| Aleksandr Kovalenko | |
| Full Name: | Aleksandr Igorevich Kovalenko |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Orenburg |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dynamo Moscow |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chertanovo Education Center |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | Chertanovo Moscow |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Sochi |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Orenburg |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Russia U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 17 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 5 January 2023 |
Aleksandr Igorevich Kovalenko (Russian: Александр Игоревич Коваленко; born 8 August 2003) is a Russian football player who plays for Orenburg.
After beginning his career with Chertanovo Moscow, on 5 February 2022 Kovalenko joined Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[1] He made his RPL debut for Krylia Sovetov on 6 March 2022 in a game against Arsenal Tula.[2]
On 25 July 2022, Kovalenko signed with Sochi and was loaned back to Krylia Sovetov.[3]
On 30 June 2023, Kovalenko moved to Zenit St. Petersburg, signing a five-year contract.[4]
On 16 August 2024, Kovalenko signed with Orenburg.[5]
Kovalenko was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022.[6] He made his debut in that game on 24 September 2022.[7]
Kovalenko was 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 Ararat Yerevan.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2 | |||