Aleksandr Igorevich Kovalenko (russian: Александр Игоревич Коваленко; born 8 August 2003) is a Russian

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player who plays for PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan from PFC Sochi and the Russia national team.

Club career

After beginning his career with

FC Chertanovo Moscow FC Chertanovo Moscow (russian: «Чертаново» (Москва)) is a Russian professional football club based in Chertanovo, Moscow who play in the FNL 2, the third tier of Russian football. It is the senior team of the Chertanovo Footbal ...

, on 5 February 2022 Kovalenko joined Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. He made his RPL debut for Krylia Sovetov on 6 March 2022 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula. On 25 July 2022, Kovalenko signed with PFC Sochi and was loaned back to Krylia Sovetov.

International career

Kovalenko was called up to the

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for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022. He made his debut in that game on 24 September 2022.

Personal life

Born to a

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father and an

mother. His grandfather, also called Aleksandr Kovalenko, won the Soviet Top League once and

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twice with

FC Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Si ...

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* * * * 2003 births Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian people of Armenian descent Living people Russian footballers Russia youth international footballers Russia international footballers Association football midfielders FC Chertanovo Moscow players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players PFC Sochi players Russian Second League players Russian Premier League players Russia under-21 international footballers {{Russia-footy-midfielder-stub