Serhiy Kovalenko

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Serhiy Kovalenko

| fullname = Serhiy Viktorovych Kovalenko

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chernihiv, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Midfielder, forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1998–1999 | youthclubs1 = Yunist Chernihiv

| youthyears2 = 2000 | youthclubs2 = Dynamo Moscow

| youthyears3 = 2001 | youthclubs3 = Sportakademklub Moscow

| youthyears4 = 2001–2004 | youthclubs4 = Juventus

| years1 = 2004 | clubs1 = Juventus | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = → Lodigiani (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004–2007 | clubs3 = Standard Liège | caps3 = 55 | goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2007| clubs4 = → Lokeren (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2008 | clubs5 = Roeselare | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008 | clubs6 = Volyn Lutsk | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = Torpedo Zhodino | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2010 | clubs8 = Belshina Bobruisk | caps8 = 31 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = Polissya Dobrianka | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 2012 | clubs10 = Naftan Novopolotsk | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2013 | clubs11 = Sumy | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2013 | clubs12 = Poltava | caps12 = 3 | goals12 = 0

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U18 {{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 31 December 2013

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Serhiy Viktorovych Kovalenko ({{langx|uk|Сергій Вікторович Коваленко}}; born 10 May 1984) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.

Career

=Early career=

Serhiy Kovalenko started his youth career at Yunist Chernihiv. Then he moved to Russia to play for the youth squads of Dynamo Moscow and Sportakademklub Moscow.

=Juventus=

Kovalenko moved to Juventus youth team in 2001. He was offered a contract after a trial along with Ilyos Zeytulayev and Viktor Budyanskiy. In February 2002, he joined Juve permanently. The Turin club paid US$400,000 (about €454,000) to buy Kovalenko and Zeytulayev's image and registration rights from Sportakademklub Moscow.{{cite book|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/22_apr_2002_eng_.pdf |title=Six-Monthly Report at 31 December 2001 |date=22 April 2002 |accessdate=17 February 2010 |publisher=Juventus F.C.|publication-place=Turin |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207045543/http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/22_apr_2002_eng_.pdf |archivedate=7 December 2008}}

==Loan to Lodigiani==

In January 2004, he was loaned to Lodigiani.

=Standard Liège=

Kovalenko joined Standard Liège in August 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf24012007_130|title=Lokeren huurt Kovalenko van Standard|date=24 January 2007|access-date=3 December 2018|newspaper=De Standard|language=Dutch}}{{cite news|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=220986.html |title=Runje commits future to Standard |date=31 August 2004 |access-date=23 June 2010 |website=UEFA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116155639/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=220986.html |archive-date=16 January 2016}} Juve received €5,000 for the player.{{cite book|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/25_ott_2005_eng.pdf |title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2005 |date=25 October 2005 |accessdate=18 February 2010 |publisher=Juventus F.C.|publication-place=Turin|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207051212/http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/25_ott_2005_eng.pdf |archivedate=7 December 2008}}

==Loan to Lokeren==

He then joined Lokeren in January 2007.{{cite news|url=http://www.sporting.be/content/html/newsd.asp?id=3779|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110609180511/http://www.sporting.be/content/html/newsd.asp?id=3779|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2011|title=Kovalenko tot 30 juni bij Sporting|date=25 January 2007|accessdate=18 February 2010|publisher=Sporting Lokeren|language=Dutch}}

=Roeselare=

In August 2007 he signed a two-year contract with Roeselare.{{cite news|url=http://archief.ksvroeselare.be/a-kern/default.php?pagina=transfers07-08 |title=Transfers voor het seizoen 2007–2008 |accessdate=18 February 2010 |publisher=KSV Roeselare |language=Dutch |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706135313/http://archief.ksvroeselare.be/a-kern/default.php?pagina=transfers07-08 |archivedate=6 July 2011}} In March 2008 he terminated his contract with Roeselare.{{cite news |url=http://archief.ksvroeselare.be/start/default.php?pagina=0803/nieuwtjes0803 |title=Een pak zondagsnieuws |date=16 March 2008 |accessdate=18 February 2010 |publisher=KSV Roeselare |language=Dutch |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811170108/http://archief.ksvroeselare.be/start/default.php?pagina=0803%2Fnieuwtjes0803 |archivedate=11 August 2011}}

=Volyn Lutsk=

Kovalenko returned to Ukraine to play for Volyn Lutsk on 12 August 2008.{{cite press release|url=http://www.fc.volyn.net/volin-pdpisala-vikhovancja-juventusavwf.html |script-title=uk:'Волинь' підписала вихованця 'Ювентуса' |publisher=FC Volyn |accessdate=18 February 2010 |date=12 August 2008 |language=Ukrainian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724025952/http://www.fc.volyn.net/volin-pdpisala-vikhovancja-juventusavwf.html |archivedate=24 July 2011}}

=Torpedo Zhodino=

In March 2009, he was signed by Torpedo Zhodino of Belarus.{{cite news|url=http://tarpeda.zhodzina.info/index.php?mod=news&id=151|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722012708/http://tarpeda.zhodzina.info/index.php?mod=news&id=151|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2011|script-title=ru:Коваленко С.В.:"Очень хочется обыграть Муслина".|publisher=FC Torpedo Zhodino|date=9 March 2009|accessdate=18 February 2010|language=Russian}}{{cite news|url=http://tarpeda.zhodzina.info/index.php?mod=news&id=149|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722012704/http://tarpeda.zhodzina.info/index.php?mod=news&id=149|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2011|script-title=ru:В Жодино прибавление|publisher=FC Torpedo Zhodino|date=9 March 2009|accessdate=18 February 2010|language=Russian}}

Honours

;Naftan Novopolotsk

Belarusian Cup: 2012

References

External links

{{WorldFootball.net|serhiy-kovalenko}}
[http://www.legioner.kulichki.com/index.php?id=11&lang=en&player=123 Sergey Kovalenko - career, fotos, all goals, statistic]
{{Soccerway|serhiy-kovalenko/13507}}
{{FFU player|1658}}
{{FootballFacts.ru|164517}}

Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Chernihiv

Category:FC Yunist Chernihiv players

Category:Ukrainian men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus

Category:Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia