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Oleksandr Lakusta
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Anatolyevych Lakusta
Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 (UYFL) FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi 74 (20)
2009 FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi 9 (0)
2012–2013 Nyva Ternopil 28 (4)
2013–2014 FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 15 (5)
2015 FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi 3 (0)
2015–2016 NK Veres Rivne 26 (7)
2016 MFK Mykolaiv 6 (0)
2017–2018 FC Vorkuta 9 (4)
2017FC Vorkuta B (loan) 6 (4)
2022– Toronto Falcons
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2018

Oleksandr Lakusta (born August 8, 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer playing with Toronto Falcons in the Canadian Soccer League.

Club career

Ukraine

Lakusta played at the youth level with FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi.[1][2][3] He transitioned into the senior team in 2008 where he played for two seasons in the Ukrainian Second League.[4][5] In 2012, he departed from Bukovyna in order to sign with Nyva Ternopil.[2][6] He would appear in 27 matches and scored 4 goals in his debut season with Ternopil.[7] After a single season with the club, he was released from his contract.[8]

Lakusta was linked to a possible return to his former club Bukovyna where he ultimately rejected the offer.[9] He instead secured a deal with Dynamo Khmelnytskyi and would remain in the third tier.[10][11][12] Following his brief stint with Dynamo, he returned to his former club Bukovyna for the 204-15 season in the Ukrainian First League.[13][14][15] In his debut season in the second tier, he appeared in 3 matches.[7]

He returned to the third tier the next season to sign with Veres Rivne.[16][17] Lakusta had another run in the second tier the following season with Mykolaiv.[18][19] In his second stint in the league, he appeared in 6 matches.[7] After the conclusion of the season, he mutually departed from Mykolaiv.[20]

Canada

He went abroad in the summer of 2017, to play in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta.[21][22][23] In his debut season with Vorkuta, he assisted the club in securing the First Division title.[24] In the postseason the club was eliminated in the second round by Scarborough SC.[25] Through an injury, he missed the majority of the season.[26]

Lakusta re-signed with the club for the 2018 season.[27] Once more he aided the team in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[28] In the postseason, Vorkuta successfully secured the CSL Championship by defeating Scarborough in a penalty shootout.[29]

In 2022, he signed with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Контрольний матч. Буковина - Університет - 1:0" [Control match. "Bukovyna" - "University" - 1:0]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Президент тернопільскої Ниви: Хочемо вийти у Першу лігу, а далі життя покаже" [The president of Ternopil "Niva": "We want to enter the First League, but life will tell us what's next"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Буковина: на примете экс-вратарь ФК Львов и форвард-земляк" [Bukovyna: ex-goalkeeper of FC Lviv and forward countryman in mind]. football.ua. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  5. ^ "Лакуста Александр Анатольевич, 08.08.1991, футболист" [Lakusta Alexander Anatolievich profile]. footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Ігор Яворський: Футболісти Ниви зроблять все можливе, щоб здобути путівку в першу лігу" [Ihor Yavorskyi: "Niva" football players will do everything possible to win a ticket to the first league]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 8 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Ukraine - O. Lakusta - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ниву залишило семеро гравців" ["Niva" left seven players]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Колишній нападник Ниви відмовився переходити у Буковину" [The former striker of Niva refused to transfer to Bukovyna]. Спорт Тернопільщини (in Ukrainian). 5 September 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Буковина не тільки втрачає гравців, але й знаходить нових" ["Bukovyna" not only loses players, but also finds new ones]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Лакуста залишається гравцем хмельницького Динамо" [Lacusta remains a player of Khmelnytskyi "Dynamo"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. ^ Palamarchuk, Victor (3 September 2013). "Воротар "Динамо" Дмитро Іванов таки готуватиметься до гри із ФК "Тернополем"" ["Dynamo" goalkeeper Dmytro Ivanov will still prepare for the game with FC "Ternopol"]. ye.ua. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Буковина представила 11 новачків" [Bukovyna presented 11 newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Николаев и Буковина дозаявят новых футболистов" [Nikolaev and Bukovina will announce new players]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  15. ^ ""Буковина" заявила 11 нових гравців" ["Bukovyna" announced 11 new players]. Новини Чернівці: Інформаційний портал «Молодий буковинець». 28 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Верес подписал Задою и дозаявит Пинчука с Лакустой" [Veres signed Zadoya and will add Pinchuk with Lacusta]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Верес підписав 19 гравців" [Veres signed 19 players] (in Ukrainian). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Николаев расстался с Гвоздевичем и подписал трех новичков" [Nikolaevites strengthen the ranks]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  19. ^ Synchuk, Roman (27 August 2016). "Лакуста, Сафонов и Дударенко перешли в Николаев" [Lakusta, Safonov and Dudarenko moved to Nikolaev]. SPORTARENA.com (in Russian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Пять футболистов покинули МФК Николаев" [Five football players left the IFC Nikolaev]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  21. ^ "FC Vorkuta » Roster". www.fcvorkuta.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Досвідчений буковинський футболіст Керчу грає за «Воркуту»" [Experienced Bukovyna football player Kerchu plays for "Vorkuta"]. promin.cv.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  23. ^ "У КАНАДІ ЗНИКЛА ФУТБОЛЬНА «ВОРКУТА»" [Football Vorkuta Disappeared in Canada]. chernivtsisport.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  24. ^ "«Воркута» з буковинцями перемогла у Канадській лізі" [Vorkuta and Bukovyna won the Canadian League]. chernivtsisport.com (in Ukrainian). August 31, 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  25. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (September 28, 2017). "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата" [The Bulgarian "Scarborough" in the historic final for the title]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  26. ^ "ГЕНЕРАЛЬНИЙ МЕНЕДЖЕР FC VORKUTA ДЕНИС ЯНЧУК: «НАСТУПНОГО СЕЗОНУ МИ БУДЕМО ЩЕ СИЛЬНІШИМИ»" [FC VORKUTA GENERAL MANAGER DENIS YANCHUK: "NEXT SEASON WE WILL BE EVEN STRONGER"]. chernivtsisport.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  27. ^ "Экс-полузащитник Львова Данькив перешел в канадскую Воркуту" [Former Lviv midfielder Dankiv moved to Canadian Vorkuta]. Футбол 24. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  28. ^ Adamson, Stan (September 24, 2018). "FC Ukraine United Rout CSC Mississauga to Clinch First Division Title". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  29. ^ Adamson, Stan (October 14, 2018). "Vorkuta, Vorkuta, Vorkuta Spells Three CSL Titles". Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  30. ^ "2022 Toronto Falcons roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 5 June 2022.