Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandr Igorevich Kovalenko | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Dynamo Moscow | |||
2015–2021 | Chertanovo Education Center | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Chertanovo Moscow | 13 | (0) |
2022 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 14 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Sochi | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2023– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Russia U18 | 2 | (1) |
2021 | Russia U19 | 9 | (2) |
2022 | Russia U21 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Russia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2023 |
Aleksandr Igorevich Kovalenko (Russian: Александр Игоревич Коваленко; born 8 August 2003) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russia national team.
After beginning his career with FC Chertanovo Moscow, on 5 February 2022 Kovalenko joined Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.[1] He made his RPL debut for Krylia Sovetov on 6 March 2022 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula.[2]
On 25 July 2022, Kovalenko signed with PFC Sochi and was loaned back to Krylia Sovetov.[3]
On 30 June 2023, Kovalenko moved to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year contract.[4]
Kovalenko was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022.[5] He made his debut in that game on 24 September 2022.[6]
Born to a Ukrainian-Armenian father and an Armenian mother.
His grandfather, also called Aleksandr Kovalenko, won the Soviet Top League once and Soviet Cup twice with FC Ararat Yerevan.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chertanovo Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
Sochi | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 50 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 |