Illya Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Ілля Олександрович Коваленко; born 20 March 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for LNZ Cherkasy in the Ukrainian Second League.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Illya Oleksandrovych Kovalenko | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Kalanchak, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Akzhayik | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2012 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 18 | (2) |
| 2013 | Poltava | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 82 | (20) |
| 2017–2018 | Desna Chernihiv | 21 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Sumy (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Inhulets Petrove (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Inhulets Petrove | 70 | (6) |
| 2022– | Akzhayik | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2022 | |||
Kovalenko is a product of the FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk academy. He became known during the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season when he scored 12 goals playing for Obolon-Brovar Kyiv and Desna Chernihiv.
In 2022 he moved to Akzhayik, where he got into the final of the Kazakhstan Cup in 2022.
FC Akzhayik – current squad | |
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