Oleksandr Viksych (born September 10, 1995) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a defender for Toronto Falcons.

Oleksandr Viksych
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Yaroslavovych Viksych
Date of birth (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Klivodin, Ukraine
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2012 FC Dnipro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Chornomorets Odesa 0 (0)
2014–2015 Shakhtar-3 Donetsk 9 (0)
2015–2017 Real Pharma Odesa 45 (0)
2017–2018 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 9 (0)
2018–2019 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 11 (0)
2018–2019 Real Pharma Odesa 7 (0)
2019 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 0 (0)
2023– Toronto Falcons
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Youth career

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Viksych played his youth football at the Ukrainian Youth Football League with teams such as RVUFK Kyiv, Monolit, and the FC Dnipro youth side.[1] He would secure his first professional contract with Chornomorets Odesa in 2012.[2][1]

Ukraine

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After failing to break into the senior team with Odesa, he would instead make his professional debut with Shakhtar Donetsk's reserve team in the Ukrainian third division.[3] He would make 9 appearances for Shakhtar during the 2014–15 season.[4]

Following his brief season with Shakhtar, he ventured to Southern Ukraine to sign with Real Pharma Odesa.[1] He would re-sign with Odesa for another season in 2016.[5] After 3+12 seasons with Odesa, he signed a contract with Naftovyk Okhtyrka for the remainder of the 2017–18 season in the country's second-tier league.[6][7] In total, he would play in 45 matches in his first run with Odesa.[4]

He would play in 9 matches for Naftovyk.[4] For the 2018–19 season, he returned to the third division to play with Bukovyna Chernivtsi.[8] After a season with Chernivtsi, he departed from the team.[9][10][11] In 2019, he returned to his former club Real Pharma Odesa for the first portion of the campaign.[12] Viksych would compete in 7 matches in his final season with the Odesa-based club.[4] After his stint in southern Ukraine, he returned to the western side to once more sign with Bukovyna.[3] However, he failed to make an appearance with the club and was released shortly after the announcement of signing.[13]

Canada

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In 2023, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Falcons.[14] Viksych would assist the club in finishing third in the standings.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Чернівецька "Буковина" не змогла обіграти "Реал"" [Chernivtsi "Bukovyna" could not beat "Real"]. promin.cv.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ ""Буковину" підсилили Павлюк і Віксич - Чернівці Спорт" [Bukovyna was Strengthened by Pavlyuk and Viksych]. chernivtsisport.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "До ФСК "Буковина" повернувся колишній футболіст" [The former football player returned to FSK "Bukovyna".]. Шпальта (in Ukrainian). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ukraine - O. Viksych - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Знайомтеся: наступний суперник "Ниви-В" – "Реал Фарма" | Футбольний клуб "Нива" Вінниця" [Meet: the next opponent of "Nyvy-V" - "Real Pharma"]. Футбольний клуб "Нива" Вінниця | Офіційний сайт. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Нафтовик-Укрнафта підписав трьох новачків" [Naftovik-Ukrnafta signed three newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ ""Нафтовик" комплектує склад" ["Naftovyk" completes the warehouse]. Сумы, новости и события сумского региона, проишествия, аварии в Сумах, новости сумской области (in Ukrainian). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Буковина підписала двох новачків" [Bukovyna signed two newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Футбол: "Буковина" вийшла з відпустки" [Football: "Bukovyna" came out of vacation]. Новини Чернівці: Інформаційний портал «Молодий буковинець». 10 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Буковина: мінус захисник Олександр Віксич" ["Bukovyna": minus defender Oleksandr Viksych]. fcbukovyna.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ ""Буковина": мінус захисник Олександр Віксич — Чернівці Спорт" [Bukovyna Minus Defender Oleksandr Viksych]. chernivtsisport.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. ^ Valerko, :Arthur (5 April 2019). "Кому вгору, кому – вниз? Гід по Групі Б Другої ліги перед стартом" [To whom up, to whom down? Guide to Group B of the Second League before the start]. sportarena.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Новий півзахисник: зміни у складі ФК "Буковина"" [New midfielder: changes in FC "Bukovyna"]. acc.cv.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ "2023 Toronto Falcons roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  15. ^ Adamson, Stan (18 September 2023). "Scarborough Wins League Title to Close CSL Season". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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