Vladyslav Vakula (Ukrainian: Владислав Олегович Вакула; born 29 April 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zorya Luhansk.

Vladyslav Vakula
Personal information
Full name Vladyslav Olehovych Vakula
Date of birth (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Berdychiv, Ukraine
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Zorya Luhansk
Number 99
Youth career
2010 Darnytsya Sportive School Kyiv
2012–2013 Dynamo Kyiv
2013 Youth Sportive School Berdychiv
2014 UFK Dnipropetrovsk
2015 Youth Sportive School Vinnytsia
2015 Youth Sportive School Berdychiv
2016 UFK-Olimpik Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Stal Kamianske 3 (0)
2018–2019 Mariupol 34 (8)
2019–2022 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 (0)
2019Mariupol (loan) 11 (1)
2021Desna Chernihiv (loan) 0 (0)
2021Vorskla Poltava (loan) 6 (0)
2022Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2024 Polissya Zhytomyr 17 (1)
2023Chornomorets Odesa (loan) 7 (0)
2024 Mynai 15 (1)
2024– Zorya Luhansk 4 (0)
International career
2019 Ukraine U20 2 (1)
2018–2019 Ukraine U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 August 2023

Career

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Early years

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Born in Berdychiv, Vakula is a product of the different cities sportive schools.

Stal Kamianske

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In the summer of 2016 Vakula signed a contract with Stal Kamianske and played initially in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves. He made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Stal Kamianske on 5 August 2017, playing in the match against Karpaty Lviv.[1]

Shakhtar Donetsk

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Loan to Desna Chernihiv

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On 13 January 2021, he moved on loan to Desna Chernihiv until the end of the 2020–21 season.[2] On 25 January, he made his debut with the new team in the friendly match against Partizan.[3] On 30 January, the loan agreement was terminated by Desna and he was expelled by the club for violating the sports regime, and Vakula returned to Shakhtar Donetsk without playing any official match.[4]

Loan to Vorskla Poltava

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In July 2021 he went on loan to Vorskla Poltava and made his debut against Dnipro-1 on 26 July in the Ukrainian Premier League.[5] On 29 July he played in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round against KuPs, which was lost after two legs.[6]

Personal life

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On 8 February 2021, he was involved in a drunken accident in Mariupol, driving a Mercedes in a state of intoxication at about midnight. The incident occurred at the intersection of Flotska and Bakhchivaji streets. A car driven drove onto the sidewalk and knocked down a sign. Fortunately, there were no people on the sidewalk, so no one was hurt. Vladyslav Vakula himself was not injured.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 4 December 2022[8]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stal Kamianske 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 3 0 1 0 4 0
Mariupol 2018–19 30 6 0 0 3[b] 0 33 6
2019–20 15 3 2 0 2[b] 0 19 3
Total 45 9 2 0 5 0 52 9
Shakhtar Donetsk 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Vorskla Poltava (loan) 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 6 0 0 0 2[c] 0 8 0
Polissya Zhytomyr 2022–23 Ukrainian First League 12 1 0 0 12 1
Career total 70 10 3 0 7 0 0 0 80 10
  1. ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Shakhtar Donetsk

References

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  1. ^ Чемпіонат УПЛ. 4 тур. Матч № 23 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Vakula loaned out to Desna". 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Десна - Партизан 0:1". www.desna.football. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Вакулу відрахували з "Десни" за порушення спортивного режиму". cheline.com.ua. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ ""Ворскла" — "Дніпро-1" 2:2". www.vorskla.com.ua. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Vorskla Poltava (UKR) 2 - 3 KuPS Kuopio (FIN)". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Вакула в Мариуполе попал в ДТП. Источник утверждает, что футболист управлял авто в нетрезвом состоянии". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. ^ Vladyslav Vakula at Soccerway
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