Personal information | |||
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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) |
2017 | → FC Vorkuta B (loan) | 6 | (4) |
2022 | Toronto Falcons | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oleksandr Lakusta (born August 8, 1991) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Ukraine
Lakusta played at the youth level with FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi. He transitioned into the senior team in 2008 where he played for two seasons in the Ukrainian Second League. In 2012, he departed from Bukovyna in order to sign with Nyva Ternopil. He would appear in 27 matches and scored 4 goals in his debut season with Ternopil. After a single season with the club, he was released from his contract.
Lakusta was linked to a possible return to his former club Bukovyna where he ultimately rejected the offer. He instead secured a deal with Dynamo Khmelnytskyi and would remain in the third tier. Following his brief stint with Dynamo, he returned to his former club Bukovyna for the 204-15 season in the Ukrainian First League. In his debut season in the second tier, he appeared in 3 matches.
He returned to the third tier the next season to sign with Veres Rivne. Lakusta had another run in the second tier the following season with Mykolaiv. In his second stint in the league, he appeared in 6 matches. After the conclusion of the season, he mutually departed from Mykolaiv.
Canada
He went abroad in the summer of 2017, to play in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta. In his debut season with Vorkuta, he assisted the club in securing the First Division title. In the postseason the club was eliminated in the second round by Scarborough SC. Through an injury, he missed the majority of the season.
Lakusta re-signed with the club for the 2018 season. Once more he aided the team in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. In the postseason, Vorkuta successfully secured the CSL Championship by defeating Scarborough in a penalty shootout.
In 2022, he signed with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons.
Honors
FC Vorkuta
- Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2017
- CSL Championship: 2018
References
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- ^ "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.
- "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.
- "Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- "Лакуста Александр Анатольевич, 08.08.1991, футболист" [Lakusta Alexander Anatolievich profile]. footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- "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.
- ^ "Ukraine - O. Lakusta - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "Ниву залишило семеро гравців" ["Niva" left seven players]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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 "Ternopil"]. ye.ua. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "Буковина представила 11 новачків" [Bukovyna presented 11 newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "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.
- ""Буковина" заявила 11 нових гравців" ["Bukovyna" announced 11 new players]. Новини Чернівці: Інформаційний портал «Молодий буковинець». 28 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- "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.
- "Верес підписав 19 гравців" [Veres signed 19 players] (in Ukrainian). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "FC Vorkuta » Roster". www.fcvorkuta.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "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.
- "У КАНАДІ ЗНИКЛА ФУТБОЛЬНА "ВОРКУТА"" [Football Vorkuta Disappeared in Canada]. chernivtsisport.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ ""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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Adamson, Stan (September 24, 2018). "FC Ukraine United Rout CSC Mississauga to Clinch First Division Title". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (October 14, 2018). "Vorkuta, Vorkuta, Vorkuta Spells Three CSL Titles". Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- "2022 Toronto Falcons roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
External links
- Oleksandr Lakusta at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian men's footballers
- FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi players
- FC Nyva Ternopil players
- FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi players
- NK Veres Rivne players
- MFC Mykolaiv players
- FC Continentals players
- Toronto Falcons (2022–present) players
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- Men's association football forwards
- Ukrainian First League players
- Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Ukrainian Second League players