Viktor Viktorovych Kovalenko (; born 14 February 1996) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia and the Ukraine national team.
Kovalenko is product of youth team of Shakhtar Donetsk. He made his début in the Ukrainian Premier League for Shakhtar in the game against Vorskla Poltava on 28 February 2015. On 9 May 2015, he made his first direct contribution for the first team when assisting the fifth and sixth goals for Shakhtar in a 7âÂÂ3 win over Hoverla Uzhhorod.
On 20 February 2020, Kovalenko scored the winning goal in Shakhtar's 2âÂÂ1 win against Benfica in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 32 clash.
On 17 October 2020, Kovalenko scored twice in the first 18 minutes of Shakhtar's 5âÂÂ1 hammering of FC Lviv in the Ukrainian Premier League.
On 1 February 2021, with less than six months remaining in his contract with Shakhtar, Kovalenko signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Serie A club Atalanta for a reported fee of â¬700,000. He made his debut for the club on 21 March, as an 87th-minute substitute for fellow countryman Ruslan Malinovskyi in a Serie A 2âÂÂ0 win at Verona.
On 8 August 2021, Kovalenko joined fellow Serie A side Spezia on a season-long loan.
On 2 August 2022, he returned to Spezia on another loan, with Spezia holding an obligation to buy if the club avoids relegation.
Kovalenko was released from his contract by Atalanta in August 2024 at the end of the summer transfer window.
On 11 February 2025, Kovalenko signed for Empoli on a free transfer after being released.
In September 2025 Kovalenko moved to Cypriot First Division club Aris LImassol on a two-year contract.
In February 2026 he moved to Olympiakos Nicosia.
Kovalenko was called up by Ukraine to play in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored two goals in a 6âÂÂ0 victory over Myanmar and added a hat-trick against the United States to secure 3âÂÂ0 win at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, as the team reached the round of 16. He won the Golden Boot of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with five goals.
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