Alex Semenets

Oleksander "Alex" Semenets (March 10, 1990 – late August 2020) was a Canadian professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Early life Semenets moved from his native Ukraine to Canada in 1998, settling in Mississauga, Ontario. He attended Iona Catholic High School and played club soccer for Oakville SC before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program in 2007.

Club career Semenets played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency squad in the USL Premier Development League season in 2008 and 2009, helping his team to the PDL playoffs in his debut season, before being called up to the senior Vancouver Whitecaps side following the conclusion of the 2009 PDL season. He made his first-team debut on July 25, 2010, in a match against the NSC Minnesota Stars, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.

On March 5, 2011 Semenets signed with FC Edmonton, an expansion club in the second division North American Soccer League. The club re-signed Semenets for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.

In 2014 he briefly appeared for Cape Breton University.

International career Semenets received his first national team call-up for the Canadian under-17 team in April 2006 for the Ballymena U-16 Tournament. He also appeared off the bench in the consolation match against Morocco, a 3–1 loss. His place and cause of death were not disclosed.