Viktor Kovalenko

Viktor Kovalenko

Country: Ukraine

Date of birth: 14/02/1996 (18 years old)

Place of birth: Kherson (Ukraine)

Height: 1,82m

Youth career: Shakhtar Donetsk

Senior career: Shakhtar Donetsk

Squad number: —

Current national team: Ukraine U-19

Position: defensive midfielder, centre midfielder, attacking midfielder

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Tournaments participated in: UEFA Youth League 2013/2014 (7/2), UEFA Youth League 2014/2015 (2/0), 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification (3/1), 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (3/0)

Contract until: unknown

Player’s agent: unknown

Similar type of player: combined playing styles of Alberto Aquilani & Jens Toornstra

Strengths:

– passing

– vision

– through balls

– teamwork

– versatility

– crossing

– vision

– long shots

– intelligence

Style of play:

– box-to-box midfielder/modern attacking midfielder/playmaker

– likes to shoot from distance

– likes to play through balls

– dead-ball specialist

– often creates shooting opportunities

– exceptional precision when passing and shooting

He is best suited to playing as:

Attacking midfielder in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

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League summary:

No senior team appearances yet.

Description:

Viktor Kovalenko is a product of Shakhtar Donetsk – the club that brings players for a lot of money, but also doesn’t forget about its academy, which is among the best in Eastern Europe. Viktor came into spotlight in the UEFA Youth League 2013/2014, where he was one of the leaders of young “The Miners”, who have come out of a competitive group, leaving Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen behind, and in the last 16, after a tough fight, had to acknowledge the supremacy of Arsenal. He’s been one of the central figures of the Ukrainian national team in the recently finished 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, despite the fact that he was a year younger than most of his teammates.

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10