Yevhen Kovalenko
Yevhen Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Євген Олегович Коваленко; born 11 August 1992) is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Metalurh Zaporizhya in Ukrainian First League.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yevhen Olehovych Kovalenko | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhya, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | → Metalurh-2 Zaporizhya | 37 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Poltava | 23 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mykolaiv | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Zugdidi | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 29 | (1) |
| 2018 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Žarkovo | 27 | (8) |
| 2019 | Rad | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Grbalj | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | Mykolaiv | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2020 | |||
Career
Kovalenko is a product of the youth team system of FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. He played for FC Metalurh in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and then in the Ukrainian First League sides FC Poltava and MFK Mykolaiv.[1] In January 2016 he signed a contract with Georgian FC Zugdidi from the Umaglesi Liga.
After playing back in Ukraine with Kremin Kremenchuk, Kovalenko moved again abroad in summer 2018, this time to Serbia to play with OFK Žarkovo.[2]
In summer 2018 he moved abroad again, and signed with OFK Žarkovo in Serbian First League. After one season at Serbian second level, in following summer he signed with FK Rad playing in the Serbian SuperLiga.[3]
References
- Забранський: Розстались з Бичковим, Лещенком, Коваленком і Ушаковим (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 22 January 2016.
- Yevhen Kovalenko at Soccerway
- Yevgeni Kovalenko at srbijafudbal.com, retrieved 2-11-2019 (in Serbian)