Oleksandr Lakusta
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Anatolyevych Lakusta | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Chernivtsi, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Position | 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 | 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.
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]