Taras Burlak

Taras Burlak
Burlak with Arsenal Tula in 2020
Personal information
Full name Taras Aleksandrovich Burlak
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Vladivostok, USSR
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
0000–2003 Luch Vladivostok
2003–2007 Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Lokomotiv Moscow 56 (1)
2009Volga Nizhny Novgorod (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2017 Rubin Kazan 27 (0)
2014–2015Rubin-2 Kazan 3 (0)
2015–2016Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 41 (1)
2018–2020 Krylia Sovetov Samara 45 (5)
2020–2022 Arsenal Tula 17 (0)
2022–2023 Znamya Noginsk 6 (0)
International career
2009 Russia U-19 8 (2)
2010–2013 Russia U-21 20 (2)
2011 Russia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taras Aleksandrovich Burlak (Russian: Тарас Александрович Бурлак; born 22 February 1990) is a Russian former professional association footballer who played as centre-back.

Club career

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Lokomotiv

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Burlak was scouted by Lokomotiv Moscow academy in 2003. In 2007, he joined club youth system, playing for Lokomotiv U21. On 24 September 2008 he made his debut appearance for the main Lokomotiv squad, playing all 90 minutes in Russian Cup home match vs Vityaz Podolsk.[1] The first half of 2009 season he spent on loan at Volga Nizhny Novgorod, gaining first-team experience. In 2010, he made his league debut for Lokomotiv Moscow, coming as a substitute in home match vs Alania Vladikavkaz.[2] In 2011–2012 season Burlak featured regularly for the first team, gaining himself debut call-up for Russia national team. 2012–2013 season saw Burlak continuing his run in Lokomotiv main squad. But after making only one league plus one cup appearance in the first half of 2013–2014 season, Burlak decided to continue his career elsewhere.

Rubin

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On 30 January 2014, Lokomotiv Moscow made a transfer agreement with Rubin Kazan[3] and Burlak signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Kazan club.[4]

Krylia Sovetov

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On 16 January 2018, he signed a long-term deal with Krylia Sovetov Samara.[5]

Arsenal Tula

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On 15 August 2020, he moved to FC Arsenal Tula.[6]

FC Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk

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In 2022, he transferred to FC Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk, played 6 matches, and then retired from professional football.[7]

International career

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Burlak made his debut for the Russia national football team on 7 June 2011 in a friendly against Cameroon.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 21 May 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Moscow 2008 RPL 0 0 1 0 1 0
2010 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
2011–12 35 1 3 0 6[a] 0 44 1
2012–13 17 0 1 0 18 0
2013–14 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 56 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 70 1
Volga Nizhny Novgorod (loan) 2009 FNL 1 0 1 0
Rubin Kazan 2013–14 RPL 2 0 2[a] 0 4 0
2014–15 2 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 22 0 4 0 26 0
2017–18 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 27 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 34 0
Rubin-2 Kazan 2014–15 PFL 3 0 3 0
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 2014–15 FNL 13 1 0 0 2[b] 0 15 1
2015–16 RPL 28 0 2 0 30 0
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2017–18 FNL 13 1 1 0 5[b] 2 19 3
2018–19 RPL 23 2 0 0 0 0 23 2
2019–20 8 2 1 0 9 2
2020–21 FNL 1 0 1 0
Total (2 spells) 86 6 4 0 0 0 7 2 97 8
Arsenal Tula 2020–21 RPL 15 0 3 0 18 0
2021–22 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 190 7 19 0 9 0 7 2 225 9
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FNL Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Lokomotiv-Vityaz match protocol" (in Russian). RFPL. 24 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Lokomotiv-Alania match protocol" (in Russian). RFPL. 18 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Тарас Бурлак продолжит карьеру в "Рубине"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Тарас Бурлак будет играть в "Рубине" под четвёртым номером" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  5. ^ Тарас Бурлак возвращается в "Крылья" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "ТАРАС БУРЛАК ПОПОЛНИЛ СОСТАВ "АРСЕНАЛА"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ Volkov, Anton (26 August 2024). "Taras Burlak: "At some point, I realized it was time to stop. I didn't really want to keep traveling around the country until I was 35 or 36."". The Bookmaker Ratings.
  8. ^ "Cameroon-Russia match report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2011.
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