Vladyslav Olehovych Vakula (; 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.
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. On 25 January, he made his debut with the new team in the friendly match against Partizan. 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.
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. On 29 July he played in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round against KuPs, which was lost after two legs.
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.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStal Kamianske2017–18Ukrainian Premier League3010——40Mariupol2018–193060030—3362019–201532020—193Total4592050—529Shakhtar Donetsk 2020–21Ukrainian Premier League20000000202021–222000000020Total4000000040Vorskla Poltava (loan)2021–22Ukrainian Premier League600020—80Polissya Zhytomyr2022–23Ukrainian First League171000000171Chornomorets Odesa (loan)2023–24Ukrainian Premier League70300000100Mynai2023–24Ukrainian Premier League151210000172Zorya Luhansk2023–24Ukrainian Premier League8010000090Career total981091700012110
Honours Polissya Zhytomyr Ukrainian First League: 2022–23
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League: 2019–20; runner-up: 2020–21
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