Career
Early life and career
Butko was born in Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk Oblast and went to the youth academy of his local club Shakhtar Donetsk. Upon completion of the school, Butko was promoted first to Shakhtar-3 Donetsk of the Ukrainian Second League, followed by the Shakhtar reserves, where he would spend three seasons. Professional career
He went on loan to Volyn Lutsk in Ukrainian Premier League on 16 July 2010.
He would go on to play 27 league games and score three goals for them in the 2010-2011 season.
In the 2011-2012 season, he went on loan to Football Club Illichivets Mariupol of the Ukrainian Premier League.