Mykyta Teplyakov

Mykyta Oleksandrovych Teplyakov or Nikita Teplyakov (; born 18 November 2000) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club Career Early career Native of Korosten, Teplyakov started to play football at local sports school (DYuSSh Korosten). His first coaches were Anatoliy Zhuravskyi and Oleksandr Vyhovskyi.

In 2013-2018 he enrolled into Kharkiv State College of Physical Culture 1 where he played for the college team UFK Olimpik. In 2018 Teplyakov joined his first club Kvadro out of Pervomaiskyi that plays at Kharkiv Oblast Championship. In 2019 he went abroad joining PFC Sochi where he played half of season for the club's youth (U-19) team.

FC Metalist Kharkiv In 2020 Teplyakov returned to Ukraine joined the revived FC Metalist Kharkiv that played at the third tier as Metal.

FC Vovchansk (Loan) After playing only one game Teplyakov was loaned out to FC Vovchansk which cooperated with Metalist.

FSC Mariupol Following the Russian military aggression, he was without club for short while before joining FSC Mariupol in 2023. Due to his performance in the match against Kremin Kremenchuk, he was included in the Best XI of Round 9 of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League. On 29 November 2023, he scored two goals against Kremin Kremenchuk at the Kremin-Arena. In December 2023, the club has terminated his contract.

Nyva Buzova In January 2024 he signed for Nyva Buzova just renamed Kudrivka-Nyva. Mykyta earned 9 caps in the Ukrainian First league.

Kudrivka Following the merger between Nyva Buzova and Kudrivka, Mykyta moved to Kudrivka just admitted in Ukrainian First League.

FC Chernihiv On 9 January 2025, he signed for Chernihiv in Ukrainian First League. On 18 March 2026 he made his debut for the new club in the Ukrainian Cup against Feniks-Mariupol helping the club qualify for the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in the history of the club. On 26 June 2026 his contract was expired and it wasn't renewed.

Career statistics Club

Honours Chernihiv Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2025–26