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Taras Burlak
	Burlak with Arsenal Tula in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Taras Aleksandrovich Burlak
Date of birth	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
2008–2013	Lokomotiv Moscow
2009	→ Volga Nizhny Novgorod (loan)
2014–2017	Rubin Kazan
2014–2015	→ Rubin-2 Kazan
2015–2016	→ Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)
2018–2020	Krylia Sovetov Samara
2020–2022	Arsenal Tula
2022–2023	Znamya Noginsk
International career
2009	Russia U-19
2010–2013	Russia U-21
2011	Russia
	*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

Lokomotiv

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

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

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

Arsenal Tula

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

FC Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk

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

International career

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

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	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	RPL	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	RPL	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