Oleksandr Lakusta

Oleksandr Lakusta (born August 8, 1991) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a forward.

Oleksandr Lakusta

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Anatolyevych Lakusta
Date of birth	(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Chernivtsi, 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	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

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]

Honors

FC Vorkuta

• Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2017^[24]
• CSL Championship: 2018^[29]