Kyrylo Serhiyovych Kovalets (Ukrainian: Кирило Сергійович Ковалець; born 2 July 1993) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oleksandriya in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Kyrylo Kovalets
Personal information
Full name Kyrylo Serhiyovych Kovalets
Date of birth (1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oleksandriya
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2007 Lokomotyv Kyiv
2007–2010 Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Obolon Kyiv 3 (0)
2013–2015 Shakhtar-3 Donetsk 50 (9)
2015–2018 Chornomorets Odesa 70 (4)
2018– Oleksandriya 125 (21)
International career
2013 Ukraine U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2018

Career

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Kyrylo Kovalets is product of youth team systems of FC Metalist Kharkiv. Made his debut for FC Obolon entering as a substituted player in game against FC Illichivets Mariupol on 22 October 2011 in Ukrainian Premier League.[1]

Personal life

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His father Serhiy Kovalets, a native of Crimea, is a former international Ukrainian football midfielder, and current football manager.

He is married to Olena, a sister of another Ukrainian football player Roman Zozulya, and has two children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ильичевец" – "Оболонь" 2:1 (in Russian). ua-football.com. 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ Кирило Ковалець: Коли знайшов майбутню дружину ВКонтакте, не знав, що вона сестра Романа Зозулі (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 5 April 2021.
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