Viktor Kovalenko (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Viktor Viktorovych Romanyuk 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 | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 121 | (19) |
| 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) |
| 2015–2018 | Ukraine U21 | 13 | (6) |
| 2016– | Ukraine | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019 | |||
Viktor Viktorovych Romanyuk Kovalenko (Template:Lang-uk; born 14 February 1996) 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. On February 20, 2020 Kovalenko scored a winning goal against Benfica in the Europa League's last 32 first leg 2:1 win for Shakhtar.[3]
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[4] 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.[5] He won the Golden Boot of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with 5 goals.
Honours
Club
- Shakhtar
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2015, 2017
Individual
- FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Shoe: 2015[6]
- Ukrainian Premier League Best young player: 2015–16[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 June 2020
| Club | Season | League | Ukrainian Cup |
Champions League |
Europa League |
Ukrainian Super Cup |
Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 186 | 28 | ||
International
- As of 11 June 2019
| Ukraine national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 |
References
- ^ Віктор Коваленко (in Ukrainian). Shakhtar's Academy Site. 1 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 15 тур. Матч № 102 28.02.2015 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 1 March 2015.
- ^ Patrick. "Castro's Shakhtar top Benfica in narrow first-leg triumph". portugoal.net. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship New Zealand 2015". FIFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Визначено лауреатів сезону 2015/16!". .upl.ua. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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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