukrainian). Official FC Dynamo Kyiv Website. 23 March 2024.
- ^ Володимир Бражко (in Ukrainian). dynamomania.com. 23 August 2022.
- ^ VBET Ліга. 1-й тур Матч №3 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ukraine game report". ESPN. 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Бражко та Шовковський — найкращі гравець та тренер листопада!".
External links edit
- Volodymyr Brazhko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Volodymyr Brazhko at Soccerway