Oleksander "Alex" Semenets[1] (March 10, 1990 – late August 2020) was a Canadian professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

He attended Iona Catholic High School and played club soccer for Oakville SC before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program in 2007.

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.

[2] On March 5, 2011 Semenets signed with FC Edmonton, an expansion club in the second division North American Soccer League.

[1] On September 4, 2020, Vancouver Whitecaps released a statement announcing Semenets' passing the previous week, accompanied by statements from former teammates and coaches, including Philippe Davies, Gagan Dosanjh, Randy Edwini-Bonsu, Ethan Gage, Navid Mashinchi, Kyle Porter, Antonio Rago, Adam Straith, Russell Teibert, Simon Thomas and Bob Lenarduzzi.