Viktor Kovalenko (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Viktor Viktorovych Kovalenko | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kherson, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 74 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 34 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Ukraine U16 | 13 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Ukraine U17 | 20 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Ukraine U19 | 20 | (5) |
| 2015 | Ukraine U20 | 5 | (5) |
| 2015 | Ukraine U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2016– | Ukraine | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2016 | |||
Viktor Viktorovych Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Вікторович Коваленко; born 14 February 1996 in Kherson, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Club career
Kovalenko is product of youth team systems of FC Shakhtar Donetsk.[1] He made his début in the Ukrainian Premier League for Shakhtar in the game against FC Vorskla Poltava on 28 February 2015.[2] On May 9, 2015, he made his first direct contribution for the first team when assisting the fifth and sixth goals for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in a 7–3 win over FC Hoverla Uzhhorod.
International career
Kovalenko was called up by Ukraine to play in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored two goals in a 6–0 victory over Myanmar[3] and added a hat-trick against the United States to secure 3–0 win at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, as the team reached the round of 16.[4] He was the Golden Boot of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with 5 goals.
References
- ^ Віктор Коваленко (in Ukrainian). Shakhtar's Academy Site. 1 March 2015.
- ^ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 15 тур. Матч № 102 28.02.2015 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine hit Myanmar for six". FIFA. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Kovalenko treble puts Ukraine on top". FIFA. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
External links
Media related to Viktor Kovalenko at Wikimedia Commons
- Viktor Kovalenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Viktor Kovalenko at Soccerway
- Viktor Kovalenko at Topforward
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