Vladyslav Vakula

Vladyslav Vakula
Personal information
Full name	Vladyslav Olehovych Vakula
Date of birth	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
2016–2018	Stal Kamianske
2018–2019	Mariupol
2019–2022	Shakhtar Donetsk
2019	→ Mariupol (loan)
2021	→ Desna Chernihiv (loan)
2021	→ Vorskla Poltava (loan)
2022	→ Polissya Zhytomyr (loan)
2022–2024	Polissya Zhytomyr
2023	→ Chornomorets Odesa (loan)
2024	Mynai
2024–	Zorya Luhansk
International career‡
2019	Ukraine U20
2018–2019	Ukraine U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 August 2023

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

Career

Early years

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

Stal Kamianske

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

Loan to Desna Chernihiv

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

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

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

Club

As of 22 December 2024^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Ukrainian Premier League	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	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
Chornomorets Odesa (loan)	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Mynai	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	15	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	17	2
Zorya Luhansk	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			98	10	9	1	7	0	0	0	121	10

^ Includes Ukrainian Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Polissya Zhytomyr

Ukrainian First League: 2022–23

Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukrainian Premier League: 2019–20; runner-up: 2020–21

References

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

External links

Vladyslav Vakula at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
Vladyslav Vakula at Soccerway

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[9] Includes Ukrainian Cup

[UEL-10] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[11] Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

[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.

[Soccerway-8] Vladyslav Vakula at Soccerway

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