Olha Basanska

{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|1|6}}

| birth_place = Nikopol, Ukraine

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv

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| years1 = 2012-2018

| clubs1 = Ryazan-VDV

| caps1 = 103

| goals1 = 5

| nationalyears1 =2011-| nationalteam1 = Ukraine

| nationalcaps1 = 45| nationalgoals1 = 2

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Olga Basanska ({{langx|uk|Ольга Олександрівна Басанська}}, born 6 January 1992) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a defender and has appeared for the Ukraine women's national team.

Career

Basanska has been capped for the Ukraine national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/ukraine-frauen-team/frauen-wm-quali-europa-2017-2018/ |title=Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Ukraine) |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=29 August 2019}}

In 2019 director of the Russian club Ryazan-VDV claimed that she was forced to release Basanska due to "psychological pressure" from her homeland.[https://www.allsoccer.ru/news/all/190544/ (Женский футбол. Украинские футболистки покинули «Рязань-ВДВ» из-за травли на родине)]. Allsoccer.ru. 2019 The Russian Airborne Troops are known also by their acronym VDV and were among the first who were used during the 2014 Russian aggression against Ukraine.

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