Mykyta Teplyakov or Nikita Teplyakov (Ukrainian: Микита Олександрович Тепляков; born 18 November 2000) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nyva Buzova.[1]

Mykyta Teplyakov
Personal information
Full name Mykyta Teplyakov
Date of birth (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Korosten, Ukraine
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Nyva Buzova
Number 35
Youth career
–2012 DYuSSh Korosten
2013 im. Lva Yashina Kyiv
2013–2018 UFK Olimpik Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Kvadro Pervomaiskyi 6 (1)
2019–2020 PFC Sochi 0 (0)
2020–2021 Metal Kharkiv 1 (0)
2021–2022FC Vovchansk (loan) 7 (1)
2023 FSC Mariupol 22 (2)
2024– Nyva Buzova 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2024

Native of Korosten, Teplyakov started to play football at local sports school (DYuSSh Korosten). His first coaches were Anatoliy Zhuravskyi and Oleksandr Vyhovskyi.[2]

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.

In 2020 Teplyakov returned to Ukraine joined the revived FC Metalist Kharkiv that played at the third tier as Metal. After playing only one game Teplyakov was loaned out to FC Vovchansk which cooperated with Metalist. Following the Russian military aggression, he was without club for short while before joining FSC Mariupol in 2023.

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