Taras Aleksandrovich Burlak (Russian: Тарас Александрович Бурлак; born 22 February 1990) is a Russian professional association footballer who plays as centre-back for Znamya Noginsk.
![]() Burlak with Arsenal Tula in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taras Aleksandrovich Burlak | ||
Date of birth | (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Vladivostok, USSR | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Znamya Noginsk | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2003 | Luch Vladivostok | ||
2003–2007 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 56 | (1) |
2009 | → Volga Nizhny Novgorod (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Rubin Kazan | 27 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Rubin-2 Kazan | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 41 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 45 | (5) |
2020–2022 | Arsenal Tula | 17 | (0) |
2022– | Znamya Noginsk | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | Russia U-19 | 8 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Russia U-21 | 20 | (2) |
2011 | Russia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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]
On 16 January 2018, he signed a long-term deal with Krylia Sovetov Samara.[5]
On 15 August 2020, he moved to FC Arsenal Tula.[6]
Burlak made his debut for the Russia national football team on 7 June 2011 in a friendly against Cameroon.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
2015–16 | RPL | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2017–18 | FNL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 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 |