Anatoliy Starushchenko
Ukrainian footballer
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Anatoly Starushchenko (born 14 January 1988) is a Ukrainian footballer playing with Toronto Falcons in the Canadian Soccer League.
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Starushchenko in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anatoly Hennadyovych Starushchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto Falcons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | Illichivets Mariupol | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 60 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Yednist' Plysky | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Tytan Armyansk | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Khayr Vahdat FK | 16 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | ||
| 2017–2019 | PFC Sumy | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | FC Vorkuta/Continentals | ||
| 2023– | Toronto Falcons | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 October 2019 | |||
Playing career
Europe and Asia
Starushchenko started playing football in second grade.[1] Starushchenko signed with Illichivets Mariupol in 2005 but featured in the Ukrainian Second League with FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol.[2][1] He resumed playing in the third tier in 2008 with Yednist' Plysky.[3] In 2010, he played in the Ukrainian First League with FC Tytan Armyansk where he appeared in one match.[4][5]
The following season he played abroad in the Tajik League with CSKA Pamir Dushanbe after a failed trial with Dacia Chisinau in Moldova.[6][7] After two seasons in Dushanbe, he was transferred to league rivals Khayr Vahdat where he spent two seasons.[8] In 2015, he returned to his former club CSKA Pamir where he played for three seasons.[7][9] After several seasons abroad in Asia he returned to the Ukrainian First League in 2017 in order to play with PFC Sumy.[10][11] After a season with Sumy, he signed with FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi.[12][13][14]
Canada
In 2019, he went abroad once more to play in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta.[15] In his debut season with Vorkuta, he assisted in securing the First Division title. He re-signed with Vorkuta for the 2020 season.[16] He featured in the CSL Championship final against Scarborough SC and assisted in securing the championship.[17][18] In his third season with Vorkuta, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's third regular-season title and secured the ProSound Cup against Scarborough.[19][20] He also played in the 2021 playoffs where Vorkuta was defeated by Scarborough in the championship final.[21][20]
In 2022, Vorkuta was renamed FC Continentals and Starushchenko was re-signed for his fourth season.[22][23] Throughout the season, he helped Continentals secure a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings.[24] He made his third consecutive championship final appearance against Scarborough once more where he won his second championship title.[25]
After the hiatus of FC Continentals for the 2023 season, he joined league rivals Toronto Falcons.[26]
Honors
FC Vorkuta
- CSL Championship: 2020, 2022[25]
- Canadian Soccer League First Division/Regular Season: 2019, 2021
- ProSound Cup: 2021