REFEREE
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FIFA
Mykola
Балакін Микола
Ukraine118 appearances
Mykola
Балакін Микола
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⚽Ukraine referee · 14 competitions · FIFA International
Career Stats
14 comps118
total appearances
67
Referee
4
4th Official
44
VAR
3
AVAR
Domestic 72International 46
Season-by-Season Activity
'19/20
1
'20/21
3
'21/22
7
'22/23
2
'23/24
30
'24/25
31
'25/26
28
Referee4th OfficialVARAVAR
| Season | Total | Ref | 4th | VAR | AVAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 28 | 15 | — | 12 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 31 | 13 | — | 17 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | — |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
First tracked match11/07/2019
FC Basel 1893 v Getafe CF
Europa League
First international match11/07/2019
FC Basel 1893 v Getafe CF
Europa League
First VAR appearance08/09/2024
Veres Rivne v FC Dynamo Kyiv
Ukrainian Premier League
First Champions League match08/26/2020
Qarabağ FK v FC Sheriff Tiraspol
Champions League
Match Activity
77 matches · 8 yearsRole:RefereeVARAVARNo match
🏅
Top 0% among Ukraine officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count100%
Seasons Active100%
Competitions100%
Median in Ukraine: 10 matches · 1 season
Recent Matches
11Apr2026
Ukrainian Premier League
KarpatyvsOleksandriia
Referee
05Apr2026
Ukrainian Premier League
KryvbasvsLNZ
VAR
19Mar2026
UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 (Second Legs)
İstanbul Başakşehir FKvsSK RAPID
referee
08Mar2026
Ukrainian Premier League
Polissya ZhytomyrvsFC Dynamo Kyiv
Referee
01Mar2026
Ukrainian Premier League
ObolonvsRukh
VAR
Most-Officiated Teams
Least-Officiated Teams
Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.
Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them
Rarely Works With
Active officials in Ukrainian Premier League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Aranovskyi Ye.A.VAR Observer · 38 in leagueNever
- 2Кубряк ДмитроFourth Official · 28 in leagueNever
- 3Коваленко АндрійVAR · 28 in leagueNever
- 4Yurii IvanovVAR · 28 in leagueNever
- 5Artem RazzhyvinAVAR · 28 in leagueNever
- 6Блавацький РоманVAR · 27 in leagueNever
- 7Козиряцький МаксимVAR · 27 in leagueNever
- 8Пасхал ІгорVAR · 27 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1Arena Lviv9×
- 2🌍Kyyiv, im. V.V. Lobanovskoho(UKR)4×
- 3🌍Lviv(UKR)4×
- 4🌍Zhytomyr(UKR)4×
- 5🌍TsMS Polissya(UKR)4×
- 6Klagenfurt3×
- 7🌍Kyyiv(UKR)3×
- 8Celje2×
- 9Rotterdam2×
- 10Thessaloniki2×
- 11🌍Arena Livyy Bereh(UKR)2×
- 12Dynamo im. V. Lobanovskoho2×
- 13Dnipro-Arena2×
- 14🌍Chornomorets(UKR)2×
- 15Almaty1×
Venues Visited(46)
Every stadium Mykola has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
Arena LvivArena Lviv
9 matches- —FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Polissya ZhytomyrVARUkrainian Premier League
- —FK Rukh Lviv vs Polissya ZhytomyrRefereeUkrainian Premier League
- —FK Rukh Lviv vs Kryvbas Kryvyi RihRefereeUkrainian Premier League
- —FK Rukh Lviv vs Chornomorets OdesaVARUkrainian Premier League
- —FK Rukh Lviv vs FC OleksandriyaRefereeUkrainian Premier League
- —FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Dnipro-1RefereeUkrainian Premier League
- —FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Kryvbas Kryvyi RihRefereeUkrainian Premier League
- —FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Obolon KyivRefereeUkrainian Premier League
- —FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs LNZ CherkasyVARUkrainian Premier League
Tsentralnyy stadionZhytomyr
4 matchesDynamoKyyiv, im. V.V. Lobanovskoho
4 matchesTsMS PolissyaTsMS Polissya
4 matchesObolon-ArenaKyyiv
3 matchesUkrayinaLviv
3 matchesKlagenfurtKlagenfurt
3 matchesThessalonikiThessaloniki
2 matchesRotterdamRotterdam
2 matchesCeljeCelje
2 matchesDynamo im. V. LobanovskohoDynamo im. V. Lobanovskoho
2 matchesArena Livyy BerehArena Livyy Bereh
2 matchesDnipro-ArenaDnipro-Arena
2 matchesChornomoretsChornomorets
2 matchesUkrainaLviv
1 matchHirnykKryvyy Rih, SK
1 matchIstanbulAtaturk Olimpiyat Stadi
1 matchMarseilleMarseille
1 matchHerningHerning
1 matchVilniusVilnius
1 matchTallinnTallinn
1 matchSilkeborgSilkeborg
1 matchBarcelosBarcelos
1 matchViennaVienna
1 matchBratislavaBratislava
1 matchMalmoMalmo
1 matchVillarrealVillarreal
1 matchDifferdangeDifferdange
1 matchBaselBasel
1 matchBodoBodo
1 matchRigaRiga
1 matchMariborMaribor
1 matchBergamoBergamo
1 matchVorskla im. O. ButovskohoVorskla im. O. Butovskoho
1 matchAvanhardAvanhard
1 matchHirnykHirnyk
1 matchObolon ArenaObolon Arena
1 matchCYPLarnaca
1 matchDonostia / San SebastianDonostia / San Sebastian
1 matchSevilleSeville
1 matchBragaEstadio Municipal de Braga
1 matchFrankfurt am MainFrankfurt am Main
1 matchLeverkusenLeverkusen
1 matchOther Ukraine Officials
Career Events
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