Maksym Kovalyov (footballer, born 2000)

Maksym Yuriyovych Kovalyov (Ukrainian: Максим Юрійович Ковальов; born 11 July 2000) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Oțelul Galați.[2]

Maksym Kovalyov
Personal information
Full name Maksym Yuriyovych Kovalyov
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
Place of birth Odesa, Ukraine
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Oțelul Galați
Youth career
DYuSSh-11 Chornomorets Odesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Zimbru Chișinău 42 (0)
2021 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 0 (0)
2021–2022 Krystal Kherson 20 (0)
2022 Peremoha Dnipro 0 (0)
2022–2024 Pirin Blagoevgrad 41 (0)
2024– Oțelul Galați 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:04, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Career

In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kovalyov moved from Peremoha Dnipro to Bulgarian team Pirin Blagoevgrad together with Vyacheslav Velyev.[3] He become a first choice goalkeeper for the 2023–24 season, which led to interest from Bulgarian and Ukrainian teams.[4][5]

Personal life

Kovalyov is of Bessarabian Bulgarian descent.[6]

References


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