Dmytro Bohdanov

Dmytro Bohdanov
Personal information
Full name Dmytro Volodymyrovych Bohdanov
Date of birth (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Energie Cottbus
(on loan from Union Berlin)
Number 13
Youth career
–2022 Dynamo Kyiv
2022–2025 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Dynamo Dresden 6 (0)
2025– Union Berlin 2 (0)
2026– → Energie Cottbus (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Ukraine U17 9 (5)
2024– Ukraine U19 13 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2026

Dmytro Volodymyrovych Bohdanov (Ukrainian: Дмитро Володимирович Богданов; born 6 March 2007) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus on loan from Union Berlin.

Early life

Bohdanov was born on 6 March 2007 in Kyiv, Ukraine and is a native of Kyiv, Ukraine.[1] The son of Ukrainian footballer Volodymyr Bohdanov, he moved with his family to Germany in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Club career

As a youth player, Bohdanov joined the youth academy of Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of German side Dynamo Dresden and was promoted to the club's first team in 2024. On 4 May 2024, he debuted for the club during a 0–1 home loss to SC Verl in the league.[3]

In August 2025, he moved to Bundesliga club Union Berlin. According to official information, he will train with the first team there, but is also slated to play for the Irons' U19 team.[4]

On 19 August 2026, Bohdanov was loaned by Energie Cottbus in 2. Bundesliga.[5]

International career

Bohdanov is a Ukraine youth international. During the summer of 2024, he played for the Ukraine national under-17 football team at the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and played for the Ukraine national under-19 football team at the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Style of play

Bohdanov plays as a forward. Ukrainian news website Sport.ua wrote in 2024 that he is "distinguished by his physical qualities. A well-built player with good anthropometry. He can play as a forward or winger. Fast, technical".[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Dresden 2023–24 3. Liga 1000—0010
2024–25 3. Liga 5000—0050
Total 6000—0060
Union Berlin 2025–26 Bundesliga 10———10
Career total 7000000070

References

  1. ↑ "Dynamo Dresdens größtes Talent flüchtete vor dem Krieg" [Dynamo Dresden's greatest talent fled the war] (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dmytro Bogdanov: From Ukraine refugee to wonderkid at Dynamo Dresden". Transfermarkt. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Dmytro Bohdanov at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Union schnappt sich Sturm-Talent". kicker.de (in German). 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Angreifer aus Berlin" [Attackers from Berlin] (in German). FC Energie Cottbus. 19 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Покоління війни. Кого із талантів втратило Динамо" [The War Generation. Which Talents Did Dynamo Lose?] (in Ukrainian). Sport.ua. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.